How to Install Bestop Strapless Bikini Top, Black Denim (92-95 Wrangler YJ) on your Jeep Wrangler

Congratulations on your purchasing decision. Bestop designed this Convertible Top to give you years of dependability and performance with proper care. If you encounter any problems during the installation of your Convertible Top, or at any later date, please contact your authorized Bestop dealer or call our Consumer Response Department, Monday - Friday 7AM - 5PM (MST) at 1-800-845-3567 or (303) 465-1755 in Colorado.

Note: If your vehicle has not been fitted with a factory soft top, it will be necessary to purchase a Windshield Retainer Kit Number 51209-00 from your local distributor.

WARNING

This product is designed primarily to enhance the ap-pearance of the vehicle and to shield the occupants from ordinary weather conditions. Do not rely in any way on the components of this product to contain occupants within the vehicle, or to protect against injury or death in the event of an accident. This top will not protect the occupants from falling objects. Never operate vehicle in excess of manufacturer’s specifica-tions.

WEAR SEAT BELTS AT ALL TIMES

Read and follow, precisely, all installation instructions provided when installing top. Failure to do so may result in a poor fitting top and could place occupants of the vehicle in a potentially dangerous situation.

Installation Tips

Before you begin installing this top assembly, read all instructions thoroughly. Below are a few tips to make this installation easier.

For a smooth fit:

For ease in installation, the top should be  installed at temperatures above 72 ° F. Below this temperature, the top may contract an inch  or more, making it difficult to fit to the vehicle. 

It is normal for a top to contract and wrinkle when stored in the shipping carton. Within a few days after the installation, the top will relax and the wrinkles will disappear.

Step One
Locate the Bikini top and orient it on the vehicle. Drape it over the sport bar and insert front of Bikini into windshield retainer.

Step Two
Locate the long web strap sewn to the center, rear of the top. Wrap the strap around the horizontal tube of the sport bar and pull it toward the front of the vehicle. Thread it through the footman loop located above the windshield. Pull the end of the strap back and thread it through the buckle on the strap. Pull the strap tight.

Step Three
Locate the straps sewn near the rear corners of the Bikini. Wrap them under the sport bar, through the loop, under the rear sport bar and thread the end of each strap through the buckle. Do this on both sides of the vehicle. Then pull the straps tight through the loops as well as the buckles.

Step Four
Locate the two pairs of hook and loop strips sewn to each side of the top. Wrap them around the bar above the door openings as tight as possible and fasten them.

Make sure that the center strap is as tight as possible.

Your top is made of the finest materials available. To keep it looking new and for the maximum possible wear, it will need periodic cleaning and maintenance.  

Washing: The top fabric should be washed often using soap, warm water and a soft bristle brush. Rinse with clear water to remove all traces of soap. A vinyl protector can be used on the vinyl side of the fabric.  

Water: Seeping through at the seams may be stopped by applying 3-M Scotchgard® on the inside of the seams. Rips in the fabric may be repaired with Bondex® iron on patches. Iron the patches to the Inside of the top, carefully following the Bondex® instructions.  

Snaps: Keep snaps cleaned and lubricated with silicone to help prevent snaps from sticking to the studs. If a snap does become stuck to a stud, use a screwdriver and GENTLY pry apart to prevent permanent damage to the snap or the top fabric.