Using the soft top on your Jeep Wrangler TJ

Bestop shows how to use the soft top on your Jeep Wrangler. A quick overview if you're a bit confused or unsure on exactly how to lower and raise the top on your Jeep.


Bestop makes the factory tops for Jeep, and we make a top called the "Supertop NX" - these steps work for either of those tops.

This video is on a Jeep Wrangler TJ (1996-2006).

[mikethomas]

I got a used TJ just a few days ago, this video was totally what I needed. THanks so much., YouTube is the best

[bethgoss]

I went from a CJ to My TJ and the Top is easy to put down NOW Thanks for the Video of Help.

[ThetaReactor]

If you're like me and you leave the top down all summer/fall, here's a tip when you go to put it back up: fold it forward, don't latch anything yet, and let the top and the windows sit in the sun for a couple hours. Doing it cold makes it much more difficult to stretch everything back into the proper dimensions.

[artschilling]

Only thing missing is the "OH Shit" on each step.

[matarilelirelon]

LOL I remember the first time I took the top off my 2006 Rubicon and tried to put it back on LOL. I was sweating bullets and frustrated LOL until I finally managed to get the latches in LOL.

[estebanjr]

Awesome!! Thank you! Just bought a 2000 TJ soft top and couldn’t figure it out so thank you

[BestopTeam]

It's a Supertop NX, which is very close to the factory top and fabric. You may have a different Bestop soft top on yours, most likely a classic Supertop. The fabric on the NX is thicker.

[Keego]

Twill fabric is even thicker! It's the top I have on my 2013 jeep and I love it!

[BestopTeam]

Lots of people store their upper half doors in the vehicle. Usually right behind the seats. I usually leave them behind, if I can, because I prefer to keep my Jeep as empty as possible, for safety when I roll it over (I mean IF I roll it over) . But soft upper doors aren't hard to stow in your Jeep, especially compared to lower steel doors!

[debramiller]

I've had my 2002 jeep since 2018....
I've never had the top down... this was so a

[BestopTeam]

The doors can be stored in the back, but not easily or safely for off-roading. I usually take off the doors and leave them in the hotel or campground for the day.

[MCGaar]

Love your top on my 2003 TJ! And I love your perfectly fitting floor mats. They go well with my yellow-gold Wrangler 👍

[keonesilva]

That was great 👍. Thanks so much. I never would have figured it out.

[chriscraft]

ok you sold me on the nx.. can i still get one with out sun rider because a lot of reviews say it dont fit right

[markwyatt]

02 TJ here with a factory soft top that I used 'till about 2012 and then only sporadically for winter jaunts with a Bikini top in rest of the time. The last few times installing it it's really hard because the side clips are nearly impossible to push in, the zippers are nearly not zippable and the windshield clamps were hard to connect. Some stitching has failed around the doors. It's as if the whole top has shrunk to where it doesn't fit correctly. Yep, when I do get it on it's drum tight and the windows are all clear with no sags but it's no easy task.

Yes, I know the protocol and do it on a hot day after laying it over the Jeep in the sun. But I'm concerned it's on its last legs. So I'll nurse it for a few years and assume a factory Sailcloth replacement from Bestop will still be available for around 900 bucks for the foreseeable future. Am I insane?

[adrummer]

I have a hard top and full doors on my '98 TJ. Hope there's a way to run both i.e. hard top during winter, soft during summer!

[thedude]

My TJ top is kinda sinking in on the sides. The back windows are kinda caving in when I’m driving and it doesn’t appear tight. Is that normal or is there something that needs to be adjusted?

[keithdowdle]

I’ve owned Jeep’s for 30 years and most all of them have had Best Tops. They make great products UNTIL you need parts. I purchased their upper doors with sliding windows for my TJ but when the latches need replacement I was told that I had to buy the entire $600 kit. They wouldn’t sell me the $2.00 latch. Awful customer service. I’ll think twice before I buy anything else from this company.

[LightListenerMedium]

This may be a silly question but…can you leave the top up with any of the windows removed, in any combination? Like maybe just the back one out?

[hirevinrs]

I have a bestop when I got my jeep used, what kinda material is on that yellow jeep it looks totally different from mine