Soft topper installed/review

[CJM72]

Looks great! Eagerly awaiting mine to show up, but they are a bit backordered. Did you screw the aluminum header bar directly to your windshield frame? For some reason I'm hesitant to do this even though I'll probably run with the top on (rolled up like you pictured) 95% of the time.

[truckster]

Originally Posted by CJM72

Looks great! Eagerly awaiting mine to show up, but they are a bit backordered. Did you screw the aluminum header bar directly to your windshield frame? For some reason I'm hesitant to do this even though I'll probably run with the top on (rolled up like you pictured) 95% of the time.

I was hesitant to put screws into my header, but I bit the bullet. I thought about building an aluminum header bar that would bolt to existing holes, but I wanted to get the thing installed and didn't want to take the time to fabricate and fit my own.

The instructions say to use a 9/64 bit. The screws are pretty soft and break easily. I think if I were to do it over again I would buy better screws.

[hemi43]

Originally Posted by CJM72

Looks great! Eagerly awaiting mine to show up, but they are a bit backordered. Did you screw the aluminum header bar directly to your windshield frame? For some reason I'm hesitant to do this even though I'll probably run with the top on (rolled up like you pictured) 95% of the time.

FWIW, I removed the snaps from the aluminum header bar and mounted them separately right on the truck's windshield header. The top fits tighter and you dont need to see that ugly strip of aluminum.

[truckster]

Originally Posted by hemi43

FWIW, I removed the snaps from the aluminum header bar and mounted them separately right on the truck's windshield header. The top fits tighter and you dont need to see that ugly strip of aluminum.

The new ones don't have snaps at the front. There is a hard plastic lip on the front of the canvas that goes under the edge of the aluminum. I understand it's similar to how Jeep soft tops operate.

[hemi43]

Originally Posted by truckster

The new ones don't have snaps at the front. There is a hard plastic lip on the front of the canvas that goes under the edge of the aluminum. I understand it's similar to how Jeep soft tops operate.

I didn't realize they changed the design. Probably for the better.