Bestop Black Twill Trektop for a 4-Door Jeep Wrangler JL, Model Years 2018 to Current, (56863-17)

Takes a few hours to install but mostly time consuming, nothing difficult. A second person is helpful at times, but not required (I'm also 6'2 tho...). I'm impressed with the material quality, even though I bought the standard model and not the more expensive twill model. Its a snug fit when you first install it, and smells of "manufacturing", so it was a great idea to let it sit in the sun with the windows down after install, so it can stretch and air out, before going for a drive. Folding the top back is very easy. Removing back and side windows takes a few minutes but its easy once you do it a couple times. Worst part is where/how to store the windows when you zip them out, so they dont blow around or get scratched up. Havent solved that yet. To access the back, open the swing gate and unzip rear window MOST of the way up. Then roll it up (roll to the inside, away from you, rather than toward you) and it will rest on the sport (roll) bar and actually stay put while you mess with cargo. Make sure your sport bars are clean or any grit can scuff the rear window where it rests (when rolled up). This is just for cargo access, I dont think it would stay here while driving; better removing it then. Nice open air feeling with everything open. Nice snug fit, but not too snug so its easy to work with. Impressively quiet when its up. No leaks. Great top!Standard open means front seats are totally uncovered, and rear seats are fully covered tho (the fold happens directly over the thick middle overhead speaker cross bar). Tip if you want more opening, over the back seats - keep a tool in the vehicle to remove the 3mm allens (2 each side) that hold the first cross bar, over the drivers head. With this bar freed (you're just letting it move, not actually removing it), you can put the top back another section, putting open sky over heads of rear seat passengers as well. It wont go ALL the way back, but gives them some sky overhead, maybe halfway across back seats. Yes it stays this way and you can drive with it; I've tested up to 50mph it doesnt move. To do this, you'll need to NOT attach the velcro to the cross bar that goes across the speaker bar (its a real pain to get to anyway, so skip it and leave detached here if you think you'll want to try the "full open" mod). My pictures show the "standard" opening.

First off understand that this is not a full retractably top.The sunrider very easily opens up above the front row.The 3 windows come off fairly easily but the second row stays covered in any scenario.Ultimately it looks great and fits tight..Installation does seem very intimidating and I wonder why Bestop doesn't preassemble the pieces that can be although most products are like that.HIGHLY recommend:#1 following the 23 minute video made by Bestop and use the manual as reference.#2 be sure to have the tools they recommend. The parts do NOT come with any tools and if you have the exact ones they use it will go much easier.#3 do the preassembly work inside on a table#4 keep all the bolts, washers etc organized into a bowl or otherwise something to keep them organized. Most of them are VERY small can easily disappear.#5 figure out in advance what bolts are what by #, you'll see what i meanI believe if you are super organized and have a second person doing the opposite side of all steps you could do it in 2 hours, else yes its a slightly challenging 4 hour process.UPDATE: I’ve had the top a couple of months now and I have upgraded the assessment to 5 stars. Always thought it was more than 4 but now after months of usage I have no complaints. Very easy to work with and doesn’t leak that I’m aware of. I am not sure it’s a manufacturer suggested option but I can now fully ‘retract’ it but undoing the Velcro and snaps in the back and tucking the back part under the sunrider. Basically it’s a hack. Even at high speeds nothing moves. So now I have a fully uncovered soft top for less than $1k

This is a great top! Love how the front top opens and how easy it is to do so! The instructions on how to install it, thats a different story.It took the company 4 tries to get me correct instructions. And it keeps giving you puppies instead of instructions on the actual website Since the page is no longer there for a 2 door jeep. But once you have it on! It rocks!. It is a bit frustrating that the windows have to be hot when you put them back on or they won't all fit correctly.... every single time. But you learn after the first rain storm :)

This is a very good soft top. fast shipping, overall it took about 3 and half hours to install, given that it was my first time installing a soft top. it fits perfectly on my 2018 Jeep Wrangler Sport JL, and the material is great.I would 100% recommend this.

First let me clarify, if your back window is flapping, you did it wrong. This top is amazing. We bought the Black Diamond, it fits perfectly. No leaks, 100% waterproof, fairly easy to assemble and takes the full 4 hours. The only issue we had, was our fault. We accidentally put the convertible sections hinge, backward. It was an easy fix. We pulled the instructions up online, much easier to follow along than the paper packet.Also, the hubs came up w an awesome idea to store the hard top. Only need 2 large L brackets and 1 8’ 2x4. See the photo I posted. We put a pipe under the middle of the 2x4 for extra support.

Leaks at the carwash. Rattles going down the road. Some parts fit too tight, some too loose. Button top screws are of a poor metal quality, easily stripping out the heads. Factory applied velcro strips are in the wrong locations.Instructions are inaccurate and confusing, leading to an incorrect install and slight part damage. That's okay, because they will happily sell you a replacement. And charge $15 shipping for a 4 ounce replacement bracket.Twill material is high quality.It's nice to have the piece of mind to go semi-topless on a longer drive. But for the price (and considering how over hyped these are), quite a disappointment.