Anyone have the Supertop 2 from Bestop installed on their rig?

[Wildlifeguy]

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[peterpilot379]

Here’s the install manual for the new Outlander from Agricover. It may help to see how it will look.

 

[DrPlastic]

Here’s the install manual for the new Outlander from Agricover. It may help to see how it will look.

Is it now available for sale?

 

[peterpilot379]

According to the guy I talked to there in January, yes. They were supposed to be available directly from the company starting sometime this February.

 

[DrPlastic]

According to the guy I talked to there in January, yes. They were supposed to be available directly from the company starting sometime this February.

Any idea on price?

 

[peterpilot379]

Nope but I’d guess it’d be comparable to Bestop and Fas-Top @$1000 or less. Give them a call. They were very friendly.

 

[TheRealGinjaNinja]

Interested in this as well. One concern I have is it appears it does not fold flat forward like Softopper and Bestop...

 

[khockey02]

My topper finally showed up while I was out of town. It’s okay… still feeling it out

 

[MOJAVEC22]

My topper finally showed up while I was out of town. It’s okay… still feeling it out

Looks goood. Now deciding between Bestop and ACI. Don’t want to be the guinea pig lol

 

[peterpilot379]

I ordered a Fas-Top. Will report on it once it comes in. Naturally, it’s on back order.

 

[ShirtlessCubsFan]

My topper finally showed up while I was out of town. It’s okay… still feeling it out

That looks really good!

Can you expand on your feelings so far?

Bestop told me on Facebook that turnaround times for the twill are about 2.5 months. So I'm roughly guessing my January 3rd order will arrive around mid to late March.

 

[Gren71]

I've talked to a couple of owners about their twill soft caps and so far I've collected zero complaints. I've asked specifically about corners and side channels coming unseated and in my very in-depth investigation () it's not a problem with the twill material.

I ordered mine a few days ago from Bestop and then the next day I found a coupon for 15% off any order at Northridge so I ordered it and then canceled my Bestop order. I saved a couple hundred bucks.

Northridge's listing says the average shipping time is 30 days, but it also ships directly from Bestop. I know customers with orders directly from Bestop are waiting months, so unless Northridge orders get priority over direct customers, I'm not holding my breath on having my own to give my thoughts any time soon.

I'm in Oklahoma so I've never asked about the brutal winters you see, but I will say that my old JKU had the standard top (which is the black diamond material) and I never had any issues with interior warmth, with snow or ice on top, etc. Nothing ever came unseated, separated, or unstitched.

if by chance youre interested in the tonneau cover that goes with this top let me know. i have one that I didnt end up using.

 

[khockey02]

That looks really good!

Can you expand on your feelings so far?

Bestop told me on Facebook that turnaround times for the twill are about 2.5 months. So I'm roughly guessing my January 3rd order will arrive around mid to late March.

TLDR: My thoughts so far are pretty luke warm. I definitely prefer having it over nothing at all, but the fit and operation leave a lot to be desired.

I do like how well engineered the mechanical bits are. You can tell they put some time and effort into designing the extrusions and canopy subframe. However the canvas wrinkles and creases around the corners and just doesn’t match the factory soft top as well as I had hoped it would. Also the plastic retaining flap on the rear window comes loose every time I get on the highway essentially eliminating the dust seal on the topper. I may be able to adjust the subframe and tighten up that rear section to keep it in, but it’s pretty bad rn.
Second issue for me is the tailgate crossbar. This was the biggest reason I went with the supertop over a softopper. I wanted easy access to the bed without having to Velcro the tailgate and this system is not easy to use. The zippers are tough to manage and it takes 5+ steps to actually open the top section. It’ll be useful when I need that access to fit larger items, but it’s certainly more of a hassle than it should be.

 

[khockey02]

This what happens after ~30 minutes at 70mph. I’ll try tweaking it this weekend and see if we can sort that out. Actually, I’d prefer if the cross member was more permanently attached to the window section like on the wrangler softops.

 

[Gren71]

This what happens after ~30 minutes at 70mph. I’ll try tweaking it this weekend and see if we can sort that out. Actually, I’d prefer if the cross member was more permanently attached to the window section like on the wrangler softops.

My back window will come out like that if I have an opening somewhere up front that lets airflow into the topper. Id check your front end and make sure there arent any large openings.

I also dont actually mind that the back can open like that. It allows for some airflow when I have my pups back there.

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