Help, freedom top concern

[starrskream]

So i recently installed the front overhead molle panel. Love it btw.
I'm a tad concerned i messed up. to install it the clips that hold the freedom top in must be removed/ reinstalled. The bracket for the molle bolts into those 4 large t40 bolts that hold them in. Now the center of my freedom top on both sides pokes up not level with the rear. Car wash did have some water come in.

So i went home and tightened them down, being sure to push those plastic pieces as far down as i could. they are marked left and right, and i put left on drivers side and right on passenger side. They sit low on the outside edges(towards doors) and rise up slightly in the center. this got me thinking maybe i installed them backwards? do they angle like this /\ (mine look like this one currently) or like this \ / (i know its rough but you should get the idea)

Anyone have a pic of yours so i can verify mine? (the plastic bracket that the freedom top retainers latch on to above the speaker bar) Its a simple fix really. just don't want to take it all apart again, its 28 degrees out and you have to remove the panels to take the bolts out so yeah, kind of cold lol.


thanks for the info!

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[Lunentucker]

 

[starrskream]

thanks, I know how to remove the top.
My concern is that the pegs that retain the clamps in the rear I may have reinstalled wrong.
the top doesn’t line up right. Trying to figure if I did anything wrong.
Water came in at car wash, this hasn’t happened before. Not a lot of water. Enough to make me wonder.

 

[Gvsukids]

thanks, I know how to remove the top.
My concern is that the pegs that retain the clamps in the rear I may have reinstalled wrong.
the top doesn’t line up right. Trying to figure if I did anything wrong.
Water came in at car wash, this hasn’t happened before. Not a lot of water. Enough to make me wonder.

That's not good. Why did you remove them?

 

[starrskream]

That's not good. Why did you remove them?

to install an overhead molle panel.

My guess is I just reinstalled the clamp pegs on the wrong sides. But it’s 27 degrees out and before I fix it I’d like to know if that’s the right fix lol.

 

[KevinC]

Well something isn't right. Deductive reason would be either you installed it wrong or you bought a cheap China product that never will fit right.

 

[starrskream]

Well something isn't right. Deductive reason would be either you installed it wrong or you bought a cheap China product that never will fit right.

the Molle panel fits perfectly. Like I’ve said a few times I’m thinking reinstalled the jeep clamps that the handles for the freedom top attach to backwards.
Just trying to see before I stand outside in 30 degree weather to fix it. I’d rather not waste another 30 mins to take it all apart if that’s not the problem.

 

[wildtaco]

So when I recently installed aftermarket clamps that hold the freedom panels down in a Wrangler, I believe right was driver side and left was passenger.

 

[starrskream]

So when I recently installed aftermarket clamps that hold the freedom panels down in a Wrangler, I believe right was driver side and left was passenger.

Thanks.
I did left drivers and right passenger. I noticed the sort of angle sounds like this may be the problem.

 

[wildtaco]

Thanks.
I did left drivers and right passenger. I noticed the sort of angle sounds like this may be the problem.

This was the video I followed.

 

[Lunentucker]

thanks, I know how to remove the top.
My concern is that the pegs that retain the clamps in the rear I may have reinstalled wrong.
the top doesn’t line up right. Trying to figure if I did anything wrong.
Water came in at car wash, this hasn’t happened before. Not a lot of water. Enough to make me wonder.

I understood that.
I thought you'd be able to see how the retainer systems are installed in the video.

 

[gabriela1179]

Hi! A little late to this post but im currently dealing with the same exact problem with my top…its looks raised exactly like yours. I got my molle panel from the amazon brand Knawier.
The back brackets i had to remove from the car didnt sit well with the “brackets” on the molle and i feel thats the reason why my top wont lay flat. Also, there’s a language barrier so if I wrote something wrong please ignore it ?

 

[starrskream]

Hi! A little late to this post but im currently dealing with the same exact problem with my top…its looks raised exactly like yours. I got my molle panel from the amazon brand Knawier.
The back brackets i had to remove from the car didnt sit well with the “brackets” on the molle and i feel thats the reason why my top wont lay flat. Also, there’s a language barrier so if I wrote something wrong please ignore it ?

i kind of think the same thing. THe "support" parts of the retainer, where the handle grabs on to does not sit well. I finally got it to a point I would call "better" but to do that i had to wedge a small piece of wood in there while i reattached the bolts and tightened them. I think i may cut a small notch in the retainer pieces so they sit lower. The angular sections sit against the molle panel and that pushes them up. slight trimming of the very bottom would or should remedy it.

 

[gabriela1179]

i kind of think the same thing. THe "support" parts of the retainer, where the handle grabs on to does not sit well. I finally got it to a point I would call "better" but to do that i had to wedge a small piece of wood in there while i reattached the bolts and tightened them. I think i may cut a small notch in the retainer pieces so they sit lower. The angular sections sit against the molle panel and that pushes them up. slight trimming of the very bottom would or should remedy it.

Thats what I thought! I might have to trim it a little so the brackets can sit right. Thank you for your response!

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