Bestop-5686235 Trektop Soft Top for The 2-Door Jeep Wrangler JL (2018-Current) in Black Diamond

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

took about an hour to put together. about 4 hours to install. the directions that came w the box where all wrong. they were for an older model that was very similar and had some different/extra pieces that the redesign did not have. it is harder to close then the original freedom panels. looks great.

Hubby installed it. It took some several hours, but the instructions were fairly clear. Incredibly tight fit, once installed. We have not had a chance to open it completely up, yet...but I love being able to pop the sunroof portion open every chance I get. Sound-wise...It's not any noisier than with the hard top. (We bought the Twill version.) I had the diamond back for my last Jeep. It held up great, and I had no complaints. But, the Twill is definitely a step above. Its gorgeous.(Please ignore the dirt in the pics...we were on a trail ride in NC. On that note...it cleans up beautifully too!🤣)

Great quality, not hard to assemble and looks really nice! The initial assembly takes a little time, took me approximately 3.5 hours. After that, the top will come off and on in less than 30 minutes. Material is all top notch, clearly marked and nothing was missing. Canvas is thick and warm on the cool nights. The sunrider front piece opens effortlessly with one hand and closes in the same manner. This top is proving to be a great investment!