StrizzyChris
New member
Don't hold your breath! Bestop is a great company, and I recommend them every time, but this is not a safety issue and I doubt it will ever be reengineered. Go ahead and buy the top, you'll be happy that you did! :yup:
Heads-up to Trektop NX owners
- Thread starter Kyle09Rubi
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Don't hold your breath! Bestop is a great company, and I recommend them every time, but this is not a safety issue and I doubt it will ever be reengineered. Go ahead and buy the top, you'll be happy that you did! :yup:
Kyle09Rubi
New member
Exactly the same response they gave me until the issue was pushed. That's awesome that this was able to help you out though! :thumb: If you have any questions during the install, feel free to shoot them my way. I did things a little differently then what Bestop recommended and it seemed substantially easier, especially by yourself.
I'm having wind noise issue with my trektop nx. The top doesn't flap. Just sounds like wind noise at the header above 40mph. While searching for solutions I came across this thread. I'm planning on getting the 55013-01. I also see that mopar has a replacement header (68049276ab) with a metal brace. Does the bestop have the metal brace? Does anyone know if these parts are similar or identical?
IBeHeWhoIsJoshua
New member
Mine still clamps down just fine but the gap is ridiculous and is extremely noisy. There has been a couple times where water actually came through the header bar seal. I wish I had y'all's problem so I could fix it. Although I wonder if I can use a factory header bar for mine and get less gap...
Kyle09Rubi
New member
Oh yeah, the way your Trektop has started to relax and pull out of the header bar looks very familiar! I thought the same thing as you with the metal braced replacement header and actually tried that part off of a junk soft top that I purchased. I can tell you that I did not spend long messing with it but the header bar will not directly bolt into place on the Bestop Trektop NX side bars. The factory style header bar is much thinner (front of jeep to back) as well.
For clarification, my broken bar would actually feel as if it was "clamping" correctly in place. The only signs of issues were the apparent gap noted in my pictures and the additional wind noise. If you are getting that big of a gap and your header bar is clamping into the factory holds, I would suggest that it is time to at very least take apart your header bar and look for broken plastic pieces. It takes all of 5 minutes to remove the header bar and check things out. You might be able to flip your top back and reach your hand between the fabric and topside of your header bar to feel for screws that are not seated all the way or are somewhat loose.
catahoula
Caught the Bug
Free?......
Thanks. I'll take a look this weekend for broken plastic. I know that bestop makes the OEM tops so I was just seeing if the item is the same as the bestop part. And as others have said the bar clamps right to the windshield just have the corners lifting.
catahoula
Caught the Bug
Good to hear.
Gonna have to check mine out now. Just put my trektop on for the summer the other day and it is super noisy, worse if we open a window or turn the A/C on. The material flapping against the front bow is about to send me over the edge.
sapco76
New member
Ya, it was pretty cool. I ordered it through Northridge so, I contacted them. They sent an email to bestop and bestop sent me a replacement top.
catahoula
Caught the Bug
Wow! Makes me feel better. I'm hoping to install mine this weekend.
sapco76
New member
I just installed mine and I'm having some fitment issues. Other than that, it's a lot quieter going down the road
Kyle09Rubi
New member
Theoretically, yes. I imagine it would make the reattaching the top fabric section of the Trektop to the header bar considerably harder though. You would also have to install the bolts with the head under the fabric top to avoid puncturing any holes meaning the threaded end with the nut would be showing above the front seats. Probably not the most aesthetic design in the world but you wouldn't have to worry about the plastic molds breaking.
Trail JK
Active Member
Hey Joshua, I'm not sure if this will help or not but we just installed our Trektop today and noticed that when installing and tightening down the pivot bracket for the sun rider that bracket can slide slightly. You may want to check it making sure the bracket is as far forward as it can be towards the front windshield. That little bit of give will close the gap where the top meets the windshield or at least it seemed to for ours.
