Posts in the rear of hard top?

Bronco Maniac · Mar 31, 2018

Unknown said:
As far as messing up your paint: Your top can be set on the Bronco without the corner post installed. Then remover your taillight lenses and buckets. The corner post can then be fished up into place and bolted up.

About to install my hardtop. I have taken one off but never installed one. How easy is it to fish the brackets up and get them bolted up?

I have fished the backing plates for tire carrier and bolted up. It was not fun.

What other precautions should one consider when installing the top to protect paint?

Any other info and suggestions would be appreciated.

Hotrodjohn · Mar 31, 2018

Take the taillights out, remove all bolts on the stakes and the stake should drop down, then with a little manipulation it comes out of the taillight hole. Its pretty easy. Just slide it back up to reinstall. I put one bolt on top side loosely just to hold the stake up while starting the other bolts.

broncoitis · Mar 31, 2018

Putting the stakes back on with the hardtop is a certifiable PITA if you ask me and did mess up my paint and rear taillight corner sheetmetal a bit one time! Installing them through the taillight sounds promising because installing the top with them in place with no lift for assistance is asking for big trouble!

Bronco Maniac · Mar 31, 2018

Thanks guys. Wish me luck.

Posts in the rear of hard top?

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