Last August I bought a soft top from BC Broncos to replace my Besttop soft top. I wanted to replace the Besttop because it just was not working as I had originally thought. This is not a knock on the Besttop. It is a high quality top. But it was a PITA to remove it and install the bikini top and vice versa. I finally decided that I would just prefer a safari-style top. That’s why I selected the BC soft top. Last July I had the opportunity to squeeze in a trip to BCB in Ingram, TX as part of a business trip. Roxanne and Jason were very kind in helping me out. Plus, I was lucky that Jason had just installed a top when I got there. Seeing how the top was constructed and went together helped me make my final decision to purchase the BC top. One of the benefits of this top is that you can select from a bunch of different colors. The color I finally selected matched very well the color of my dash and door panels.
I decided to take a bunch of photos of the installation and post them up. Maybe that will help some of you that purchase one of these tops. It may also help some of you decide whether or not you want the BC top. In case you are wondering, it should take you about a day to install, once you have removed any previous hardware, etc. And I only called BCB twice! Chuck and Jason each fielded a phone call from me. Anyway, here goes.
The included directions are reasonably good, but with a couple of omissions. First, one of the major steps not discussed in the directions is to get rid of the wiper motor cover (you won’t be able to use it), and reinstall the wiper motor clocked 180 degrees from its original position. There is a bracket provided for this as shown in the photo. The second omission is that you need to install a tailgate protector (included) along the top of the tailgate. To this you will attach a strip of velcro that holds down the back panel. I did not have to install this because I already had a tailgate protector.
The following photos show what comes in the boxes. Assembly of the frame is really easy because some of the connectors are pre-installed. The design is very well conceived. There is a photo of the new wiper motor bracket and a front and rear view of the windshield header. One thing I forgot to mention is that you will need to purchase some type of seals to go under the windshield header and also between the bed and frame. Seals are not included in the kit. I probably could have found something fancier, but I just went to my local auto parts store and bought the seal that goes under a camper shell.