Soft toolp question

[Dickie]

I have a 76 (new to me)! I want the best soft top with no modifications (cutting or snaps). I have a hardtop but would like a soft top for the summer. I live in Vancouver so I need it to be decent as we get rain even in the summer.

Thanks

 

[SteveL]

Best quality is the bc soft top but they're twice the price of the others. They also have a lead time to get. Ask on here what the current wait time is for one.

 

[RedBank]

Best quality is the bc soft top but they're twice the price of the others. They also have a lead time to get. Ask on here what the current wait time is for one.

I'm still waiting on a BC top I ordered last February. Hopefully, the wait time won't be as long going forward though. I'm still #7 on the wait list.

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[skymast]

I have had both the Rampage and Bestop. The Bestop is made better but the Rampage looks better / more streamline in my opinion. As someone said, the BC is the best but based on what I understand, the people that go with it typically run it year round.

I think all of these tops require some level of minor drilling.

 

[BronCowie]

There was a thread here lately that showed a kit you can now get that eliminates the need to drill some of those holes. I think it was for a Rampage top. Maybe somebody can find that and post it. ?:?

 

[Jimboss77]

I bought the Besttop 3yrs ago and if my memory is right I may have drilled 1or 2 holes on the windshield frame where the front riser holes didn't match all my 77 hardtop holes. Don't recall any issue on the bed frame holes except a small one for a sheet metal screw on either side but that was 3+ years ago so….. An easy install overall.
A big positive is that the front windshield riser on the Bestop soft top is taller than the riser for the Besttop bikini. This allows you to run your bikini top without doing the flip flop on the wiper motor for clearance. Also the the wiper motor cover and visors all fit without interference with your bikini top. Never understood why they didn't make the bikini riser taller to get the clearance that they have with the full top.
I really have only used the top one time for a short while and never put it back on. Thought I would use it more than I have but really don't run that much in winter or bad weather. I would suggest making sure you're gonna use it a lot before spending that amount of money.

 

[bigmuddy]

I bought the Besttop 3yrs ago and if my memory is right I may have drilled 1or 2 holes on the windshield frame where the front riser holes didn't match all my 77 hardtop holes. Don't recall any issue on the bed frame holes except a small one for a sheet metal screw on either side but that was 3+ years ago soÂ….. An easy install overall.
A big positive is that the front windshield riser on the Bestop soft top is taller than the riser for the Besttop bikini. This allows you to run your bikini top without doing the flip flop on the wiper motor for clearance. Also the the wiper motor cover and visors all fit without interference with your bikini top. Never understood why they didn't make the bikini riser taller to get the clearance that they have with the full top.
I really have only used the top one time for a short while and never put it back on. Thought I would use it more than I have but really don't run that much in winter or bad weather. I would suggest making sure you're gonna use it a lot before spending that amount of money.

Good points, especially on use. I spend a large amount of coin on a soft top years ago and it had the ability to remove the back and sides, which is normally how I ran it. In the end I should have just bought a safari top and saved the money...

 

[bchesley]

I have had my BC top for 8 years now and I am on my second set of skins. I love the top and still think it was one of the best upgrades I have made. You won't regret it.

Brad

 

[beatlescott]

I've had my Best Top since 2014. My '71 is my daily driver year round. Oklahoma winters can get fairly cold ( below zero ). The top has held up very well. I have never missed my hard top.