BestopSupertop - Jeep '07-18 Wrangler JK 2-Door (Black Diamond)

I bought my '15 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited this past December and it drove off the lot with a hardtop. The hardtop is a great option for winter driving in Ohio, but not so much for summer driving when you want to take advantage of all the JK has to offer. After significant research, and prior experience with a YJ equipped with a soft top, I finally selected the Bestop Supertop NX for my baby. It had me at lifetime warranty. I found the top available at many retailers, but Amazon offered the best shipping option and the same price (all listed at MSRP), so I pulled the trigger as the weather turned favorable. The package arrived at my doorstep two days later. Be advised that someone had to be home to accept the delivery. I was itching for a day away from the office so I had no problem taking off.The top sat in my garage for several weeks as all my weekends were booked with soccer games and get together's. I finally found the time to install the top two weeks ago. I opened the box, reviewed the parts list, confirmed everything had been received, and I then neatly organized the parts and hardware. The instructions mention that this is a moderately 'hard' job with three of four stars that will take 4+ hours. I had read some reviews here on Amazon that complained about a 6 hour install. I started the project at 8:30PM in my driveway seeing as there weren't that many parts. I consider myself above average in the handy department and an Engineering degree hangs on my wall. I am also an optimist and after reading that sentence I guess I am a little pompous as well. There was at least an hour and a half of daylight left when I started which by my expert calculations left me with about 10 minutes to enjoy a beer watching the sunset over my Jeep with a sweet new soft top. You probably know where this is going...the beer never happened. After removing the hard top I began looking at the instructions in more detail. They are bad. I feel comfortable saying that knowing that whoever created them won't be reading this because they left Engineering and went into Finance immediately upon completing their first summer internship at Bestop. I have a feeling these were assigned to the poor guy/gal on the Friday afternoon of his/her last day before heading back to a kegger in Boulder. The instructions rely on pictures which I appreciate, but the instructions don't bother explaining much about the illustrations. At least it tells you that the picture is of the 'right side'. Plan on spending about 20 minutes on each page making sure you are using the correct part and another 10 minutes carrying the task out. It would have been easier if the parts were marked/tagged in some way, but I didn't notice anything on any of the parts in my kit. The biggest time sink came when the support arms were to be fastened to the material piece. It calls for four screws per side and I could find only two. I was missing the step where you had to remove two pre-installed screws to uncover the additional mounting holes. In hindsight this step is technically illustrated, but some sort of descriptive heads up would have saved me some time and frustration. The install was much easier after that step was completed, but by that time I was relying on an LED light to find my way around the inside of the Jeep. I wrapped the job up at about 12:45 which is 15 minutes longer than suggested if you're keeping track. I guess the suggested time for install was the most accurate part of the description. A bit of the issue is on me for starting so late in they day when I knew I wasn't going to have access to my garage.Now, most importantly, the soft top is very nice. The materials are heavy, of high quality and feel really durable. The windows are both thick and pliable. The black interior side of the top looks much more finished than other tops I have seen and the canvas is soft to the touch inside and out. It appears to be manufactured in Mexico which I can live with. The operation is straight forward and can be done with just a single person. I parked next to a Jeep with a standard top and this one blows it away. I highly recommend the top to anyone with the only warning being to set aside the appropriate amount of time.

I have a 2013 wrangler that i ordered with the hard top, but it did not have a soft top.I did a lot of research on different soft tops and ended up going with the supertop NX for a few reasons:1) Bestop is the OEM manufacturer for Jeep soft tops. No need to worry about fit / quality2) Capabilities - Sunrider feature is like a sunroof that opens up the entire front half of the jeep without taking off the top, and can be opened / closed in 60 seconds.3) All hardware - if you don't have existing soft top hardware, this has everything you need.4) Price - This isn't the cheapest soft top, but in my opinion the best value. Amazon was ~100 cheaper than anywhere else i foundThe product arrived quickly and was well packaged. Installation was not easy - they say 2 hours - i would say that's about right if you have installed one before. If you haven't add an additional hour. Also, the instructions are difficult to interpret, even the first step took some time to figure out. If i didn't like the product so much it would have lost a star because of the instructions. Also - note on the instructions that it says you should wait until the temperature is 70+ degrees before installing as this allows the fabric to stretch. They are not kidding. It was in the 60's when Installed and it took 3 large guys and turning the heat inside to maximum to stretch it to be able to close the top. The next day it had stretched and I was able to get it to close on my own.Bestop support was phenomenal. I broke the passenger side front door rail when installing the front top arch. I called their support line, received a human response after a few rings (their support is located in Colorado - US based phone support) and they shipped a replacement part at no cost, which arrived two days later and installed without incident.Overall quality of the top is great. The tinted windows look really nice, although you need to treat them gently to avoid scratches (this is pretty common with any plastic windows though). Putting the top down takes about 5 minutes, about 7 to put the top back up. One thing to note is the way the top folds back, you need to also pull the fabric of the top back with it as you're folding the top back or else it gets pinched between the support bars. Something you get used to after putting it up or down a few times.Overall I'm very pleased with the product, support, and price. I was very torn between a 4 and a 5 star as I love the product, but the installation being difficult detracted from the experience. I'm rounding a 4.5 up to a 5 as when you compare this top to the alternatives, it really does shine.One note, there are two versions of the Supertop - the regular supertop (older version) and the Supertop NX - The supertop NX is much better so be sure to get this one.