Part Numbers: Fabric Replacement Top Installation Instructions For: 1997-2006 Wrangler / TJ 13725.XX (NO Door Skin) - 13726.XX (NO Door Skin & Tinted Windows) 13729.XX (NO Door Skin) - 13730.XX (NO Door Skin & Tinted Windows) This product is designed to enhance the appearance of the vehicle and to shield the occupants from ordinary weather conditions. Do not rely in any way on the components of this product to contain occupants within the vehicle, or to protect against injury or death in the event of an accident. This top will not protect the occupants from falling objects. Never operate vehicle in excess of manufacture's specifications. Installation Tips. Read and follow, precisely, all installation instructions provided when installing top. Failure to do so may result in a poor fitting top and could place occupants of the vehicle in a potentially dangerous situation. After installing or reinstalling the top, check to make sure it has been properly installed before driving. Before you begin to install the new top read all instructions thoroughly. Below are a few tips to make this installation easier. After completing the installation, keep these instructions for further reference. For a Smooth Fit: For ease in installation, the top should be installed at a temperature above 72 F. Below this temperature, the fabric may contract an inch or more, making it hard to fit to the vehicle. Qty - 1 Fabric Top It is normal for the fabric to contract and Qty - 1 Quarter Window, Right wrinkle when stored in the shipping carton. Qty - 1 Quarter Window, Left Within a few days of the installation, the Qty - 1 Rear Window fabric will relax and the wrinkles will disappear. Pg.1
R emoving the Old T op T ools needed: (1) S hoe Horn (2) S afety G las s es S afety glas s es s hould be worn (3) R azor K nife at all times while ins talling this (4) P hillips s crewdriver product. S tep (1) : R emove the quarter windows and rear window. R emove the metal tailgate bar from the bottom of the rear window and s et to the s ide. It will be reus ed. R eleas e the plas tic s trips s ewn to the top above the doors. P ull down and out to s lip the plas tic out of the channel. S tep (2) : R eleas e the latch that s ecures the header to the winds hield. P ull up on the lever and then down and out to releas e the hook from the s lot in the winds hield frame. S tep (3) : R eleas e the rear corners of the top. P ull gently down and then out to releas e the plas tic s trip from the retainer on the vehicle. S tep (4) : Unfas ten the flap around the middle bow. S tep (5) : Uns nap the fabric from the rear bow and allow the bow to drop onto the tailgate. P g.2
Due to recent header as s embly modifications by Daimler C hrys ler, the plas tic s trips on the winds hield header may have 8 s crew locations ins tead of 14. B oth attachment number of s crews will s ecurely fas ten the header and perform as intended. S tep (6) : C ollaps e the bow as s embly down onto the tailgate. W ith the bow as s embly laying on the tailgate, remove the s crews that fas ten to the corners of the header. S et s crews as ide for us e later. T hey are reus ed for the ins tallation of the new top. S tep (7) : F lip the top fabric back over into the rear of the vehicle (s o that the fabric lays backing s ide up) to expos e the plas tic s trip along the edge of the fabric. R emove the eight or fourteen s crews the s ecure the fabric to the header, s etting the s crews as ide for us e in the ins talling the new top. T hen remove the old top fabric from the vehicle. Ins talling the New T op. S tep (1) : If you have a 1997 vehic le with a s lip-on plas tic extrus ion on the door s urround, it mus t be removed. P ull down on the extrus ion to work it loos e. S tep (2) : In order to ins tall the top fabric, make s ure that the center and rear bows are in the folded down pos ition on the rear of the vehicle. Lay the top fabric, backing s ide up in the rear of the vehicle with the plas tic s trip facing up and aligned with the front edge of the header. Locate the round hole that marks the center of the plas tic s trip (all other holes are s lotted). Ins tall a s crew in the round hole to s ecure the fabric to the header as well as to center the top. T hen proceed to ins tall s crews in the remaining s even or thirteen holes along the front of the header. P g.3
S tep (3) : F lip the fabric over s o that it wraps around the header and drape the top fabric over the tailgate. R ais e the header s lightly and work the pockets in the fabric over the corners of the header. Ins tall an oval head s crew in each corner to s ecure the fabric to the header. S tep (4) : R ais e the header and bow as s embly towards the winds hield and into pos ition. Ins ide the top, s nap the fabric to the rear bow (total of s ix s naps ). S tep (5) : Make s ure that the center bow is centered in the hook and loop flap ins ide the top. Do not fas ten the flap at this time. P ull down gently on the rear bow and work the plas tic s ewn to the rear corner of the top into the retainer on the vehicle. S tep (6) : C los e the header latches to s ecure the front of the top to the winds hield. C atch the hook in the s lot in the winds hield frame and then clos e the lever over it s o that it lays flat agains t the winds hield frame. S tep (7) : W rap and fas ten the hook and loop on the two flaps ins ide the top around the center bow. P g.4
S tep (8) : Locate the left and right quarter window panels and orient them with the zipper s lider about 10" - 12" along the top. S tep (9) : R oll the plas tic along the front of the panel into the channel of the door s urround on the vehicle. S tep (10): Locate the plas tic s trip s ewn to each s ide of the top, above each door. S lip the s trips into the channel in the door s urround above the door opening. S tep (11): C los e the zipper on the quarter panels the res t of the way to the lower rear corner of the panel. S tart at the rear and roll the plas tic along the bottom of the panel into the retainer on the vehicle. T hen fas ten the hook and loop s trips along the rear of the panel to the top. S tep (12): R emove the rear window from the box and lay it flat with the backing s ide up. Locate the tailgate bar s et as ide in s tep one. T he bar has a "C " s haped channel, when viewed from the end. Orient the bar with the round s eal down and s lide the "C " channel on the retainer onto the tubed s trip s ewn to the backing s ide of the rear window. S tep (13): Ins ert the tailgate bar into the mounts on each s ide of the tailgate opening with the vinyl s ide of the rear window towards the outs ide of the vehicle. P g.5
S tep (14): T o s tart the zipper, pull the two s liders as far down as pos s ible on the driver's s ide of the window in order to catch the s liders to the pin. Once the zipper is caught, s tart the top s lider 1/2". T hen hold up the top of the window with one hand and clos e the zipper with the other. T he zipper in s andwiched between layers of fabric in the corners s o be careful not to catch extra fabric in the zipper. C los e zipper. Make s ure that the tailgate is centered and is s ecurely in the mounts. T hen tuck the flaps on the rear window under the top fabric. F olding the T op Down. S tep (1) : R emove the quarter panels and rear window curtain and s tore them carefully. S tep (2) : R eleas e the front of the top from the winds hield. R ais e the front of the deck and collaps e the rear bows, tucking the two plas tic s trips above the door opening and the s tay pad on the rear bow ins ide of the bows. W rap the fabric around the bows, then tuck the rear legs of the top under the bows. P g.6
C are and Maintenanc e of Y our New T op. Y our top is made of the fines t materials available. T o keep it looking new and for the maximum pos s ible ware, it will need periodic cleaning and maintenance. W as hing: T he fabric s hould be was hed often us ing s oap, warm water and a s oft bris tle brus h. R ins e with clear water to remove all traces of s oap. Zippers : K eeping the zipper cleaned and lubricated with a s ilicone lubricant will help prevent damage and keep the zippers in a s mooth working condition. If a zipper opens behind the s lider, the s lider may have been s pread apart. T his problem can us ually be repaired by us ing an ordinary pair of pliers to bring the s ides back into parallel. R eturn s lider to end of the zipper in the normal open pos ition. S queeze lightly at firs t and tes t the zipper. If the zipper continues to remain open, s queeze more firmly with the pliers and try the zipper again. repeat this procedure until the zipper operates correctly. W ater: In the event of s eeping through the s eams, 3M S cotchgard may be applied on the ins ide of the s eams to s top the s eepage. R ips in the fabric may be repaired with B ondex iron on patches. Iron the patches to the ins ide of the top, carefully following the B ondex ins tructions. S naps : K eep s naps cleaned and lubricated with s ilicone to help prevent s naps from s ticking to the s tuds. If a s nap does become s tuck to a s tud, us e a s mall flat head s crew driver and G E NT LY pry apart to prevent permanent damage to the s nap or the top fabric. W indows : K eep windows clean to avoid s cratching. DO NOT us e a brus h on the windows! W as h with a water s oaked cloth or s ponge and a mild dis h was hing detergent. NE V E R W IP E T HE W INDOW S W HE N T HE Y AR E DR Y! B e careful when cleaning s now or fros t from the vinyl W INDOW S W HE N T HE Y AR E DR Y! B e careful when cleaning s now or fros t from the vinyl windows s ince they are eas ily s cratched and may crack at low temperatures. DO NOT roll the s ides or rear window in cold weather. T he windows become s tiff and will crack. P g.7