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Replay Top w/ Tinted Side
and Rear Windows and
Upper Door Skins
Installation Instructions
For: Jeep Wrangler (TJ)
1997 – 2002
Part Number: 51197
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Table of Contents
F ABRIC R EPLACEMENT T OP P ARTS L IST ............... PAGE 2
F ABRIC R EPLACEMENT T OP T OOLS N EEDED .......... PAGE 2
F ABRIC R EPLACEMENT T OP INSTALLATION ............. PAGE 2
F ABRIC R EPLACEMENT T OP W ARRANTY ................ PAGE 10
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Tools Needed
Shoe Horn
Safety Glasses
Razor Knife
Phillips Screwdriver
Quarter Window, Right Qty - 1
Quarter Window, Left Qty - 1
Rear Window Qty - 1
Door Cover, Right Qty - 1
Door Cover, Left Qty - 1
Step One
R EMOVE Q UARTER W INDOWS AND R EAR W INDOW
Remove the Quarter Windows and the Rear Window. Remove the metal Tailgate Bar from the bottom
of the Rear Window and set it aside.
Release the plastic strip sewn to the top above the
doors. Pull down and out to slip the plastic out of the
channel.
Release Plastic Strips
from Retainers
Parts List
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Step Two
R ELEASE W INDSHIELD L ATCHES
Release the latch that secures the header to the
windshield. Pull up on the lever and then down
and out to release the hook from the slot in the
windshield frame.
Header
Latch
Windshield
Frame
Pull lever up
Release hook
from slot
Step Four
UNSNAP R EAR B OW
Unsnap the fabric from the rear
bow and allow the bow to drop
onto the tailgate.
Step Three
R ELEASE R EAR C ORNERS
Release the rear corners of the top. Pull gently
down and then out to release the plastic strip from
the retainer on the vehicle.
Unsnap the fabric
from the rear bow
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Pull down and then out
to release the fabric from
the retainer
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Step Five
U NFASTEN C ENTER B OW
Unfasten the ap around the Center Bow.
Unfasten hook and
loop to unwrap ap
Sport Bar
View from inside vehicle
Center Bow
Step Six
R EMOVE C ORNER S CREWS
Collapse the bow assembly down onto the tailgate.
With the bow assembly laying on the tailgate, remove
the screws that fasten the fabric to the corners of the
header. Set the screws aside for use in installing the
new top fabric.
Remove Screw
Header
Detail of Header
Collapse bows and
fabric onto tailgate
Step Seven
R EMOVE S CREWS H OLDING F ABRIC TO HEADER
Flip the top fabric back over into the rear of the
vehicle (so that the fabric lays backing side up) to
expose the plastic strip along the edge of the fabric.
Remove the eight or fourteen screws that secure the
fabric to the header. Set the screws aside for use in
installing the new top. Then remove the old top fabric
from the vehicle.
NOTE: Due to a recent header assembly modi cation by Daimler Chrysler, the plastic strip on the windshield header may have 8 screw locations instead of
14. Both attachment numbers of screws will securely
fasten the header and perform as the original design
was intende d.
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Flip the fabric into the
rear of the vehicle
Remove the 8 or 14 screws that
secure the fabric to the header
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Step Eight
If you have a 1997 vehicle with a slip-on plastic extrusion on the door surround, it must be removed.
Pull down on the extrusion to work it loose.
Slip-On Plastic
Extrusion
Pull down on extrusion
to remove
Door Surround
Step Nine
INSTALL T OP F ABRIC ON HEADER
In order to install the top fabric, make sure that the
Center and Rear Bows are in the folded down position on the rear of the vehicle.
Lay the top fabric, backing side up in the rear of the
vehicle with the plastic strip facing up and aligned
with the front edge of the header. Locate the round
hole that marks the center of the plastic strip (all
other holes are slotted). Install a screw in the round
hole to secure the fabric to the header as well as to
center the top. Then proceed to install screws in the
remaining seven or thirteen holes along the front of
the header.
Lay fabric, backing
up in rear of vehicle
Step Ten
INSTALL C ORNER S CREWS
Flip the fabric over so that it wraps around the
header and drape the top fabric over the tailgate.
Raise the header slightly and work the pockets in
the fabric over the corners of the header. Install
an oval head screw in each corner to secure the
fabric to the header.
Detail of Header
Install Screw to
secure fabric
Plastic Strip along
front edge of fabric
Detail of Center
Screw Hole
Header
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Plastic
Strip
Align fabric
with header
Start with center
ROUND hole
Header
Work pockets over
corners of header
Drape fabric over tailgate
Fabric
Start with center
ROUND hole
Tailgate
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Step Eleven
S NAP T OP TO R EAR B OW
Raise the header and bow assembly toward the
windshield and into position.
Inside the top, snap the fabric to the Rear Bow
(six snaps).
Snap fabric to Rear Bow
Step Thirteen
S ECURE R EAR C ORNERS
Make sure that the Center Bow is centered in the
hook and loop ap inside the top. Do not fasten the
ap at this time.
Pull down gently on the Rear Bow and work the
plastic sewn to the rear corners of the top into the
retainer on the vehicle.
Step Twelve
S ECURE H EADER TO W INDSHIELD
Close the header latches to secure the front of the top to the windshield. Catch
the hook in the slot in the windshield frame and then close the lever over it so
that it lays at against the windshield frame.
Header Latch
Windshield
Frame
Windshield
Close lever over top of hook to
lay ush with windshield frame
Catch hook
in slot
Pull down gently
on the Rear Bow
and slip plastic into
retainer
Step Fifteen
ATTACH Q UARTER P ANEL Z IPPERS
Locate the left and right Quarter Panels and orient
them with the zipper along the top and rear of the
panel. Start the zipper at the front top corner of
the Quarter Panel, next to the door. Hold the end
of the zipper and close the zipper slider 10" - 12"
along the top of the panel.
Detail of Quarter
Panel
Hold end of
zipper while
starting slider
Start zipper at front
and close 10" - 12"
Step Fourteen
S ECURE C ENTER B OW
Wrap the hook and loop ap inside the top
around the Center Bow and fasten it to itself.
Wrap ap around
bow and fasten
hook and loop
Sport Bar
View from inside vehicle
Center Bow
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Step Sixteen
S ECURE F RONT OF Q UARTER P ANELS
Roll the plastic along the front of the Quarter
Panel into the channel of the Door Surround
on the vehicle.
Roll Plastic Strip into
channel in retainer
Step Eighteen
S ECURE Q UARTER P ANELS
Close the zippers on the Quarter Panels the rest of
the way to the lower rear corner of the panel.
Start at the rear and roll the plastic along the bottom
of the panel into the retainer on the vehicle. Then
fasten the hook and loop strips along the top and
rear of the panel to the top.
Step Seventeen
S ECURE T OP ABOVE D OOR OPENINGS
Locate the plastic strip sewn to each side of the
top, above each door. Slip the strips into the channel in the Door Surround above the door opening.
Roll Plastic Strip into channel
above door opening
Fasten Hook and
Loop Strips
Close Zipper
Roll Plastic Strip into
channel in retainer
Step Nineteen
INSTALL T AILGATE B AR ON R EAR W INDOW
Remove the Rear Window from the box and
lay it at with the backing side up. Locate the
Tailgate Bar set aside in Step One. The bar
has a “C” shaped channel, when viewed from
the end. Orient the bar with the round seal
down and slide the “C” channel on the retainer
onto the tubed strip sewn to the backing side
of the Rear Window.
Rear Window Backing Side
Tubed
Strip
Tailgate Retainer
Channel
Tailgate Bar
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Step Twenty
INSTALL T AILGATE B AR ON V EHICLE
Insert the Tailgate Bar into the mounts on each side
of the tailgate opening with the vinyl side of the Rear
Window toward the outside of the vehicle.
Place Tailgate
Bar in mounts
Step Twenty-two
S ECURE R EAR W INDOW F LAPS
Inside the top locate the aps sewn to the top on
each side of the rear window opening. Pull the aps
over to cover the zipper and tuck them in.
Step Twenty-one
S ECURE R EAR W INDOW Z IPPERS
To start the zipper, pull the two sliders as far down as possible
on the driver’s side of the window in order to catch the sliders
to the pin.
Once the zipper is caught, start the top slider 1/2". Then hold
up the top of the window with one hand and close the zipper
with the other. The zipper is sandwiched between layers of
fabric in the corners so be careful not to catch extra fabric in
the zipper. Close the zipper.
Make sure that the Tailgate Bar is centered and is securely in
the mounts. Then tuck the aps on the Rear Window under
the top fabric.
Tuck Flaps
under top
Start
Zipper
Rear Window
Pull ap over
to cover
zipper and
tuck in
View from inside top
Pull both sliders down as far
as possible to catch pin
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Note: For the best results and to minimize
scratches on the windows, remove all
jewelry before installing the door covers.
Step Twenty-three
R EMOVE O LD DOOR F ABRIC
Remove the fabric upper doors from
the vehicle. Use a razor knife to cut
the stitches on the old door covers
and take them o of the door frames.
Step Twenty-four
R EMOVE N EW D OOR C OVERS
Unzip the windows and separate the hook and
loop fasteners on the door covers. Lay the door
cover on a at smooth surface with the outside
facing down.
Start by working the lower rear corner of the door
frame into the pocket in the lower rear corner of
the cover. Then work the lower front corner of the
frame into the cover. Work the top front corner of
the frame into the corner of the cover, between
the hook and loop aps (not between the zipper
and the ap). Finally, use the tab sewn into the
cover to work the last corner of the frame into the
corner of the door cover, again between the hook
and loop aps.
Make sure that the top edge of the door cover
is straight along the top of the door frame. Work
around the door fastening the hook and loop
strips tightly around the door frame. Once the
door cover is on the frame, the tab in the top rear
corner of the cover may be cut o with a pair of
scissors if desired.
Note: This door cover is designed to t very
tight on the door frame. We recommend using
a shoe horn to help work the corners of the
cover over the frame without tearing the fabric.
Do not pull on the weatherstrip to assist in getting
the door cover on the door frame. This will tear the
weatherstrip and the door will not seal properly.
Door Frame Between
Hook and Loop Flaps
4. Use tab to install
Upper Rear Corner
1. Install Lower
Rear Corner
Unzip Window
before installing
Hook and
Loop
Detail of Hook and Loop –
Top of Door
3. Install Upper
Front Corner
Weatherstrip
2. Install Lower
Front Corner
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Hook and
Loop
Step Twenty- ve
INSTALL D OORS ON V EHICLE
Reinstall the upper doors. Insert the pins
into the grommets in the lower door.
Pull Flap
Up First
Detail of Hook and Loop –
Lower Front Corner
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Step Twenty-six
TO F OLD THE T OP DOWN
R EMOVE Q UARTER P ANELS AND R EAR W INDOW
Remove the Right and Left Quarter Panels and the Rear Curtain and store them safely.
When operating the vehicle without the Quarter Windows, the Rear Window should also be removed
for proper ventilation.
Step Twenty-seven
TO F OLD THE T OP DOWN
C OLLAPSE T OP
Release the front of the top from the windshield. Raise the front of the deck
and collapse the rear bows, tucking the two plastic strips above the door
openings and the stay pad on the rear bow inside of the bows, Wrap the
fabric around the bows, then tuck the rear legs of the top under the bows.
Collapse bows and
fold toward rear
Tuck plastic
strips inside bows
Wrap fabric
around bows
Tuck stay pad
inside bows
Top Fabric
Wrap rear legs
under bows
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Care and Maintenance of your New Top
Your top is made of the nest materials available. To keep it looking new and for the maximum possible wear, it will need periodic cleaning and maintenance.
Washing: The fabric should be washed often using soap, warm water and a soft
bristle brush. Rinse with clear water to remove all traces of soap.
Zippers: Keeping the zipper cleaned and lubricated with a silicone lubricant will
help prevent damage and keep the zippers in a smooth working condition. If a zipper opens
behind the slider, the slider may have been spread apart. This problem can usually be repaired by using an ordinary pair of pliers to bring the sides back into parallel. Return slider to
the end of the zipper in the normal Open position. Squeeze lightly at rst and test the zipper.
If the zipper continues to remain open squeeze more rmly with the pliers and try the zipper
again. Repeat this procedure until the zipper operates correctly.
Water: In the event of seeping through the seams, 3M Scotchgard® may be applied on the
inside of the seams to stop the seepage. Rips in the fabric may be repaired with Bondex®
iron on patches. Iron the patches to the Inside of the top, carefully following the Bondex® instructions.
Snaps: Keep snaps cleaned and lubricated with silicone to help prevent snaps from sticking to the studs. If a snap
does become stuck to a stud, use a screwdriver and GENTLY pry apart to prevent permanent damage to the snap
or the top fabric.
LIMITED WARRANTY
We warrant our product to be free from defects in material and workmanship, for terms speci ed below, provided
there has been normal use and proper mainte nance. This warranty applies to the original purchaser only. All
remedies under this warranty are limited to the repair or replacement of any item or items found by the factory to
be defective within the time period speci ed.
If you have a warranty claim, rst you must call our factory at the number below for instructions. You must retain
proof of purchase and submit a copy with any items returned for warranty work. Upon completion of warranty
work, if any, we will return the repaired or replaced item or items to you freight prepaid. Damage to our products
caused by accidents, re, vandalism, negligence, misinstallation, misuse, Acts of God, or by defective parts not
manufactured by us, is not covered under this warranty.
THE WARRANTY TIME PERIOD IS AS FOLLOWS: ALL “GOODS” MANUFACTURED BY OUR COMPANY: ONE
YEAR FROM DATE OF PURCHASE.
ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
CREATED HEREBY ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE SAME DURATION AND SCOPE AS THE EXPRESS
WRITTEN WARRANTY. OUR COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE.
Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, or the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you.
This warranty gives you speci c legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.
For further information, please contact: Customer Service
9059-836-778
Normal Slider Jaws Parallel
Damaged Slider Jaws Spread Apart
(sometimes broken)
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