Rough Country 56820-15 User Manual

Vehicle Application:

Installation Instructions

Trektop NX

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INSTALLATION TIME

3/4 Hour

SKILL LEVEL

2 - Moderately Easy

• Jeep Wrangler TJ

1997 – 2006
Part Number: 56820

TOOLS

1/8" Bit

Trektop NX Installation Instructions

Parts List and Hardware Identifi cation

Fabric Top Qty - 1
Quarter Window, Right Qty - 1
Quarter Window, Left Qty - 1
Rear Window Qty - 1

Door Surround - Left,
Qty - 1, Part Number

488.39
Knob, Qty - 4,

Part Number

478.90

Door Surround - Right,
Qty - 1, Part Number

488.38

Tailgate Mount - Left,
Qty - 1, Part Number

311.85

Tailgate Mount - Right,
Qty - 1, Part Number

311.86

#8 x 1/2" Pan Head Washer
Screw - Black, Qty - 4, Part
Number 200.48

Oval Head Screw, Qty - 2,
Part Number 276.56

Top Arch, Qty - 1, Part
Number 479.25

Rear Bow, Qty - 1,
Part Number 479.26

Driver Side Bow, Qty - 1,
Part Number 488.69

#8 x 5/8" Pan Head Screw,
Qty - 8, Part Number 278.13

#12 x 3/8" Pan Head Zinc Screw,
Qty - 4, Part Number 309.73

Windshield Header, Qty - 1,
Part Number 478.33

J-Hook Buckle Strap,
Qty - 2, Part Number

479.29

Install Door Surrounds

Remove the hard top. If your vehicle has molded seals on
the belt rail, remove them by pulling up on the plastic rivet.

Locate the left and right Door Surrounds. Insert the pin in
the bottom of the Door Surround into the hole in the belt rail
behind the door.

Door Surround

Driver’s Side

Molded
Seal

Plastic
Rivet

Install Door Surround Knobs

Press the channels along the top of the Door Surround
around the horizontal sport bar, above the door opening.
Insert two Knobs into the Door Surround and tighten them
down.

Knobs

Tailgate Bar, Qty - 1,
Part Number 288.76

Passenger Side Bow, Qty - 1,
Part Number 488.68

Door Surround

Channels

View from inside above Driver’s Side

Rev. H 0113 56820 pg. 2

Trektop NX Installation Instructions

Orient Tailgate Mounts

Locate the left and right Tailgate Mounts. Place the
holes in the mounts over the dimples in the vehicle
body. Mark the hole locations.

If you already have holes that line up,
skip to Step 5.

Left T ailgate
Mount

Driver’s Side

Place holes in Tailgate
Mount over dimples
in body

Drill Holes

Drill a 1/8" hole at the marked locations. Deburr the
holes and seal the edges of the holes with Silicone
Sealant.

Install Tailgate Mounts

Install the Tailgate Mounts with two #8 x 1/2" Pan
Head Washer Screws for each mount.

Left T ailgate
Mount

Assemble Side Bows to Header

Lay the Header upside down. Match the holes in
the Side Bows with the holes in the Header. Orient
the so the knobs point inward. Slide the Bows over
the pins on each side of the Header. Use two (2)
#12 x 3/8" Pan Head Zinc Screws to secure each
Side Bow to the Header.

Header

#12 x 3/8" Pan
Head Zinc
Screws (2)

Passenger

Driver

Driver
Side Bow

Shown Upside
Down

Install Top Arch

Insert one end of the top arch in to the slot in the
middle of one of the Door Surrounds. Push the
other end inward to flex the bow and insert it into
the slot on the other side of the vehicle.

Remove adhesive paper from Top Arch
before installing.

Driver’s Side

Driver’s Side

#8 x 1/2" Pan Head
Washer Screws

Rev. H 0113 56820 pg. 3