Soft top hardware identification (MasterTop?)

[adamclyde]

Hi all! New here, so I tried to do my homework and search everything I could before posting.

I know there have been a few soft top hardware ID questions in the past - I've read through all of them. And checked out sites like Quadratec and even tried to read through a bunch of different Bestop manuals and could't get full clarity. So, hoping it's OK to make a new post.

I bought a 2002 TJ a few months ago from someone who gave me the hardware in a box - no fabric/sailcloth etc. So no SKU or brand to check out. I ended up just getting and installing a new Trektop. So I'm trying to ID this hardware so I can sell it or give it away.

At first I thought it was a Bestop Supertop, but the jeep didn't have the correct attachment hardware. Then I looked more at the header and I think this is the exact header on Quadratec's site. So now I think it's a MasterTop hardware? Problem is, all I see from the Quadratec instructions and MasterTop's site is their replacement tops, which look to be for an OEM frame model, but this hardware isn't OEM style. And searching their softtop hardware doesn't seem yield what I'm looking for either.

Pictures below if it's helpful! Can you help me solve this puzzle??

 

[Andy-WhiteTJ]

It looks like a cross between a Bestop Supertop NX and a Bestop Standard Supertop. The back bows and header look like a standard Supertop but the door surrounds are from a Supertop NX or an OEM top.

 

[P man]

The bows look yj'ish while the door surrounds look tj

Here is my advice after beating my head against a wall with the same situation. Keep the items you can identify as oem and throw the rest in the scrap bin and find oem bows and whatever else you need and start from there.

 

[adamclyde]

Ah. So a bit of a frankenstein set up it seems! Thanks for helping me sleuth it out.

 

[P man]

Ah. So a bit of a frankenstein set up it seems! Thanks for helping me sleuth it out.

It could be but it could also be correct hardware for a top that is no longer made or hard to find. You will find tons of selection based on the oem frame setup which is why I recommend going that way.