Does your new Bestop not seal at the top front corners?

Tray Burge

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It seems there's an inherent issue with the Bestop's front top corners being a little short or leaving a small gap in the front top corners of the windshield?
I too had this at first, but here's how to fix it.
While pushing down as hard as you can on the front corner from the outside, simultaneously lock the lever from the inside.
Mine made an audible loud "snap" into place when it latched locked and the gap was gone. Repeated the process on the other side and the same thing happened.
Now the corners are tighter than a turtle's ass. fwiw
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I was having a similar issue on the passenger side so I took a couple of strips foam weather stripping and tucked it under the header seal. Now it’s nice and tight…pics are from before

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I was having a similar issue on the passenger side so I took a couple of strips foam weather stripping and tucked it under the header seal. Now it’s nice and tight…pics are from before

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That's as close as mine would close at first too, but after I figured this method of closing that gap is completely gone now.
I hate "jury rigging" something that should be correct to begin with.
 
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Bestop had a manufacturing defect with their header bars for a while. I had decent size gaps on the super top for my LJ and talked to them at a show. They said call support and describe the problem. I did and they sent me a new header bar which was much better. This was a year or so ago, and I can’t recall when they had the problem, but I want to say around 2015-2016ish.
 
I had a problem with the gap as well. Took Pool noodles and cut them in 1/2. Wedged them over roll cage under safari top, it took out any slack/flapping