Bestop 5124301 No-Drill Header Windshield Channel for 2007-2018 Wrangler JK 2-Door & 4-Door

Perfect for what I needed!

No regrets on this purchase.

Step by step and no issues with the install.

The directions and an install video I watched by Ext.Terrain we’re somewhat confusing because I could totally tell from the design that they were doing it wrong, but, they were the experts so, I went with it, while the whole time saying “this cannot be the correct way to install this”Got about 2-3 miles down the highway and the front popped out and flew back!!!Mad, hit a U-turn went home, put it on the way I thought it should be, and it was perfect. The screws feet in through the “eye” of where your freedom panels lock in, and there’s like these feet things that but you against it to lock it in. If you ain’t doing it like that, you doing it wrong

Very sturdy and seals the leading edge of the bimini very nicely.

I love the way this attaches without the need for any drilling. The thumb bolts combined with the metal piece that distributes the pressure across the entire attachment point works so well you would think this was a factory item. The channel itself fits perfectly across the windshield gasket for a nice tight seal. In fact, it fits so well that when the bikini top is attached I wouldn't be surprised if the air noise coming from the windshield is actually lower than with the hard top attached.The bikini top attaches easily and I reattach this when I remove my bikini top so I don't have to worry about storing it. Obviously it can not remain attached when you put the hard top back on but I'll worry about then when it is time.

This was supposed to be a really easy install.1st problem - one of the 8 little screws that attach the brackets to the channel just sheared in half. Head snapped right off. Not a biggie, it's a just a M10, and I had some extras laying around the garage, though an extra would have been nice to include. Of course, they're unusually short, so I had to cut one down to length.Then, when starting the final installation - turning the knobs to tighten it down - I got one about 3/4 of the way in (turning nice and smooth - not cross threaded). My guess is it hit a flaw in the threads; it bound, and then the rivet nut started spinning in the bracket. I had to completely disassemble - using vice grips on the rivet nut to get the knob out. Checked to make sure all the parts were steel - they were, so I was able to weld the rivet nut in place. They shold probably be tack welded at the factory. Chased all the threads- before re-assembling (taking extra care not to shear off any more M10's) - and it finally went together the way it should.So, if your install goes like mine, in addition to the reccomended tools, you'll need: at least one extra M10 screw, a cut off wheel (to shorten screw(s) to length), needle nose vice grips, a small grinder on a dremel to clean off paint for welding, a wire wheel for stripping paint off the bracket for a good ground, mig welder, 1/4-20 tap (to clean threads in the rivet nut), 1/4-20 die to clean threads on the knob, and paint.Maybe I was just unlucky with this one.

I am older and this made things so easy to put on and take off love it