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Sunrider for Hardtop Soft Top Panel
The Sunrider for Hardtop swaps your Jeep or Ford Bronco factory Freedom Panels for a flip-back soft top panel you open from the driver's seat, made for owners who want open-air moments to fit into everyday life. Engineered by Bestop for a quiet, comfortable ride, it delivers everyday open-air freedom in seconds.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Bestop Sunrider for Hardtop is a flip-back fabric panel that replaces the factory Freedom Panels on your Jeep or Bronco hardtop. It gives you instant open-air access overhead without removing, storing, or re-installing rigid panels. Once installed, it opens and closes by hand in seconds.
The Sunrider for Hardtop fits 2007-current Jeep Wrangler JK, 2018-current Jeep Wrangler JL, 2020-current Jeep Gladiator, and 2021-current Ford Bronco (both 2-door and 4-door models). Choose the Sunrider for Jeep or Sunrider for Bronco and use the Year/Make/Model fitment tool to confirm compatibility with your specific vehicle.
Installation is a simple process that can be accomplished in less than an hour using basic hand tools. The kit comes with a pre-assembled fabric-on-frame panel, door rails, and detailed instructions. No drilling is required. After the initial install, the Sunrider operates by hand with no tools needed to open or close it.
The Sunrider is designed for easy one-person operation. You can reach up and flip the panel back or pull it closed without leaving your seat in most vehicles. The motion is simple: unlatch, flip back, and drive.
The Sunrider for Hardtop is engineered for all-weather, all-season use. The fabric and seals are built to handle rain, sun, cold, and highway speeds, just like the factory top it replaces. It is designed to perform as a permanent part of your hardtop, not a fair-weather accessory.
The Sunrider replaces only the front Freedom Panels on your hardtop, giving you quick overhead open-air access while the rest of your hardtop stays in place. A full soft top (like the Supertop or Trektop) replaces the entire hard or soft top, allowing you to go from fully enclosed to completely topless. Many owners use both: a Sunrider for everyday convenience and a full soft top for maximum open-air freedom on weekends and trails.
The Sunrider for Hardtop is available in two fabrics: Black Diamond and Premium Black Twill. Both are engineered for all-weather durability. Black Diamond is a proven, durable material at an accessible price. Premium Black Twill offers a refined appearance with enhanced UV resistance. Both are made in Bestop's OEM-certified North American factory.
Yes, Bestop is the only aftermarket brand trusted as the OEM soft-top supplier to Jeep. The engineering, materials, and manufacturing standards behind the Bestop Sunrider for Hardtop reflect the same factory-level quality and fit that defines that OEM relationship.
Open-Air Freedom Made Simple
The Sunrider soft top is Bestop's most accessible way into open-air driving, made for hardtop owners who want fresh air to fit their routine rather than plan around it. It works as a freedom panel replacement: the flip-back soft top panel opens in seconds from the driver's seat, so a morning commute, an after-school pickup, or a quick weekend errand becomes an open-air moment. Where a full soft top is about maximum transformation, the Sunrider is about everyday open-air freedom, the kind you reach for on any ordinary drive, from a sunny commute to a relaxed weekend cruise.
Buying Considerations
Start with fit, because each Sunrider is engineered for a specific platform and shares the same flip-back soft top panel across the lineup. The Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator Sunrider suits 2-door and 4-door factory hardtops, while the Ford Bronco Sunrider fits 2021 and newer Ford Bronco, so confirm your exact year and configuration with Bestop's Year/Make/Model (YMM) fitment tool before ordering. Then choose your fabric based on how you drive: Premium Black Twill brings a rich textile weave and a quiet, refined feel that daily drivers love, while Black Diamond vinyl, a coated marine-grade material, offers a smooth, glossy finish suited to trail rigs and warm-climate builds. Installation is no-drill and mounts to your factory points, and the panel ships pre-assembled for a roughly 30-minute setup, after which every open-air moment is a simple flip from the driver's seat. Many owners run a Bestop Sunrider alongside a full soft top from the Trektop family or Supertop family, pairing everyday spontaneity with the full transformation those tops bring, so the two work together as one open-air ecosystem rather than as an either-or choice.
Why Bestop
Bestop has been the sole OEM soft top supplier to Jeep since 1986, a relationship spanning more than three decades, and is an OEM partner to Ford Bronco, building authorized Bronco products to Ford OEM standards. Every Sunrider is made in the industry's only OEM-certified soft top factory in North America, so the panel is engineered to seal, fit, and wear like factory equipment on your Jeep or Ford Bronco. The Sunrider is engineered for quiet operation, and its lines follow the hardtop for a factory-integrated look that reads as part of the vehicle rather than an add-on. That same engineering, testing, and fit carries across the full Bestop lineup, giving you a Sunrider soft top you can rely on for all-weather, all-season driving. For warranty details on your specific model, refer to Bestop's official warranty resources.
Add the Hothead Headliner
The Hothead Headliner mounts to your Sunrider panel to make open-air driving more comfortable all year. This reversible three-layer insulating headliner reduces heat in summer, adds warmth in winter, and cuts road noise for a quieter cabin on the highway. It installs in under 5 minutes with no tools, is made in the USA, and fits Sunrider-equipped Jeeps; confirm your fit with the YMM fitment tool.
