Reviews for MasterTop SkyMaster® for Hardtop for 07-18 Jeep Wrangler JK
A+
Price and quality
I just installed it on 2015 Jeep Jk Willys 2 door. I love the look and ease of going topless especially, wintertime in sunny Southern California. The instructions could be better maybe even a video would help but if your handy and work on your regularly it’s no problem at all. It took me longer than 90 minutes but I took my time to get it installed correctly. It looks awesome and although it’s a little noisy being able to open your top quickly in beautiful weather makes up for it. I don’t know if it leaks but the weather stripping seems tight all around and I don’t see sunlight coming through when closed. I really wish I could post some photos because my Jeep Jk looks great and sun and breeze in your face feels so relaxing. It’s not completely flushed in the rear like my friends Bestop Sunrider (weather strip visible in Skymaster) but the price was right plus I got a 10% discount from Quadratec. All in all, I’m happy and satisfied. Highly recommended!
The only reason I did not rate it 5 stars is upon installation the driver side latch broke.
I contacted MasterTop and they sent me a new latch.
Nice design. Sits flatter than Bestop
The instructions could be way better! But I figured it out, just took a tad longer than 90 min lol
I love it! Yes it is louder but soft tops are. I just love that I can open and close it in seconds at a traffic light or stop sign. I still have a hard top but with a soft top sunroof.
The closing clasp could be a bit better as it seems they barely hook on. But other than that and the lousy instructions, no complaints
I can definitely recommend it.
Overall I really like this top. I installed it myself on a JKU in about 90 minutes and just took my time. As noted by others, the directions could be a bit clearer, but they aren't too bad.
My observations so far:
Driving around town - Love it! It's easy to fully open or close the top during a traffic light stop or go from half open to full open with no issues. These happen in seconds. It's nice having the half open option as to protect you a bit from the sun. I tend to sit pretty upright and I'm 5'10". In half open mode I need to adjust my seat back a notch our my head does his the top. No issues in full open mode.
Highway - It's a soft top and no matter what the quality, it's going to make more noise compared to the Freedom Panels. You really cannot compare the two. In the half open mode, highway speeds were a bit louder than I would have liked, but going into the full open mode it was noticeably quieter.
When we closed the top later and continued highway driving, I discovered it was quite loud from the driver's seat, but not the passenger seat. It turned out that some weather striping got a little bunched up on the front left corner, but was easily fixed and no longer makes a lot of noise at highway speeds.
Very happy with my purchase.
Installation was pretty simple and it looks great. I would have given it 5 stars but the small thin cable that keeps the top in the rain channel was snapped so it doesn't completely seat and I get a little wet in the rain. I am waiting for a reply from MasterTop on how to go about fixing this.
This arrived product without installation instructions. But after getting thru to Quadratec's customer service they were able to email me the instructions and post them on the product website. There are a lot of steps to the installation and the instructions can be somewhat confusing. For example there are screws that hold together brackets that go around the roll bar next to the drivers and front passengers sides, but these screws are too short and must be replaced with other supplied screws which is not clearly spelled out in the instructions. There are also two holes that weren't drilled out in the plastic brackets by the factory. Quadratec product support indicated they made MasterTop aware of these issues.
I am very impressed with the fit of the top and it appears to keep out the rain. There is some additional noise when driving at 50 mph or greater which is to be expected with a soft top.
In spite of some initial issues, I am happy with the SkyMaster top and Quadratec's product support.
I’ve been using this top for almost a year now, except I took it off for the winter. The cloth material is good quality but everything else about this top is junk. Poorly designed, poorly manufactured. What a piece of junk. Leaks like crazy. I had to buy foam weatherstripping to seal it up. This spring I put it on and it leaks in a different area. I need to remove it and reinstall to see if that helps. The only reason I gave it two stars instead of one is because of the material and because it’s so easy to open and close.