Hey Guys

Does anyone know if anyone makes a Bimini top for a 84 - 88 4runner ? Or any other top options other than stock and the Can Back ( whihc are sweet but a little pricy )

Thx
Dave

Do a search, I just posted a small writeup on it a few weeks ago.

Found it ! I tried to search for Bimini not bikini !

Here are the details

Here you go, and with directions!! :

Bikini Top For 4Runner

Parts needed:
Jeep YJ Bikini Top (Standard Model) BESTOP # BST52508, $38.95
Jeep YJ Window Mount Kit (Attachment to the window for the Bikini) STEELHORSE # 910001, $12.95
(2) 12"in long Steel angles (L Brackets) ...........the pieces look like this: L

(1) The first order of work to be done (with 4Runner top off) is to take the Jeep window mount strips and tape
them together, thus forming (1) piece.

(2) Place this piece and kinda line it up from Right to Left on the rear Hardtop upper mount area. (this is the rear
roof Area)

(3) Once you have lined this piece up eyeball the overhang of extra material on each side of the truck. Leave
about 1"in of this piece hanging over each side. Cut this extra channel off with a hacksaw.

(4) Next after the extra lengths are cut off both of these pieces, place them together again using tape and hold it
up to the cab. After cutting this piece it should line up good with the 1in" overhangs on each side. Take a self
tapping screw and drill each hole in the sheet metal, once complete attach with the supplied screws to the cab of
the Runner.

(5) At this point you can slide the Bikini top into the channel that you have just attached. Center the Bikini in the
mount. Hop in the back of the Runner and pull the straps over the rear rollbar. At this point you can see what the
install is going to look like.

(6) Included in the Bikini kit is (2) strap tie-downs for the rear straps. I made small bends to each piece to better
conform to the flat area where the shell mounts on the 4Runner body. At this point place each piece about an 1
1/2 in from the taillight (toward the cab) Drill the holes and mount with screws. Complete this on each side.

(7) With this being completed you can now attach the straps from the Bikini to the strap tie downs. Pull down and
synch up the Bikini as needed. I would leave a little slack as the button near the cab still needs to be installed.

(8) Next return to the one side of the Runner at the rear of the cab. You will notice a stainless button hanging
over the side on the Bikini. Now a bracket has to be made to attach a button base and then secure it to the side
of the cab.

(9) Each piece of steel will need to be about 12" long. You must first mark and drill a hole for attaching this to the
runner. If looking at the Runner from the side where the shell mounts to the cab this" L" channel of steel will mount
to the factory bolt holes (Located in the middle) Once you drill this hole in the steel ("L" Brackets) you can mount
this to the cab using one of your factory shell bolts.

(10) With this done you can now pull the excess portion of the Bikini down and mark a good place to drill and
mount the button base on this "L" piece of steel. When this is completed snap down your button and Bam! your
Bikini is installed.

Scott


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89 4-Runner

i bought the fj40 top and channel for my runner to my door for 72 bucks
made some brackets and bam its all good.
i can post pics of you want

Hey gnob, did the fo-dee :D top go past the roll bar okay? My CJ one didn't at first, but since it has stretched a bit and the sun is out, it seems a lot better. I still haven't moved the footman straps from the stock rear cargo tiedowns and it looks okay to me for a $60-70 top :D

yeah here are a couple pics

#2

#3

#4 sorry they're so big.
i like the extra cover, and it works to keep water out too.
and not any more noisy than i expected

all in all easy install like the previous directions said.
i didnt use the center support, no need.
and the brackets end up mirroring each other, had i thought it out a little longer i could have made only two different brackets, that work in all four spots. same thing when drilling the channel, i only drilled one hole in each channel. another thing i did was cut two reliefs in the channel at each corner to keep it from pinching or bending weird

I bought the Wrangler "traditional" top or whatever :rolleyes: . I like it because it reaches the rollbar and fits a little tighter on the sides (less slack) than the FJ40 one. My .02 :eek: I'll try and post some pics....

Here is mine, its a rockcrusher Ilander top for a YJ, its about $55 new, but this is a used one, that I bought alot cheaper from a guy on here, its in good shape, but smells like GEAR oil. IM hoping itll air out!

I was careful to get the windshield channel down tight on teh rubber seal to make it water tight, and I tried alot of things to bend the channel, and the easiest way I found was to slide the top in, bolt it in place, and beat the crap out of it with a dead blow hammer.

I made the small stainless brackets in teh pics, and later cut them shorter, and rounded the edges alot more.

Its noisy over 55MPH, but water tight at the junction even in a downpour, some water does come in teh sieds though I just fold the seats down.

http://tellico.off-road.com/wwwthreads_uploads/791975-top1.jpg

http://tellico.off-road.com/wwwthreads_uploads/791979-top6.jpg

http://tellico.off-road.com/wwwthreads_uploads/791982-top3.jpg

I like the extra long top!