Difficulty putting the MIC tops in the storage bag?

[umpire19]

Has anyone been finding it difficult to put the 2 tops in the storage bag? They are a royal pain in the ass to get in that bag. I have just been laying 1 in the bag (laying flat in cargo area) and putting the other behind the Drivers seat.

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[TigerBronco]

Has anyone been finding it difficult to put the 2 tops in the storage bag? They are a royal pain in the ass to get in that bag. I have just been laying 1 in the bag (laying flat in cargo area) and putting the other behind the Drivers seat.

Yep. Just now getting the hang of it as the bag is loosening up a little and I'm getting better at it.

Keys I found:
1. Make sure they are oriented properly. Drivers side on bottom, top down with the curve part on the left side. Push ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK!
2. Locking levers pushed down flat.
3. Passenger side inserted in the right orientation (top side up, curve to the right)
4. The main one for me, make sure they are pushed all the way back in the bag. I find when I have the bag laying flat in the back, the hump at the front of the cargo area will initially prevent me from pushing all the way in. Once I realized I was doing that, I started paying attention.
5. Also, when sliding the passenger side top in, I have to put a hand under it and lift while pushing back so it gets past the hardware from the bottom panel and makes it all the way to the back.

Now that I'm doing the 5 things above more consistently, I'm having much better success in getting them both in the bag.

 

[umpire19]

Thanks for the input, I try the things that you said.

 

[Ksjrb03]

Never even tried. Those bags are in the attic with the door bags lol.

 

[umpire19]

Lol, good place for them.

 

[Tricky Dick]

I'm with you, it's a pain. Another point that pushed me to get a Bestop.

 

[kbBronco]

Yep. Just now getting the hang of it as the bag is loosening up a little and I'm getting better at it.

Keys I found:
1. Make sure they are oriented properly. Drivers side on bottom, top down with the curve part on the left side. Push ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK!
2. Locking levers pushed down flat.
3. Passenger side inserted in the right orientation (top side up, curve to the right)
4. The main one for me, make sure they are pushed all the way back in the bag. I find when I have the bag laying flat in the back, the hump at the front of the cargo area will initially prevent me from pushing all the way in. Once I realized I was doing that, I started paying attention.
5. Also, when sliding the passenger side top in, I have to put a hand under it and lift while pushing back so it gets past the hardware from the bottom panel and makes it all the way to the back.

Now that I'm doing the 5 things above more consistently, I'm having much better success in getting them both in the bag.

My bags include a separator panel
I use to keep the hardware from ever touching. I pull out the separator, toss in the drivers in the orientation you mentioned, push separator inside over top of driver side panel, then toss in my passenger side in the orientation you mentioned. Bing, Bang, Boom. Then I store the bag on top of my large hatch and harken hoist that bad boy to the roof!

 

[Ground_zero298]

I put mine in with them standing up. Never had a issue so far. Even zips closed no problem.

 

[BlazinGTO]

Keys I found:
1. Make sure they are oriented properly. Drivers side on bottom, top down with the curve part on the left side. Push ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK!
2. Locking levers pushed down flat.
3. Passenger side inserted in the right orientation (top side up, curve to the right)
4. The main one for me, make sure they are pushed all the way back in the bag. I find when I have the bag laying flat in the back, the hump at the front of the cargo area will initially prevent me from pushing all the way in. Once I realized I was doing that, I started paying attention.
5. Also, when sliding the passenger side top in, I have to put a hand under it and lift while pushing back so it gets past the hardware from the bottom panel and makes it all the way to the back.

Now that I'm doing the 5 things above more consistently, I'm having much better success in getting them both in the bag.

Bingo. That's the exact tips I would have. Making sure they slide all the way back is critical. I'd guess can have my panels bagged in 2 minutes now that I've got it down.

Also,

-roll or bunch up the middle divider before putting the first panel in, so it's easier to put over it.

-if putting them flat in the back, make sure to latch the two latches to the floor. This prevents them from getting damaged by sliding into the tail gate.

-if storing vertically there are straps for the headrest and you clip into the floor. I've never tried this orientation yet.


The one thing I had happen was the corner of the top was poking the bag.

I added some gorilla duct tape to reinforce it. But taking these pics just now, I see I need a bit more area covered. It's poking where there is no tape sometimes.

 

[RedDawg]

I followed the video in the owner’s manual, and everything went in like it was supposed to.

 

[TigerBronco]

My bags include a separator panel
I use to keep the hardware from ever touching. I pull out the separator, toss in the drivers in the orientation you mentioned, push separator inside over top of driver side panel, then toss in my passenger side in the orientation you mentioned. Bing, Bang, Boom. Then I store the bag on top of my large hatch and harken hoist that bad boy to the roof!

Yep, forgot to note the separator piece.

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