Fitted this last weekend. It took a few hours but was reasonably easy with excellent instructions.
The result is something that looks WAY better than the old too. The main advantages are:
1. Glass lift gate (wiper optional). You can swing open the tailgate and then lift the glass to get full access to the trunk space. Makes loading horse feed etc do much easier.
2. The rear side windows are glass and they slide open. Easy for rear passengers to get some air if they want.
3. The sunrider top allows you to pop the latches and throw the top back, right from the front seat. You can also close it from the seat. It gives a rapid transition to open top driving.
The only disadvantage is that you can’t easily get the entire top down. If you have rear passengers, and they want to be in the open air, the only option is to remove the entire deck. Feasible but a bit time consuming.
You can slide out the rear side panels also. No zips like with the OEM too.
And if you really want to remove the lift gate, it’s two nuts that take seconds to remove.
All in all, a great upgrade for my little JK.