So I went to remove my soft top frame and I could not remove these bolts for the life of me. I tried adding a metal bar to my l wrench to make more tension and I broke one off. Is there a special way these little f'ers come out?

 

are you gutting your soft top or doing something else?

 

If you are removing the frame from the vehicle, then you do not have to remove those bolts..

 

posted this in the hawaii forum last year:

for anyone who needs to replace their soft top see below
note: the beginning steps can be used for soft top removal as well.
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.ph...T&f=1&t=448840

what i posted on a different thread a few months after i removed mine last year:
"it wasnt that hard considering we had an expert (kikicha) on hand. if possible, i would definately recommend having someone there who has done it before.
in about 12 hours, we had my soft top out, re-installed in kikicha's & my+3 hardtops installed. note: we had about 6-8 fellow s2ki members helping out.

1. remove all the interior from the seats to the roll bars
2. lay on the roll bars on the floor and close soft top to remove interior tray behind roll bars
3. remove all screws and nuts fastening the soft top to the trunk area
4. close soft top (watch out for the rear glass) and disconnect motors and remove all bolts to the frame
5. remove the soft top frame plates
6. remove soft top (it was quite heavy and took a few of us to move it to kikicha's car)

if you are going to install a hardtop after like me, re-install the frame plates, indent the tabs and use neoprene spacers to fill in the gap (since the soft top is gone)."

 

I removed my softop today... took me about 2.5 hrs with some help. I tried to search for a diy but i couldnt find anything. You need to remove practically everything from the seats back, the seats too if you want to work more comfortably

 

You don't need to remove those bolts to remove the frame.

 

I should have explained better but Im removing the second bar off an old frame to put on another one that has it bent.