Anyone here have a zippered soft top? Also vinyl or canvas?
#1
Anyone here have a zippered soft top? Also vinyl or canvas?
Just curious what its like to drive with the zippered section out, windows up or down.
Seems like canvas tops are almost twice the price of vinyl ones... with the same 6 year warranty. What justifies the extra cost? I could see if the canvas ones had a 10 year warranty or something...
Seems like canvas tops are almost twice the price of vinyl ones... with the same 6 year warranty. What justifies the extra cost? I could see if the canvas ones had a 10 year warranty or something...
#2
I kinda liked the zippered window because I like the airflow of convertible but hate the sun in my eyes and/or getting sunburnt while driving topless, and also hate wearing hats. So it was a pretty decent compromise.
Canvas doesn't look nearly as bad when exposed to the elements for some time, doesn't expand/shrink as much (iirc) and is just nicer overall. There's probably more reasons, but that's all I can think of.
Having owned all of the 3 you're describing, the canvas + zippered window was my fav. (2nd of course after hard top )
Canvas doesn't look nearly as bad when exposed to the elements for some time, doesn't expand/shrink as much (iirc) and is just nicer overall. There's probably more reasons, but that's all I can think of.
Having owned all of the 3 you're describing, the canvas + zippered window was my fav. (2nd of course after hard top )
#3
I have a zippered soft window (not glass) and I'm a huge fan. It's damned hot here in summer, and I like the shade with the roof up. But driving with the roof up and the windows down leads to a lot of buffeting inside the cabin, which the zip-out window eliminates. The air goes straight through the cockpit.
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I have a zippered soft window (not glass) and I'm a huge fan. It's damned hot here in summer, and I like the shade with the roof up. But driving with the roof up and the windows down leads to a lot of buffeting inside the cabin, which the zip-out window eliminates. The air goes straight through the cockpit.
#9
laughed so hard at that add!
Good to know, guys! My oem top is, uh, falling apart. For the time being there is fabric glue holding it together, but I'm gunna replace it with a zippered robbins top when the glue starts failing.
If anyone knows a robbins dealer hookup, lemme know. 732 dollars is hard to swallow
Good to know, guys! My oem top is, uh, falling apart. For the time being there is fabric glue holding it together, but I'm gunna replace it with a zippered robbins top when the glue starts failing.
If anyone knows a robbins dealer hookup, lemme know. 732 dollars is hard to swallow
#11
Plastic window degrades faster than the rest of the top, so I would recommend glass if it's an option (price, roll-bar concerns). Vinyl becomes hard in cold weather and sometimes make it hard to latch as it doesn't change shape as easily as canvas. It is easier to take care of vinyl top though.
#15
Personally, I thought the canvas was easier to keep looking nice. I never did much of anything other than wash it like the rest of the car using normal car wash soap and water. I can't say how easily tree sap would come off but everything else was easy. Like the other comments, the canvas just adds a nice touch to the car. With the care you seem to put into the exterior I can't see you going for vinyl just to save a couple hundred.
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I also have both canvas and vinyl. I don't really mind either one and both seem about the same care wise. I avoid glass windows like the plague on NA's. They generally are not unzip-able, not usable with most roll bars, and I have seen the glass fall out of the top due to weight to many times.
#17
Hm, I'll have to try and see the canvas tan top in person, they don't offer the same color as oem, the light tan. It's only a regular tan. Not sure I'd like that.
The car looks much better with the hard top on anyways, the soft top is for function only. Just to keep the rain or wind out if I'm going to work with a nice HAIRDO I might just get the vinyl to match the car better.
The car looks much better with the hard top on anyways, the soft top is for function only. Just to keep the rain or wind out if I'm going to work with a nice HAIRDO I might just get the vinyl to match the car better.
#20
every few months i use a soft top sealant type of spray on my canvas top. Basically makes it hydrophobic, i guess any waterproofing spray of the sort would work, but other than that just normal washes, also don't even think of using any kind of terry towel to dry or clean, it attracts lint like no tomorrow.