Soft top questions
 

Working on my 72 k5 and trying to make some decisions. I live in sunny south Florida. The truck will be a toy but will be driven a lot. The truck will kept in a garage at home and it's parked in a garage at work. The inside will be rinho lined the seats vinyl. I pitched the hard top and have a new soft top for it but I'm starting to wonder if I should bother installing it. So people with softtops do you you ever actually put it up? Should I just get a bikini top made up?

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If I lived were you are and had a second set of wheels, and cover at home and work, there would be no no top period.

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I will add. It is sure nice to have the soft top in the back when that sneak up thunderstorm is coming in.

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You know that happens in Florida, I'am in Tampa and I keep it folded down in back just in case!

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Trying to decide if I want the look of the rails and the top folded back, hard to find many photos of the top down.

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I sold my hard top - total PITA!
Usually just put the softtop on about end of October thru around Easter weekend. I can't stand being cold & it keeps the wind off in winter for the little bit I drive it in the winter months.
Yes on the bikini top - love mine!!! It's welcomed shade from the hot sun (especially to my husbands head) in these MS hot summers & nice to block some wind or if caught in a rain. When I bought this Blazer it came with a softop but window were torn & some snaps missing. I cut it up in shape I wanted & had local upholster sew up edges & sew straps on sides/back. It's also super easy to take off/on if want to ride totally topless!

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The top is folded down behind the rear seat in this photo.

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"driven a lot" ...you'll want to mount your soft top. guaranteed you'll get caught in more than a few summer morning downpours in south FL and I assume you'll have AC too. Oh and that 1 week of below 60* winters :)

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Anybody have pictures with it folded down? What about the bars I front of the roll bar can u get away without them?

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You can, but the top will flap.
4 screws and the bars are off.
I agree it does not look as good with the bars in front of the roll bar and across the door, but it is really not in the way.

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If your roll bar is taller, then you won't need the front support as much.