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Old 06-09-2005, 09:47 PM   #1
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Soft top holds water......

Getting WET.... raining everyday in Tallahassee....

My top is in ok shape, less than half of if its life gone, I guess........ But it holds water right over the doors and floods when you open them. Thinking of adding some ribs to the top or fashioning a support off my roll bars. Any Suggestions.
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Old 06-10-2005, 06:40 AM   #2
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yeah my soft top did the same thing...
Kinda poor design around the doors.

I've not seen them all but all the soft tops that I have seen are not 'replacements' for the hard top, just something to keep the sun off/weather out sorta.
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Old 06-10-2005, 08:34 AM   #3
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I have the older style besttop that peaks in the center.That way the water doesn't lay on it.I don't even have a hard top.
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Old 06-10-2005, 01:24 PM   #4
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I park on a slight slope.... Rains supposed to have stopped in CA for the summer hopefully
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Old 06-10-2005, 07:03 PM   #5
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Has anyone ever taken their softtop to an auto interior shop and asked them to stitch in lightweight plastic ribs or something similar? I have a puddle problem in the back area, behind the center support bar.

If some upholstery shop put some time into it, I bet they could come up with a better system than what is currently available. But who knows...
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Old 06-13-2005, 07:35 AM   #6
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Solution

Beach Towel folded into a 12x12x3" shape, laid on top of the center rollbars. No more wet Josh....... Kinda makes it look goofy and sure it will speed the stretching of an already tired top.
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Old 06-13-2005, 03:20 PM   #7
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what kinda tops do you have? my fasttrack keeps me dry and doesnt puddle.

FYI - if you stitch into the soft top the seems will leek
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