DIY Soft Top Cover (with pics)
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 4:30 pm
I started to notice a bit of fading on the inside of my soft-top where it was exposed when the top was down having heard from just about everyone that you can't get a soft top cover boot thingy that will fit with the rollbar and not wanting to buy one for ~100-150 jsut to cut it up I decided to make one
when I was in Clark Rubber looking for the chequer plate flooring to make my mats I decided I might as well try making my own cover thing as well
Materials
Black Vinyl ($12)
Bailey Channel ($20) (got heaps left over so if anyone wants some let me know)
this is the bailey channel it was the only thing I could find that would fit on the edge used for the factory cover
basically just layed the vinyl on the car and used a stanley knife to cut it to shape(with blade facing upwards so it didn't mark the car at all), used a bottle cap for the round holes where the rollbar is then stitched in some of the bailey channel where it was needed
I still haven't figured out the best way to anchor the flap near the front of the car but I'll figure it out later
only took me about 2hrs all up I think, I'm not good with a sewing machine so all the stitching on it was done by hand but at least I got paid for it
did it all while I was at work
let me know what you think and also if anyone has any idea's about mounting it or knows where I can get some of those clipy things to use the clips that are already on the car from the stock cover
when I was in Clark Rubber looking for the chequer plate flooring to make my mats I decided I might as well try making my own cover thing as well
Materials
Black Vinyl ($12)
Bailey Channel ($20) (got heaps left over so if anyone wants some let me know)
this is the bailey channel it was the only thing I could find that would fit on the edge used for the factory cover
basically just layed the vinyl on the car and used a stanley knife to cut it to shape(with blade facing upwards so it didn't mark the car at all), used a bottle cap for the round holes where the rollbar is then stitched in some of the bailey channel where it was needed
I still haven't figured out the best way to anchor the flap near the front of the car but I'll figure it out later
only took me about 2hrs all up I think, I'm not good with a sewing machine so all the stitching on it was done by hand but at least I got paid for it
did it all while I was at worklet me know what you think and also if anyone has any idea's about mounting it or knows where I can get some of those clipy things to use the clips that are already on the car from the stock cover
(smacks self it head for not thinking)
