Soft top... Fabric or vynil

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Which top is better?

vynil
4
21%
fabric
15
79%
 
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Soft top... Fabric or vynil

Postby ampz » Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:35 pm

Now that the weather has been so great in Sydney :roll: since I've picked up Nessy...

I am looking at replacing the top as it is getting wet in her! :shock: :lol:

I tried looking in search for previous posts, but it didn't work :frown:

What do you guys think?

There's only $100 difference according to the ebay ones...
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Postby Moggy » Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:46 pm

Fabric for sure - looks way better IMO. I got a fabric top with glass window off ebay last year for my NA - absolutely love it. :)

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Postby Fatty » Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:01 pm

since yr car is red, i voted vinyl. fabric looks better on some other colours tho.

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Postby ampz » Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:22 pm

Hey Moggy...

Would you be able to post pics (or email me some) I wouild love to see some installed pics (i can't really tell from the ebay ones)
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Postby StanTheMan » Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:01 pm

fabric top , glass window, NB8b rimms

gawd thats one hot NA. :mrgreen: 8)
no wonder its red.
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Postby Moggy » Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:08 pm

Okay I've ducked down to the garage and taken a couple of pics for you... :)

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Postby Li7hium » Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:53 pm

Moggy wrote:Fabric for sure - looks way better IMO. I got a fabric top with glass window off ebay last year for my NA - absolutely love it. :)

Tell me more. This the mob from the UK?
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Postby SuperMazdaKart » Tue Feb 13, 2007 12:04 am

go for mohair 8)
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Postby Moggy » Tue Feb 13, 2007 1:14 am

Li7hium wrote:
Moggy wrote:Fabric for sure - looks way better IMO. I got a fabric top with glass window off ebay last year for my NA - absolutely love it. :)

Tell me more. This the mob from the UK?


Yeah, though I can't remember their name off the top of my head. Cheap (mine was $850) and reasonable quality - fitting wasn't too awkward I suppose. A bit of riveting involved.

They look far superior to the original tops. A vast improvement!
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Postby ampz » Tue Feb 13, 2007 5:08 am

Wow!
That looks hot! Thanks Moggy!

I'm not too sure about mohair guys... I think it may be a pain to keep clean... :(

I thought about vynil too Fatty and was nearly sold on it, but i sat in an astra convertible and the fabric one seemed sturdier. I really like the look of the fabric IMO...

Moggy was it a pain to stretch all the wrinkles out? or did they pretty much settle? I recall there being a few wrinkles on a vynil one from ebay.

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Postby Moggy » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:53 pm

I didn't have any problem with wrinkles as it was so bloody tight! It was quite difficult to put up the first time but after leaving it up for a couple of days the fabric stretched enough to make it pretty easy... :)

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Postby meanmx » Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:24 pm

Check out page two of my cardomain site (link next to my sig). I got a mohair roof from prestige auto trim with the glass rear window for $1000. Best deal ever. Now I park next to an mx5 with a vinyl roof and they look cheap. Very easy to clean as well. Just wash it when you wash the car and then chamios it and it's as good as new.

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