Anything other than canvas???? - Land Rovers Only

LRDG · 06-22-2006, 04:43 PM

Does anybody anywhere make a SIII 109" top out of anything more durable than canvas???

Muddy Oval · 06-23-2006, 05:56 AM

There's the aluminium ones.

jaguiler · 06-23-2006, 10:50 AM

Muddy Oval · 06-23-2006, 12:22 PM

Canvas is pretty durable... I suppose I should have asked though- looking for a SOFT top in something other than canvas or ANY top?

g7jtk · 06-24-2006, 12:01 AM

www.exmoortrim.co.uk
Not cheep. £450 for 88" mohair

Rat Patrol · 06-24-2006, 04:06 PM

Why not try a sail cloth or boat top custom shop?

I'm sure they can sew somthing up. Marine grade vinyl should wear almost as well as canvas.

Other than the aesthetics why not canvas? Just curious, I have a canvas topped 88.

Muddy Oval · 06-24-2006, 04:17 PM

Badger would make something, I'm sure... Canvas is REALLY durable though.

Greg S · 06-25-2006, 08:56 AM

Canvas is more water proof than the synthetic tops, I've found. Had a boat with a canvas top that was so old that it tore every time we grabbed it to stretch it back into shape and do up the snaps after having it down. Went all out and had a custom top made of the latest boat top material and couldn't beleave the leaks we had. Seemed to leak at the most inconveinent seams and at the edges too. The canvas would just swell up and seal the water out. The synthetic would guide the water to the seam that would leak and funnel it down the back of your neck.

GS

LRDG · 06-26-2006, 07:30 PM

Thanks. I had noticed that the new MoD defenders have a synthetic top and I thought perhaps somebody made the same top for a SIII 109". I suppose I will go ahead and get a new canvas top as I can't imagine dropping $1000 on a mohair top, and I really don't want a hardtop.

Rat Patrol · 06-28-2006, 08:05 PM

You'll be glad you did.
Soft tops really make ALL the difference, not to mention the "cool" factor.

06-22-2006, 04:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
LRDG Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: WBGSFV Posts: 8 Gallery: 0	Anything other than canvas???? Does anybody anywhere make a SIII 109" top out of anything more durable than canvas???

06-23-2006, 05:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
Muddy Oval Otherwise known as STEVE Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,968 Gallery: 0	There's the aluminium ones. __________________ 2002 Freelander 2000 DII w/CDL 1967 SIIA 109SW Former Rovers 2004 Modded "S" Disco, R.I.P. 2004 G4 Disco 2002 Modded Freelander 1995 Modded Disco 1994 D-90 #8 1993 NAS D110 1990 Range Rover County 1973 SIII 88 1972 Range Rover 2 door

06-23-2006, 12:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
Muddy Oval Otherwise known as STEVE Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,968 Gallery: 0	Canvas is pretty durable... I suppose I should have asked though- looking for a SOFT top in something other than canvas or ANY top? __________________ 2002 Freelander 2000 DII w/CDL 1967 SIIA 109SW Former Rovers 2004 Modded "S" Disco, R.I.P. 2004 G4 Disco 2002 Modded Freelander 1995 Modded Disco 1994 D-90 #8 1993 NAS D110 1990 Range Rover County 1973 SIII 88 1972 Range Rover 2 door

06-24-2006, 04:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
Rat Patrol Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: GREAT NW Posts: 69 Gallery: 0	Why not try a sail cloth or boat top custom shop? I'm sure they can sew somthing up. Marine grade vinyl should wear almost as well as canvas. Other than the aesthetics why not canvas? Just curious, I have a canvas topped 88. __________________ 1973 Series III 88 Stay Alert...Stay Alive.

06-24-2006, 04:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
Muddy Oval Otherwise known as STEVE Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,968 Gallery: 0	Badger would make something, I'm sure... Canvas is REALLY durable though. __________________ 2002 Freelander 2000 DII w/CDL 1967 SIIA 109SW Former Rovers 2004 Modded "S" Disco, R.I.P. 2004 G4 Disco 2002 Modded Freelander 1995 Modded Disco 1994 D-90 #8 1993 NAS D110 1990 Range Rover County 1973 SIII 88 1972 Range Rover 2 door

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06-23-2006, 10:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
jaguiler Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 71 Gallery: 0

06-24-2006, 12:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
g7jtk Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Prudhoe, Northumberland, England Posts: 192 Gallery: 0	www.exmoortrim.co.uk Not cheep. £450 for 88" mohair

06-25-2006, 08:56 AM	#8 (permalink)
Greg S Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Duncan, B.C. Canada. Posts: 140 Gallery: 0	Canvas is more water proof than the synthetic tops, I've found. Had a boat with a canvas top that was so old that it tore every time we grabbed it to stretch it back into shape and do up the snaps after having it down. Went all out and had a custom top made of the latest boat top material and couldn't beleave the leaks we had. Seemed to leak at the most inconveinent seams and at the edges too. The canvas would just swell up and seal the water out. The synthetic would guide the water to the seam that would leak and funnel it down the back of your neck. GS

06-26-2006, 07:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
LRDG Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: WBGSFV Posts: 8 Gallery: 0	Thanks. I had noticed that the new MoD defenders have a synthetic top and I thought perhaps somebody made the same top for a SIII 109". I suppose I will go ahead and get a new canvas top as I can't imagine dropping $1000 on a mohair top, and I really don't want a hardtop.

06-28-2006, 08:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
Rat Patrol Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: GREAT NW Posts: 69 Gallery: 0	You'll be glad you did. Soft tops really make ALL the difference, not to mention the "cool" factor. __________________ 1973 Series III 88 Stay Alert...Stay Alive.

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