Are split window rear tops smaller than 1 piece tops?
- audiocontr
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Are split window rear tops smaller than 1 piece tops?
Fortunate enough to find a great price on a rear top with split sides. The thing is VERY tight, almost too short. Were split tops used on slightly smaller 712s??? Hmmm
1973 712m
1968 Haflinger
1965 Pathfinder
1978 GMC Palm Beach (Hey, its got 6 wheels!!)
1968 Haflinger
1965 Pathfinder
1978 GMC Palm Beach (Hey, its got 6 wheels!!)
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Re: Are split window rear tops smaller than 1 piece tops?
Just park your 712 outside over a rainy night, then use a blow dryer in the morning.
It will shrink to fit the top very nicely.
It will shrink to fit the top very nicely.
Re: Are split window rear tops smaller than 1 piece tops?
Mines extremely tight, but I think it's shrunk some from age and sun. It takes some real work for me to get the three rear metal loops in place.
Chris.
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Re: Are split window rear tops smaller than 1 piece tops?
Seriously though, my original Swiss top was very temperature dependent. Very tight in the cold, much more pliable and looser when warm. In the winter, I had to remove the frame above the doors to even get my front top on or off. No such problem in the summers.
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Re: Are split window rear tops smaller than 1 piece tops?
My 712 has these split sides so am I to understand that some 712 unit showed up here with a single side canvas section? That's a big old hunk of fabric to deal with!
They came both ways?
They came both ways?
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1974 712M - sold
1973 710M - sold
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Re: Are split window rear tops smaller than 1 piece tops?
That's correct. Big one piece with 4 loops
1973 712m
1968 Haflinger
1965 Pathfinder
1978 GMC Palm Beach (Hey, its got 6 wheels!!)
1968 Haflinger
1965 Pathfinder
1978 GMC Palm Beach (Hey, its got 6 wheels!!)
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Re: Are split window rear tops smaller than 1 piece tops?
You (hopefully) learn something new every day! I thought they all came though like mine with two side canvas sections.
Looking for next new (for me) toy
1974 712M - sold
1973 710M - sold
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1974 712M - sold
1973 710M - sold
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Re: Are split window rear tops smaller than 1 piece tops?
no the split tops were made the same size. I would assume that the top has shrunk with age and lack of protectant/softner.
Here is a photo of mine and it is laying over my hard top before I made the canvas sides (and later the metal ones)
Here is a photo of mine and it is laying over my hard top before I made the canvas sides (and later the metal ones)
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