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Was a hard roof ever made for soft-tops?

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08 Aug 2011 12:51 #20061 by X-Eng Simon

Was a hard roof ever made for soft-tops? was created by X-Eng Simon

On some soft-top vehicles where the sun-roof portion is made of fabric, there is an option for a solid (GRP?) insert. I wondered if such a thing was ever available for soft top Jimny's?

A fabric roof doesn't provide much protection from rocks & branches in the event of a roll-over. I'm going to have to make something - but if something ready made is available it would be a lot neater / quicker!

Si

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08 Aug 2011 13:12 #20063 by Obarno

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There was/is but unfortunately not cheap, as a new part anyway.
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08 Aug 2011 16:13 #20070 by X-Eng Simon

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See what you mean! For that money I could get the elves at the bottom of the garden to forge one out of unobtanium!

Maybe some nice Aluminium sheet would do instead!

Si

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08 Aug 2011 16:33 #20073 by facade

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Most parts on a jimny are hand carved from solid platinum, then gold plated by the price :evil:

I migrated from the green oval, and jimny spares are almost exactly 10 times the price of a Landrover equivalent

(propshaft uj LR Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£4 Jimny Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£45 to quote just one example)

If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there

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08 Aug 2011 16:47 #20077 by X-Eng Simon

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However, a Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£4 UJ for a land rover is worth exactly Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£4 - possibly even less. A Genuine UJ is about Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£35 to Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£40 but lasts more than 10x longer.

I suspect the Suzuki UJ is a genuine part - so not terribly spiteful.

You are right though on most aftermarket parts like bumpers and the like - but at the moment ist's just supply & demand. As time goes by, that will change.

Si

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09 Aug 2011 04:47 #20101 by auchenblae

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The price of a hard top for am MX5 from Mazda is about Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£1,500 even second hand Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£400 is about what they go for!

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