matt w
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Well here are pics of my 1st, one-off attempt at a bikini top for my rig.
The material is Garden Shade Material form Lowes. Cost was about 25.oo dollars or so. The clips cost about 8.00 and the cording was like 5.00. It took me about 3 hours to make it, probably because I am slow and did not want to make a mistake.%)
The material allows some sun in and still gives the inside of the truck that no-top open feel! Also for the slow trail rides the material cuts all the sun/heat out yet allows any inside heat to escape a little easier. It does not radiate heat into the cab either from heating up.
They did not have black cording do "Oh Well" it's a truck! I think I will look for black cording for next summer, probably a camping or backpacking store? I thought of bungee cording but this nylon allows me to keep the top super tight with no flopping or air bubbles!
So instead of 190.00 for a family cage Bikini top, I made mine for a little less and now I get to brag! ha-ha
I am still making adjustments and working the bugs out but so far at 75 mph the thing works perfect!;D
Here are the pics!
The material is Garden Shade Material form Lowes. Cost was about 25.oo dollars or so. The clips cost about 8.00 and the cording was like 5.00. It took me about 3 hours to make it, probably because I am slow and did not want to make a mistake.%)
The material allows some sun in and still gives the inside of the truck that no-top open feel! Also for the slow trail rides the material cuts all the sun/heat out yet allows any inside heat to escape a little easier. It does not radiate heat into the cab either from heating up.
They did not have black cording do "Oh Well" it's a truck! I think I will look for black cording for next summer, probably a camping or backpacking store? I thought of bungee cording but this nylon allows me to keep the top super tight with no flopping or air bubbles!
So instead of 190.00 for a family cage Bikini top, I made mine for a little less and now I get to brag! ha-ha
I am still making adjustments and working the bugs out but so far at 75 mph the thing works perfect!;D
Here are the pics!
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