Hardtop or soft top on my 66 roadster?

[RJGarza]

Ok, so I came across a good deal on a hardtop for an early bronco. I recently bought a 66 roadster that came with no top and no doors although it does have the button snaps along the bed rails, tailgate and also along the door inserts for a soft top and soft doors. I was wondering if a hard top would mount onto my roadster with little or no modifications. I'm new to the bronco scene and learn something new everyday about them. I'm only wanting a hard top for the cold winter days although we rarely experience those here in South Texas. I would love the hard top but then again I don't want to drill unnecessary holes for mounting the hard top. Another solution would be to find a soft top that will work with the existing button snaps that are currently on my bronco. Would a Kayline brand soft top work? Maybe I'll break loose get both tops and swap them out seasonally. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!

 

[RJGarza]

Just a heads up, there are already holes drilled into the bed rails. The previous owner used it on a ranch and bolted a high-top hunting seat above the bed. I'm not sure if he used existing holes that were already there from a hard top ?:?

 

[Unknown]

It does depend on where you're going with the build but I'd go soft top if I were in you shoes. Easier to deal with and more flexible than popping a hard top on and off. Whatever you do, chances are the current holes and snaps are not correct for either top you buy.

 

[gray gables]

I could never drive my bronco with a hardtop, matter of fact it's only been on it once. Softtop all the way

 

[Sporto]

Would a Kayline brand soft top work?

Most likely yes, but you have to find an older style Kayline or STC top. The newer ones manufactured by Rampage these days have a set of rails that replace the snaps along the bed rails and tailgate. I have seen older style tops on here for sale that are in decent shape. These would work best with your setup and they are very close to the original design.

If you have a real U13 Roadster then I would stick with the soft top option, just wait it out, they're out there.

Good luck

Rich

 

[RJGarza]

It does depend on where you're going with the build but I'd go soft top if I were in you shoes. Easier to deal with and more flexible than popping a hard top on and off. Whatever you do, chances are the current holes and snaps are not correct for either top you buy.

The way it's looking, I'll stick to a soft top. I plan on building a nice daily driven toy that I can also take off road and have a little fun with. It's an uncut bronco so I don't plan on going rock crawling or anything. Just a 3.5" lift and 32" all terrains. It has the 170ci straight 6 so I can't get too carried away with it lol.

Most likely yes, but you have to find an older style Kayline or STC top. The newer ones manufactured by Rampage these days have a set of rails that replace the snaps along the bed rails and tailgate. I have seen older style tops on here for sale that are in decent shape. These would work best with your setup and they are very close to the original design.

If you have a real U13 Roadster then I would stick with the soft top option, just wait it out, they're out there.

I found a kayline soft top but it's a tan/khaki color and the kayline soft doors I recently bought are black. Two different colors would look a bit odd, although I can always get the door covers recovered in black by an upholstery shop.

 

[sprdv1]

The way it's looking, I'll stick to a soft top. I plan on building a nice daily driven toy that I can also take off road and have a little fun with. It's an uncut bronco so I don't plan on going rock crawling or anything. Just a 3.5" lift and 32" all terrains. It has the 170ci straight 6 so I can't get too carried away with it lol.



I found a kayline soft top but it's a tan/khaki color and the kayline soft doors I recently bought are black. Two different colors would look a bit odd, although I can always get the door covers recovered in black by an upholstery shop.

Good plan, You have a little more flexibility with the soft top....