Photos 10 and 11 show some interior details for the bows, straps and door surrounds.
Shots 12 and 13 show some of the details at the top to door and window interface.
Shots 14 & 15 are some more of the areas that could use better explanation. Again, these install details are my best guess or the best that the top would allow me to do. I would like to have seen the rear flaps be less to the sides of the truck, but it seems that the top was about an inch too short to get them where I wanted them. The way there are installed leaves an opening at the bottom corners and does not cover the zippers like it should. The front snap flaps….I have no clue. This was the only way I could secure them that would not present a sharp edge that would damage the strap. Is it right? Who knows, but that’s how I did it.
Shot 16 is an area of concern for me. I think this is going to be a bad wear spot in pretty short order. I still need to see if I can tweak, man-handle, or otherwise convince this area to behave better.
Overall, I like to look of the top, but I’m not completely satisfied with the fit. I don’t know how it compares to others though. I tend to be a rather anal person, so maybe my expectations are too high. This top does seem to serve the purpose – I have a lid over my head now. I don’t expect it to be water-tight by any means – I see daylight at the front top window corners and at the lower corners of the rear hatch, so I would expect some leaks there as well. I just tried it on a 20 minutes highway run and it’s still attached. It’s louder than I would have expected – no flap or typical ‘soft top noise’, but it seems to have somehow amplified my tire whine.
That concludes my wall O’ text. Fire away if you have any questions or would like to see a specific shot I did not include.
Herb