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View Full Version : Ragtop 1sikxb 11-10-2003, 07:33 PM Has anyone installed or seen one of them fancy ragtops Streetbeat Customs offers. I think one of the canvas rags might look kinda tight when used with a roof rack. It would be kinda old school Volkswagenish. www.streetbeatcustoms.com Mr_scion 11-10-2003, 08:25 PM i think the guy from www.spfr.com has one but not sure scionracerxb 11-10-2003, 09:02 PM yeah...the s.p.f.r. ryde has one....it looks pretty tight....it costs about 1500 bucks tho....anyways, there is a pic of it from the bbq on my site http://home.earthlink.net/~scionracer :wink: sithscripter 11-10-2003, 11:52 PM If it's the same one I saw the ragtop spans the back seat and cargo area. I guess they couldn't take out that massive reinforcing rib between the B-pillars. That one was still quite nice -- very distinctive and the install job looked very clean. I'd love to see it in broad daylight. BlueBox 11-11-2003, 12:13 AM the only thing i'm worried about those rag top...actually two things... 1) rain seeping in when wet or any moisture 2) theft access..cuz i used to drive a convertible...and they just ripped the top like paper with a knife and stole my car.... so...if these ragtop can show it can deter both of my concerns...i may consider it... n e thoughts? Vegasscion 11-11-2003, 01:06 AM APC had a pink xb at sema with a ragtop from the front of the car to about where the cargo area starts....It looked good but not somthing i would get Mark George 11-11-2003, 06:29 PM Inflammatory language and responses deleted. C'mon folks, let's talk about Scions. If you want to troll, take it elsewhere. George George 11-11-2003, 06:35 PM Has anyone installed or seen one of them fancy ragtops Streetbeat Customs offers. I think one of the canvas rags might look kinda tight when used with a roof rack. It would be kinda old school Volkswagenish. www.streetbeatcustoms.com Those tops worked very well on old school VWs because the roofs had quite an arch to them. It's a lot harder to make a tightly-sealed ragtop on a relatively flat roof like that of an xB. Problems will arise with sealing and flapping in the wind. If you look at a VW top, you'll see that it is a lot more than just a sheet of cloth and some supports. A lot of engineering went into them! George Cousin_Tiki 11-11-2003, 07:40 PM yeah...the s.p.f.r. ryde has one....it looks pretty tight....it costs about 1500 bucks tho....anyways, there is a pic of it from the bbq on my site http://home.earthlink.net/~scionracer :wink: I didn't find the pic from the bbq |
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