Ragtop

[1sikxb]

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]

i think the guy from www.spfr.com has one but not sure

[scionracerxb]

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

[sithscripter]

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]

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]

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]

Inflammatory language and responses deleted.

C'mon folks, let's talk about Scions. If you want to troll, take it elsewhere.

George

[George]

Originally Posted by 1sikxb

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]

Originally Posted by scionracerxb

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

I didn't find the pic from the bbq