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alwhite
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Need to straighten a few things out. I'm also having an issue with the front trail trail being in the way of where the front window would attack to the bed
Moabite
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In the ordering process, I see that they have you specify whether or not you have the "utility rails." Did they send you the right one? Thanks for the photos. I'm looking forward to seeing more photos of this top (interior, mounting points, etc.) before I decide to go with this one or wait for one from Bestop...or even a fiberglass top from Leer or Snugtop. It sure seems like the rear window should fit tighter.
alwhite
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I'll take some interior photos soon. They did send the right clamps. However, the front window doesn't seem to be long enough to go over the front rail. Looks like it can still be attached above the rail with some slack.
I thought about waiting for bestop as well, but didn't trust their timeline. Also, in order to collapse the bestop, the windows have to be zipped off and stored. That kind of took away the convenience factor for me
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That's what She said!
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Softopper arrived today at dusk via fedex. Got the kids fed and in bed and went to work! Overall I am happy with the product, quality fabric and frame. I ran into 2 small problems that were easy to fix. 1st as mentioned before, the factory trail rail prohibits attaching the front window properly. I wasn’t giving up my trail rail, so I removed it(4 bolts and 2 body plastic retainers), marked the lower fabric with a sharpie poked a few holes and reattached the trail rail. It is solid, that window ain’t going anywhere, and I don’t plan on removing the top on a regular basis. From there, I had previously installed a Decked storage bed locker system, and unfortunately the Decked system is too high for the rails to fold as designed. Simple fix, body saw to the ABS plastic sides, cut out a 2”x2” block out of each side, the frame bottom can now rest about an inch lower than the Decked. If anybody needs pictures of that I will post them if asked.
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It is 12 degrees out, fired up the propane bullet, got it up to 40 in the barn, wrinkles will come out in time !
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Anyone planning on buying the "tent" attachment to go with these toppers?
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yes, in the spring. Wife was pissed I bought the Softopper, I “forgot to ask!” I spend a lot of time scuba diving in the Midwest at various quarries, and most have campgrounds. Instead of having to drag the 5k lb camper with me, I can stow all my gear in the Decked storage, put the tent on, and sleep in the back.
alwhite
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I probably would have if it was color matched and the same weight of material as the topper
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I was thinking the same thing when I ordered the top, sure would be nice to have a heavyweight add on tent, same fabric, etc. i live in a heavy boating area on the Lake Michigan, I have considered going to one of the many local canvas shops and seeing what they could make me.
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