Make Your Own Soft-Top for Bronco's?

[I_LOVE_MY_BRONCO]

I was wondering if anyone thought that it was possible to make your own soft top??? I recently bought a 1994 XLT.

A friend of mine is a welder so we could make a roll-bar type frame for it. I was thinking that with the right vinyl we could make one ourselves. The windows could be placed in by using industrial strength velcro. I figure that we could bolt it in using the bolts for the hard top, and make a few of our own if need be.

Has anyone done this before or just not think it is possible? Let me know what you think. What kind of vynyl should be used?

 

[Krafty]

it is for sure possible, you just have to have a sturdy enough design as to not give the material you use overdue stress. try to find stuff like they use for convertible tops

 

[miesk5]

yo!

As Kafty advised, many have made their own;

Some LINKs to thses are in my Bronco site

For parts and fabrics, ck out local boat shops that mfg boat convert. tops; they have all da good stuff; price what you need and shop around for similar items/materials if $ is too high

GL!

 

[trhaus]

i had one built i found another top and cut it down to the window and built a support off of the roll bar and it worked perfect. the topper i found for free and the soft top i had made for 400 dollars. the person i had make it put quick 1/4 turn fasteners all the way around and i could put it on in the rain in 2 minutes. it was awesome.

 

[Bronco_Willis]

Like miesk said...use a boat canvas for the material. I read about doing this myself. Also zippers being used instead of velcro if you wanted to go that route.