Making Vitara Removable Hard Tops in UK - maybe soon

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Making Vitara Removable Hard Tops in UK - maybe soon

Post by npjrogers@btinternet.com » Sun Dec 16, 2012 4:36 pm

I am looking at manufacturing fibreglass removable hard tops for Vits in the UK and selling thru Europe. I would like to know what you people out there are looking for. What level of finish, what sort of price, one piece or two piece or three piece. With or without side windows.. sliding or not? What if its Black Black or Black? is that ok?..
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Re: Making Vitara Removable Hard Tops in UK - maybe soon

Post by mk1joe » Sun Dec 16, 2012 9:22 pm

i would like one for an sj if you could :)

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Post by donkeychomp » Sun Dec 16, 2012 11:05 pm

I'd defo buy a kit...can you make it a fastback?

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Re: Making Vitara Removable Hard Tops in UK - maybe soon

Post by npjrogers@btinternet.com » Sat Dec 22, 2012 11:56 am

At the moment the available moulds seem to be one piece top. Front to rear over the rollbar. What if we had two piece with front and two types of rear.. Fastback and conventional with rear lift up window? Is two piece (plus rear window) better than one piece plus rear window?

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Post by mk1joe » Sat Dec 22, 2012 11:59 am

would these just be for vitaras? as i think most here use sj's?

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Re: Making Vitara Removable Hard Tops in UK - maybe soon

Post by vitara_mad » Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:04 pm

a 2 peice top would be alot better than a 1 peice

i would not think it be worth making them for sj's as you can pick used ones up quite cheap but vit ones are expensive & if you could make them for jimny's i think they would be a good seller

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Post by mk1joe » Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:26 pm

Hmm, well I havnt had as much luck finding a cheap sj one tbh. I was bidding on a nice one once on ebay and it went for over £200! Be nice if you could make some sj ones aswell.

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Post by ajgeastwood » Sun Sep 08, 2013 12:11 pm

Did anything come of this idea? Vit hard tops are getting harder to find - new manufacturer would be great.

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Post by donkeychomp » Sun Sep 08, 2013 10:00 pm

Nope, nothing at all, but if I succeed in making mine I will happily give out the blueprints to anyone who wants them. Don't hold your breath, it might take a little while :lol:
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Re: Making Vitara Removable Hard Tops in UK - maybe soon

Post by windsor » Sun Sep 08, 2013 10:18 pm

Ill make them dont have the fasilitys at presant to make them from fiber glass but if youre happy to have them made from paper mache place your order lol
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