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Making Vitara Removable Hard Tops in UK - maybe soon

Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2012 4:36 pm
by npjrogers@btinternet.com
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?..
Would you rather buy a kit or a fully finished item.
Nick Rogers
Belfast
npjrogers(at)btinternet.com

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

Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2012 9:22 pm
by mk1joe
i would like one for an sj if you could :)

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

Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2012 11:05 pm
by donkeychomp
I'd defo buy a kit...can you make it a fastback?

Black please!

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

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 11:56 am
by npjrogers@btinternet.com
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?

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

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 11:59 am
by mk1joe
would these just be for vitaras? as i think most here use sj's?

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

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:04 pm
by vitara_mad
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

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

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:26 pm
by mk1joe
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.

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

Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 12:11 pm
by ajgeastwood
Did anything come of this idea? Vit hard tops are getting harder to find - new manufacturer would be great.

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

Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 10:00 pm
by donkeychomp
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:

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

Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 10:18 pm
by windsor
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