Bikini Top

[DemkoG]

I am looking for a bikini top or some Ideas on how to make one. Post any pics that you have or any advice, it would be a grate help. I have a roll cage in mine but it may be swapped out for a just a roll bar. thanks in advanced.

[cleszkie]

Do a search in this forum for bikni tops. Its been discussed many times before here.

[DemkoG]

cleszkie I did a search and did not come up with but one or two pics and nothing had a description of them. I see in your avatar you have one any pros, cons, the company that makes it or how you when about making it?

[Blazerowner]

I bought some sunbrella type material to make some. Just got it off ebay. I have a roll bar and figured I would tie it to that. I'm going to go with snaps but I plan to make a header that bolts to the original top mountes so there are no snaps in my windshield. There are guys on here who have fabbed up headers to put the snaps in. Wouldn't be too expensive to get a shop to sew up something. The material is super thick so doing it yourself would take a long time. You need a strong sewing machine which upholstery shop usually have.

[Yukon Jack]

Here is my bikini top thread - just recommend calling the guy who makes these to confirm his current price.

[DemkoG]

Thanks blazerowner and YJ, thinking the buying the material and doing the leg work and bringing it to a shop will be the way to go. I was hoping their was a way around snaps.

[cleszkie]

I made mine out of a bikini top made for an early 70's era jeep CJ. The width is the same as the top of the Blazer windshield frame. I then had an upholstery shop modify the leading edge of the bikini top to mimick the leading edge of my full soft top so it uses the same snaps.

[Blazerowner]

Another idea I had was possibly using brass grommets. You could fab up a thick gauge wire with small hooks welded to it, and that could mount to the top brackets. It might be easier and there would be no snaps. They sell wire stock at OSH or Lowe's along with the brass grommets. I for one will not drill snaps in the windshield so I have been researching ways around it.

[jamesjones]

Originally Posted by Yukon Jack

Here is my bikini top thread - just recommend calling the guy who makes these to confirm his current price.

Is your guy still making these?

[DemkoG]

Blazer owner i like the idea of not using snaps, no need to drill and give rust another location to fester. I would like to use some thing like the hard top uses maybe get the first few inches of a hard top and attach the the fabric to it.

[mtully79]

There's a member on here making fiberglass pieces that fit over the windshield for soft tops so you don't have to cut into the windshield, it would probably fit your application. Search 'softtop installation no holes' and you should find him, he is based in Canada.

[tristan]

I sure wish someone would repro the original dealer-installed soft top, they were very safari-ish with the roll-up sides and rear flap.

[DemkoG]

Mtully that is exactly what i want thank you.

[Blazerowner]

I think the kayline had a track the fromt went into right? Maybe someone could do that with the bikini top?

[Yukon Jack]

Originally Posted by jamesjones

Is your guy still making these?

Yep, he will still make them - just call him to verify his current price. I need to redo the order form as it and the prices quoted are out of date.

[Sandtrap9072]

Here is mine