This came with my car. If fact it was mounted when I brought the car home:

The window rubber was in poor condition. In fact the wind was funneled right into me while driving; quite annoying.
The base rubber had shrunk and pulled off the aft corners of the top. I stripped off all the old rubber. I contacted SnugTop to see if they could tell me the source of the original supplier. I didn't receive a response. I searched on-line and bought some rubber mouldings. I'll wait until I complete this so I don't steer someone in the wrong direction or products.

I flipped it upside down and gave the interior gelcoat and windows a good scrubbing. I used some polishing compound and fiberglass wax/cleaner on the gelcoat.

The top's edges were finished out with aluminum trim, pop rivited in place. Really ugly.

I have some alternative ideas......more later.
There were a couple of tears in the vinyl top. I repaired these with a vinyl repair kit. This kit works in 2 stages. A glue/sealant then a vinyl coat which needs to be set with heat. The kit includes a little metal iron and 3 different grain sheets to press against the wet vinyl until it cures. I found this texturing to be completely unworkable. I used a heat gun and pressed the texture sheets. The end result was not a very good match but after I painted the top, one has to look closely to see the fix.


The rubber trim around the windows, I repaired where needed with a black silicone sealant. I washed the top with a cleaner to strip any oil, residue. Then wiped it down with acetone. I used Rustoleum black vinyl spray paint. It took 3 cans. My first coat, using 2 cans, left some holidays. I re-coated the following day with the 3rd can.


I spent a few hours this afternoon, fitting the top to the car. More work to do.
