Custom soft top question

I would say anyone down in Miami can do that for you. There are only a few custom shops up here in Tampa that can do that for you, Classic Auto Interiors, or German Auto House.

crushed velvet y0

Thanks Bryan! I needed that laugh!!

ok, well i think i found an interior shop locally that can do it for me. so now i just need the money to get this project rolling. boy, i have way too many projects going on at once and not enough money. i hope i get this done soon so you all can see my idea.

alex

Looking forward to it (despite all my joking)

well, i looked into this project with a local upholstery shop. they told me it would cost around $1000.00 to have the custom soft top made for me, then i would also need to pay to have the newly made soft top installed onto the top frame and that would cost another $600.00

so, for now, this project is on the back burner. i am willing to pay the $1000.00 for the top, but i can't justify spending $600 to have it installed.

well, maybe soon if i run into alot of extra money. another thing is that i need to see if the material i want to use is actually weatherproof.

wow 600 for install!!! i did my own install in 4 hours at home in the driveway, its not as hard as it would seem, just time consuming and a friend that can hold stuff is a plus

Dange @ Mon Jul 31 said:

wow 600 for install!!! i did my own install in 4 hours at home in the driveway, its not as hard as it would seem, just time consuming and a friend that can hold stuff is a plus

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I second that notion. Granted, the only soft-top install I have done was not on a Miata, but on a Alfa Romeo Spyder Veloce (puke!!!). The tops are rather similar, however. Install took a few hours, the worst part was having to glue the flaps around the support bars.

Guesses as to what material will be used for the soft top:

-long haired fur
-cheetah pattern fabric
-snakeskin
-ostrich skin
-brown suede
-clear vinyl

cow skin (with fur and udders attached)
bear skin with the head on top
Sheepskin (lol)
Terry cloth
Dry Carbon fiber
Beer labels stitched together

Louis Vittoun FTW

Stealth97 @ Mon Jul 31 said:

Louis Vittoun FTW

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OOH, I think you may have nailed it there... Louis Vitton or MCM. :lol:

I'm betting it's orange dimpled rubber material as used for basketballs, to match his orange car.

boy are you all imaginative.

not even close with any of the guesses. i guess you will all just have to wait for me to get the money to do the custom top.

Mongolian Mountain Bull Nutsack skin, including hair.

Purple spandex?

Trampoline material?

Stealth97 @ Mon Jul 31 said:

Louis Vittoun FTW

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You kid....

Back around '94 I worked at a Mazda dealer. Anything we took in trade that we couldn't sell would be sold to wholesalers. Well a wholesaller once drove up in a rather new Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4.

It was painted a bass boat metal flake emerald green, had chrome wheels and wheel well arches and a custom vinyl top made of Louis Vittoun vinyl with the LV logos. Pimpin!