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blazinrebel -> just wondering (4/23/2008 1:22:15 PM)

has anyone here ever took the back off of their blazer and ran a vinyl top in place of it. if so how is road noise, leaking, or any other tips.

  
BigBlack73 -> RE: just wondering (4/23/2008 6:27:24 PM)

I took the top off my blazer for a while and tried to figure something out to block out some of the rain. i found a few toneau cover type things but they're way to expensive... just givin' you my 5 cents :)

blazinrebel -> RE: just wondering (4/24/2008 11:40:02 AM)

yea my buddy with an 86 bronco has the top off of his and put on a vinyl top that went from the roof to the rear tailgate. i really like the way it looks but to do it to my truck i would have to cut the top off so there would be no going back. and with the price i talked to a friend of my and he knows someone who makes boat covers and they are made out of the same material that i an looking for.

BigBlack73 -> RE: just wondering (4/24/2008 11:58:12 PM)

yeah i actually kinda considered cutting the top to at least cover the seats and front dash, but then again you can never really seal it back up again, lol. well yeah man, if you can figure something out like that then your set! my dad had a bronco and did the same, they're just like a jeep in that companies make tops for em' specifically, not blazers :(

blazinrebel -> RE: just wondering (4/25/2008 2:31:52 PM)

i noticed that the only thing that is easier to find for my blazer is engine parts just because it is a 350. it doesnt matter though i love my blazer, besides if everything was bolt on it would take the fun out of it. haha. if i figure this thing out ill post some pics. thanks for ur input.

BigBlack73 -> RE: just wondering (4/25/2008 6:31:58 PM)

oh i definitely agree with ya man, parts are a dime a dozen for a 350, or almost any part for ol' chevy. i would marry my blazer if i could :) yeah if figure somethin out i'd appreciate it! i'd love to do the same...

Chevy Lover -> RE: just wondering (4/25/2008 9:13:55 PM)

I had a top made many years ago at a boat top shop. Can't remember the price.
As far as road noise goes, I can't hear the road over the exhaust pipes so it doesn't matter...lol
It doesn't leak but I usually don't drive in the rain anyway.

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blazinrebel -> RE: just wondering (4/26/2008 6:39:56 PM)

yea i probaly wont be able to hear it over my exhaust my either since i ripped my muffler off on the trail. haha. the glory of offroading, i guess its time to upgrade. haha

BigBlack73 -> RE: just wondering (4/27/2008 11:41:31 AM)

Yeah i got dual cherry bombs as well, lol. i'll have to definitely stop by a boat shop and see what it would take to do the same for the summer. how did you attach to your truck??? it looks like button snaps or something of the sort. 

Chevy Lover -> RE: just wondering (4/27/2008 8:52:31 PM)

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how did you attach to your truck??? it looks like button snaps or something of the sort. 

A bracket on the windshield pillar, some metal rods for framing around the window and support for the rear aluminum rods. Aluminum braces where the canopy mounts, with snaps attatched.

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