Softtop for 87 pickup?
#1
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Softtop for 87 pickup?
Been all over the "blog-a-sphere" and the "Inter-web" and am looking for a soft top for my 87 x-trab cab. Have found Besttop, Softtopper, and Can-back so far.
The Can-back costs the same as my whole truck, and the Besttops and Softtopers seem to only have softtops for 89+ pickups. Question is what is a viable option for a softtop to fit my rig without spending $1,000 or making it myself? Also why wouldn't a besttop or softtopper for an 89 truck, fit mine?
http://www.bestop.com/product_detail.php?id=310&img=35
http://www.softopper.com/Softopper.aspx
http://www.can-back.com/
The Can-back costs the same as my whole truck, and the Besttops and Softtopers seem to only have softtops for 89+ pickups. Question is what is a viable option for a softtop to fit my rig without spending $1,000 or making it myself? Also why wouldn't a besttop or softtopper for an 89 truck, fit mine?
http://www.bestop.com/product_detail.php?id=310&img=35
http://www.softopper.com/Softopper.aspx
http://www.can-back.com/
Last edited by tumor21; 07-17-2009 at 12:42 PM.
#2
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Thats weird. I would shoot em an email and ask if it would work. I got a softopper for my 87 4runner and I love it. The canvas is heavy duty and it has held up really well. I sent them an email with some questions and they answered them the next day. I'm sure they could come up with something fairly easy.
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Luck strikes in the form of craigslist. I contacted softtopper and they assured me that since the beds of yota's haven't changed that much in dimensions over the years the 89+ truck style soft top would fit me just fine. I wasn't entirely sure about $625 shipped to my door. I tried in despiration to find on cheaper and in a last ditch effort, I searched the part number on craigslist and found a 3 day old ad from a guy in Washington state with one that he had purchased just before his poor tacoma died for good. It was still in the box, brand new for $199 for local buyers only. I offered him $250 + shipping to get it to me in Cali and he went for it. Took about 1.5 hours to get on. It's awesome and for less than half price!
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yea i've wanted to put a 89-95 hardtop on my '86..but it doesnt fit the cab like i want it to..you can TOTALLY tell its not made for the truck..
your softop looks great..but i think one from a different year would have been better..lol..
GREAT score though man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
your softop looks great..but i think one from a different year would have been better..lol..
GREAT score though man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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