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What do you think? Vinyl or no Vinyl?
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02/02/09 03:59 PM
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So I have a 71 Challenger that came from Chrysler without a vinyl top but the original owner had ordered one, so the dealer installed one and now I have some roof rot repairs to do around the windows and glue on the rest of the roof.
When I get done with the roof repairs I was thinking of going back to a Vinyl top, here are a couple of pictures I had drawn up of my Challenger.
See what you think and feel free to comment.
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Re: What do you think? Vinyl or no Vinyl?
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02/02/09 04:34 PM
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I've seen enough vinyl tops "leaving the car." I say no. No vinyl.
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Re: What do you think? Vinyl or no Vinyl?
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02/02/09 04:47 PM
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I like the vinyl; it helps break up the expanse of paint, it makes it easier to wax the car, you don't need to worry about scratches, etc PLUS F8 looks great with a black vinyl top and stripes!   Dave
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Re: What do you think? Vinyl or no Vinyl?
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02/02/09 05:24 PM
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I am leaning to Vinyl because if I do, I can keep the original paint on the rest of the car after I do the roof repairs.  The colour is F7
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Re: What do you think? Vinyl or no Vinyl?
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02/02/09 05:29 PM
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how about painting the top with a satin/semi gloss black?
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Re: What do you think? Vinyl or no Vinyl?
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02/02/09 05:52 PM
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So I have a 71 Challenger that came from Chrysler without a vinyl top but the original owner had ordered one, so the dealer installed one and now I have some roof rot repairs to do around the windows and glue on the rest of the roof.
When I get done with the roof repairs I was thinking of going back to a Vinyl top, here are a couple of pictures I had drawn up of my Challenger.
See what you think and feel free to comment.
I don't want to highjack your thread, but I'm also facing the same decision soon and there are a couple points to ponder and I'm wondering if you have the same questions. If you decide to not replace the vivyl right away, what about the trim studs that are spot welded on across the rear deck(or are they on a 71?) Will you leave them on in case you decide to put the vinyl back on? If you shave them off and change your mind later, how do attach the trim clips again? My rust is bad enough that a few of the studs around the glass have broken or disinigrated. how do you replace these? The more questions I ask the more I'm leaning toward sans-vinyl
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