How To Repair Soft Top Roof

I spoke to a salesman at a toyota garage about how much this would cost to repair and where to have it done.

How to repair soft top roof.

Cut some duct tape. One of the most popular soft top cars in the uk is the mazda mx 5. Replacing the plastic rear screen. If and when the glass comes unstuck sometimes due to the canvas shrinking from neglect or otherwise it can be very difficult to reattach.

Bring the torn pieces together. Before i bought an mr2 i viewed one that had a small 1 1 and a bit inch rip in the roof. Hold the fabric about five millimeters from the edge. Ever wonder how to repair your jeep soft top or convertible soft top.

If the plastic rear screen of your convertible car can t be polished back to good condition or has become so worn it s split then replace it. To repair a soft roof on a convertible car make sure the slanted section can be seen from the top. He recommended a place in birmingham i don t recall the name appologies but he said they specialised in that sort of repair and replacements also as toyota would charge a small fortune. Roof soft spot are fairly common in our industry.

You need to sew in a z pattern. Modern soft convertible car tops often have glass windows glued to the cloth vinyl or other soft material with a melted plastic strip instead of a clear vinyl window sewn to it. Locate the tear and put the duct tape below the top. Whether it s a hole tear or rip in a soft top or convertible top the aquaseal fd soft top repair kit will have you back on the road with just five easy steps.

Clean the repair area with isopropyl alcohol to remove any dirt or body oils which may impact a good bond onto the convertible top. With two repair options sewing repair or no sewing repair we make repairing convertible tops a breeze. Get the polyester thread and sew the edges.