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Re: Convertible Top Recommendations?? maybe I know 1 Saabers Like This Post! Posted by neil dale [Email] (#2111) [Profile/Gallery] (more from neil dale) on Mon, 22 Jul 2019 13:47:02 In Reply to: Convertible Top Recommendations??, MI-Roger [Profile/Gallery] , Fri, 19 Jul 2019 14:01:58 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
I researched this some time ago as I need a new top too for my viggen!
I found the original maker of all the saab tops was an american company, that used German imported fabric still very much in business and could and would make new tops to order with or without glass included ! ( and YES in black or any color you want ! )
so it is pretty silly Orio stopped offering tops ! ( thanks a LOT jerks ! )
the good news , is I recall they were a fraction of orios price ! like $600? instead of $2k ?
now I dont recall the name and I will have to find it again ! ( sorry 2 strokes ago ! )
If someone finds it before I do let me know please !
as an aside there used to be a LOT of top makers as all the horse drawn buggies used them ! and upholsterers, ( who often do the installation ) seem to think they are no big deal ! and there are quite a few folks who I found say they can and will make exact reproductions of Saab tops ! ( apparently there is a pattern they can follow ! )
as for the rubber weather stripping ? i HOPE it is still avail ! Steele rubber told me they were not interested in doing reproductions ! Regards, Neil
BTW do not use 303 top cleaner and treatment I know many do recommend it, but it made my top so stiff it bent part of the metal mechanism! I have a claim into 303 and may sue them ! I followed their directions for application explicitly
_______________________________________ viggen02
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