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Hello all - I was about to put my 69 Soft Top on BaT when a good friend who always liked it expressed interest and made a fair offer. He and his family live in Santa Barbara, so It will live a good life and I was glad to "keep it in the family". I am also glad that I didn't need to run the...

Listing here:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1969- ... rol-4x4-9/

I installed a new Colombian-sourced, roll-up-window soft top and frame on my (mostly) 69 SWB - more details at:
https://www.60patrol.com/forum/viewtopi ... =17&t=6382

IMG_3665.jpg IMG_3624.jpg 02AA0CE6-22C1-4801-9237-6511E3F282D7.jpg IMG_4349.jpg And now the "challenges". The primary issue was that the new over-window sheetmetal parts did not fit at the junction to the windshield frame. I contemplated trimming the front-portion, but there was not enoug...

Here are some photos of my ordeal. First, the good news - photos of the top installed or being installed.

I will try to post some photos ASAP - if anyone can provide some guidance as to how to circumvent the size limits here, I would be very grateful. It depends on what device you are using. I have no problems using iPhone MacBook Pro, just select the pic from the Photos app and attach it. Here is anot...

Thanks for the update. Been following this as I need a soft top for our 66. Interested in selling the old top (canvas only)? Might work on our patina rig, or be a template for a local shop to recreate. We have the metal top pieces. I’m more than willing to send the canvas to you, but I suspect it w...

Apologies to all who have been holding their breath for the update. :oops: The good news is that I took my first ride under the new top yesterday and it looks and works great. The bad news is that it was yesterday and that there were a lot of trials, tribulations, dollars, fabrication, frustration, ...

UPDATE: Air freight to California was $1150 ( :o - no, ground shipping wasn't cheaper), so combined with the $1330 for the canvas+rails+overdoorsheetmetal, the total was $2480. I expect to pay duty, too. Your mileage may vary. I just sent the payment via Western Union and am awaiting my ETA -- will ...