Hardtop pad / clear vinyl ????
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 1,909
Likes: 6
From: Lake Arrowhead - Georgia > 72 Base Coupe & 74 BB Roadster
Hardtop pad / clear vinyl ????
In the past I have seen a "self sticking" clear plastic protector that gives additional protection to the rear deck lid from the hardtop.
I can't find one anywhere. Anyone remember these or know of them?
I can't find one anywhere. Anyone remember these or know of them?
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 1,787
Likes: 262
From: Blue Bell PA
2018 C3 of Year Finalist
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 1,909
Likes: 6
From: Lake Arrowhead - Georgia > 72 Base Coupe & 74 BB Roadster
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 1999
Posts: 30,995
Likes: 99
From: Ontario
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 1,909
Likes: 6
From: Lake Arrowhead - Georgia > 72 Base Coupe & 74 BB Roadster
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 766
Likes: 97
From: Lake Norman, NC
They don't have to show.
Whether you're working with the soft top or the hard top, you can install so that the insulator is almost invisible from the outside.
Here's how:
Position the top and mark the outside edge plus 1/4"-3/8" margin with blue painter's tape. Raise/remove the top and locate the insulator, using the tape as stop/guide. Wet the surface before placing insulator and squeegy excess water out, using a credit card. Locate the top to see that only a minimal amount of the insulator is visible.
Because I have both tops and use them both, I found it problematic to be doing this so often. I ended up removing the deck lid and taking it to have the "invisible" 3M film that's used on facias, etc on the entire lid. Now I have permanent, invisible protection, regardless of which top is on the car. The film can be removed at any time if I so choose. In my mind, this is the perfect solution. Not cheap but very effective.
Hope this helps.
Whether you're working with the soft top or the hard top, you can install so that the insulator is almost invisible from the outside.
Here's how:
Position the top and mark the outside edge plus 1/4"-3/8" margin with blue painter's tape. Raise/remove the top and locate the insulator, using the tape as stop/guide. Wet the surface before placing insulator and squeegy excess water out, using a credit card. Locate the top to see that only a minimal amount of the insulator is visible.
Because I have both tops and use them both, I found it problematic to be doing this so often. I ended up removing the deck lid and taking it to have the "invisible" 3M film that's used on facias, etc on the entire lid. Now I have permanent, invisible protection, regardless of which top is on the car. The film can be removed at any time if I so choose. In my mind, this is the perfect solution. Not cheap but very effective.
Hope this helps.
