Yes they are still in CA, but PRP and Softopper are the same company now. Along with all these brands on their website...
My Softtopper says made in Mexico, has that always been the case?
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My Softtopper says made in Mexico, has that always been the case?
They have sold twice since the original owner. He is who I bought mine from. Blems off of his top shelf. $400 for 4 seats, 2 sliders and four 5 point harnesses. 21 years ago.
Man I am old.
Man I am old.
This is my 3rd set of PRP seats, I like them. They take out all the small hits to your spine and you feel better at the end of the day. Actually I wanted a set right after I rode in your Blazer Wade!
I paid $374 for each front seat, and $90 for each harness, which is a pretty good deal these days.
The first set I had in a 2 seat RZR I bought about 12 years ago, they had heated seats and when I sold it the guy tried to haggle the price, I offered the RZR lower without the PRP seats, and he said, "no, thats why my wife wants this one". Then I guess your paying asking price....
I still have the 2nd set in the 4 door rzr, and now this set will be in the blazer.
This is my first tweed set, the RZR seats have always been vinyl.
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How do you like those scales?
They work great, had them for nearly 4 years already. Come with a nice rolling hard suitcase to store them. I needed a pallet scale and I bought these for dual purpose.
You just have to turn them on and off in the right order or the battery will go dead. Basically, don't have the main unit on if the scales aren't in standby. But don't leave the scales in standby if they will sit around. If you do that, they seem to work great, and they are repeatable, you can put the same weight on all 4, and it will read exactly the same. Plus I sent something to a customer once, he scaled it too, and they both measured exactly the same, quite impressive for the price.
My distributor currently has over 100 sets in stock if anyone needs a set.
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The Jimmy is 7200. Split even with me in it. 1/2 ton axles and little tires.
Mine is about to get lighter in the rear axle this winter when I pull the glass window tailgate and hard top and put on a truck tailgate and soft top. Then the balance may be closer to yours.
I am trying to keep it light for dunes and dirt drags so I will go with a chrome-moly roll bar to start out with.
My softopper came from boulder. They used to make them in house. I hope the quality stays good. Same with PRP. Private equity has been ruining all my favorites for the past decade.
Private equity is ruining everything
Nice purchases!! PRP is the way to go. I believe they are still made in the US. Probably foreign materials but better than nothing.
They seem a lot nicer quality than the Corbeau’s some of my buddies run.
They seem a lot nicer quality than the Corbeau’s some of my buddies run.
My PRP stopped in at The Temecula store on way home after a weekend of trails in Ocotillo Wells, with buggy in tow(to get the colors right). $1000 delivered 2 seats 2 adjustable bases, 2 4 point belts, 2 grab handles and 1 utility bag. 2017 to now still in great shape. Buggy doesn't get stored out doors.
Yeah the PRP seats are made the USA still, though if they moved the Softopper to Mexico then it wouldn't surprise me if the seats eventually do to.
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Got my PRP'S in 2006 and a narrowed back seat. Still very comfortable, driver's seat is showing a little wear, but it sits outside for the last 11 years sometimes no top others leaky soft tops.
If we're just repping PRP now... I had them in my Blazer, sold that set, put a set in my S-10 and I have a set of the daily drivers in the Shop Truck because they're just so damn comfortable.
While my son and I waited for the laser to cut the RC toys, we rescaled the blazer after removing the factory style seats, the factory spare, and the stock tailgate, and setting the PRP seats in there. I am still missing the PRP bench seat, and the seat mounts, and I need to fab at least half a roll cage. I did set the truck tailgate in the back for this, I have not removed the hard top yet. So I essentially removed about 440 lbs and put a 50 lb tailgate and 40 lbs of seats back in it.
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The bench arrived, didn't realize I cut the top off in the pic. For anyone wondering, a Std PRP Rear bench, (not the short rear version) fits nearly perfectly at 51" total width when you order it.
Its just sitting there for now, I still need to make a mount for it later this winter and mount the 4 pt harnesses.
Its just sitting there for now, I still need to make a mount for it later this winter and mount the 4 pt harnesses.
