Softopper installed and got questions

[Smokey burnouts]

First off here are a few pics of the top:




Now the two areas that I think might be a problem:


Is this how the window corners and outsides are supposed to be? Ain't it going to leak pretty bad!! also if you roll the windows up inside the truck with the door closed you can't get out

 

[79bonanza]

Yeah they don't fit very good, I have one on my 91 for two summers now and I've adjusted it about every which way to Sunday and still end up with spots that are either a gap, pulled way to tight, or too loose

I guess it's better than nothing tho, I was kinda disappointed with mine when I put it on

 

[ekajkrats]

That blazer is nice!! Being in such nice condition don't you garage it anyway when it rains?

If you can get some drip caps for your doors, that will help a little ity bit.

It will leak when driving as the water finds a way in any which way it can. But it did this for me with my hard top too. For the door windows, when parked and I know it is going to rain, say overnight, I pop that last button, roll my windows up, close my doors and then put the button back with the canvas over the door windows.

When driving it around while raining I bring a towel or two and that seams to do the trick for me. I guess what I am saying is the soft top performs no worse than my hardtop did, yet I can really enjoy the nice weather which makes it worth it for me. I don't think you are missing anything or have it installed wrong with how you have it.

-Jacob

 

[Smokey burnouts]

That blazer is nice!! Being in such nice condition don't you garage it anyway when it rains?

If you can get some drip caps for your doors, that will help a little ity bit.

It will leak when driving as the water finds a way in any which way it can. But it did this for me with my hard top too. For the door windows, when parked and I know it is going to rain, say overnight, I pop that last button, roll my windows up, close my doors and then put the button back with the canvas over the door windows.

When driving it around while raining I bring a towel or two and that seams to do the trick for me. I guess what I am saying is the soft top performs no worse than my hardtop did, yet I can really enjoy the nice weather which makes it worth it for me. I don't think you are missing anything or have it installed wrong with how you have it.

-Jacob

Thanks for all the info!!
Truth be told it mainly spends its time outside, garage full of bikes and projects and tools. Always seems like more work to get it in there and then worry bout it getting scratched or beat up trying to move things around it. I know I should but really it's a truck if it can't get wet I really ain't got a use for it. Only carpet in front rest all just rino liner so should be ok

 

[bp71k5]

Got any pictures with the top folded down? My old stc soft top had similar issues with the window seals.

 

[Smokey burnouts]

Got any pictures with the top folded down? My old stc soft top had similar issues with the window seals.

I don't sorry, installed it, test ride then snapped those as I left for work. I'll take some when I get back in town on Thursday, anything your wanting/needing to see?

 

[TommyD11730]

The fit is that bad on your 91? That sucks! I also have a 91 and ain't no way I'm installing one if it leaks water.

Yeah they don't fit very good, I have one on my 91 for two summers now and I've adjusted it about every which way to Sunday and still end up with spots that are either a gap, pulled way to tight, or too loose

I guess it's better than nothing tho, I was kinda disappointed with mine when I put it on

 

[79bonanza]

I mean it's not terrible, it's just for what you pay for a soft top you think it'd fit a little better.

I could never fully get the back of mine down where I wanted it. If I wanted the sides to stay tight and not flap in the wind. I finally got it close enough to just ignore. That and the mounting tabs for the tail gate window where the round tube snaps in, well that feels super weak being plastic and all

 

[bp71k5]

I don't sorry, installed it, test ride then snapped those as I left for work. I'll take some when I get back in town on Thursday, anything your wanting/needing to see?

Just curious about the frame above the windows. My old top had some flaps and a rubber seal that was supposed to match up with the door glass. I wonder if softopper has something similar? I may buy one after summer.

 

[sponsoredbydad]

All my soft tops have had some issues. Water & wind, but they are soft tops for trucks (Old Trucks)not luxury convertibles. I would pay double what they cost now just to not have to ever put my hard top on ever again.

 

[FWP]

Looks close to mine- but mine's a 2nd gen. On mine, where the door frame meets the top of the windshield frame, the door captures the inner material. There is no gap there. You might have to build something there. Why don't you send that picture to Softopper? They are real easy to work with, they sent me some spare stuff for free.

As far as how the glass meets the fabric at the top and rear, that's how they designed it. It doesn't leak on mine, even going down the road. One thing I noticed when you're cruising in the rain down the highway- the top lifts up near the header due to pressure in the cab. Crack a window and it will quit. Drove all the way home from BB in Moab last year in the pouring rain and figured that out.