So whos got funtops?

[stefan]

Who all here has a funtop? Mine has a few little quirks, I'd be curious to see others funtops... I think my canvas is kinda shrunk... i'm wondering about replacements..

[pr0nst4r]

festiva_tunner does, but you know that methinks

[m715]

You may just need to lubricate all the parts. slidingragtops.com looks like the people who bought out all the NOS Britax stuff when they went out of business.

HTH

Michael

[Festiva_tunner]

Mine has a few as well post them and I'll let you know if I have the same - i know when I first got mine I had to lube the heck out of it to make it slide smoothly and not bog the motor - works pretty well but I noticed the other day I need to relube it because when it gets to the third fold it starts to bog again

[SimonTuffGuy]

I had one... Mine was a manual operated version though...

[stefan]

Mine has a few as well post them and I'll let you know if I have the same - i know when I first got mine I had to lube the heck out of it to make it slide smoothly and not bog the motor - works pretty well but I noticed the other day I need to relube it because when it gets to the third fold it starts to bog again

Well it has a few problems... For one it dosent quite close all the way, also a few of the rails aren't attached to the canvas. When you open it it kinda dosent fold right and it jams if you dont help it fold right. I'll get some pics, its just its been raining the last few days.

[neanderpaul]

I had one... Mine was a manual operated version though...

That is so freakin' hot. That angle, the color, the fun top, spoiler, kit, wheel. MAN! Nice car.

[Gforcefd]

I have one (Simon's old car) leaks when it rains, but it doesn't have any drain holes. I like it, but it needs new canvas eventually as there is a minor tear in it. I may have to break down and buy a new one from the website mentione higher up in the thread. Maybe a electric one would be sweet.

[stefan]

So heres a couple quick pics.

Some places the canvas isnt attached to the rails like I think it should be...



And I don't think it closes as far as it should

[DriverOne]

Wow, that's pretty cool. I love the orange car! Man, I need to win the lottery... So much to do, never enough time... I have the sunroof. I have the same problems with the leakin'.

[stefan]

Even with how messed up mine is it doesn't leak a drop. We drove thru some of the craziest rain I've ever seen in Vancouver and it held up great.

[LubeTechJared]

Was this a dealer option?

[Festiva_tunner]

Was this a dealer option?

Overseas option - although there are a few of them in North America


Stefan -
I'll look at my side rails to see if my canvas is attached - I know mine has some issues closing all the way - i usually help it - lubrication on the rails really helps - I'll take a picture of where you need to lubricate. I know mine has the side cables that keep tension on the outside of the canvas rotten in some spots so I wonder if that has any contribution to it not closing all the way. Now that I have my leak lines installed mine doesnt leak unless I get a driving rain from the side and then I get a couple of drops in from where the center doesnt close all the way. I'll snap some pictures today and try to get them posted. - if you could take a video of yours in opperation you can compare it to mine
Heres mine all the way open - it opened hard with out the lube - once I got it lubed and ran afew times it opened right up. - I dont see any of my rails out of the canvas in this picture but I'll look for any of mine that are out.

Mine closes all the way (at least I think its all the way) but theres still a 1/8" gap when its closed


I'll snap those others - these are just the ones that I had in my photobucket

[Festiva_tunner]

I looked and couldnt find any of my rails out - it appears that yours has just split the canvas like mine is starting to do here.


If you notice the edges seem to suck in a little I think this is because of the cable that runs around the outside being rotten.




I took a picture of the top starting its second fold so you can compare it to yours


Here are where to lubricate - the red arrows show where you should apply heavy lube under the rail and in the narrow rail - the face of the rail should be lightly lubbricated (blue arrow)


Hope this all helps.

[stefan]

My edges are shrunk in like that too. I thought it was because the canvas was shrunk.. maybe I should be looking at those cables. I can take a video of it opening.. but it wont really even open on its own unless you help it fold properly.

Did you ever look into getting new canvas made?