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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: 95xl7 on November 15, 2004, 11:13:51 PM
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Ok, i'm in the process of putting a hardtop on my Tracker. It came off a 89 kick and mine is a 95,the 95 has different trim where the soft top meets the body.
What do i have to do to get it to fit?
The plastic trim seems to be in the way,do i have to take it off? I want it to seal up good,no leaks.
I spent a few bucks and i painted it to match my tracker,so i ain't giving up till it fits nice. Stu.
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Yes, you have to remove all of the soft top hardware. All of the plastic and metal bits.
Cwkick
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yup pull all the soft top related bits (including the clips under the visors).
Most tops also then have brackets that mount where some of the pieces you removed were located.
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kreg could be the guy to talk to, i think he did this on hsi truck
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kreg could be the guy to talk to, i think he did this on hsi truck
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Different brands of hardtops mount in different ways. To mount mine, I remove all of the soft top pieces, frames, clips and ribs, leaving only the front clips under the visors. I usually put all the screws back into their original holes with a little anti-seize to keep track of them for the annual spring time swap back to soft top. The only things I leave behind from the soft top is the front clips under the visors and the weather stipping...
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Ok, thanks for the replies, i will remove all the soft top hardware and try it that way. :)
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If I read evorry thing corectly your try ing to put a 95 top on an 89.
and the way i rember it when i was shopping for a soft top bestop lists one p/n for 89-94 and another 95-02?
i'm new to kudzukies but i was woundering if you doun't have a conflict of years???
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I swapped my softtop samurai over to a hardtop. I had to take all the plastic pieces for the soft top off as well.. I test fitted by setting everything in place and everything lined up better, except where the top meets the top of the windshield. It had a bit of a gap in the middle. It wasnt anything major, just enough to let the wind in while driving. I made some brackets to replace the ones I didnt get with the top, and tryed to see if I could pull the top a bit closer to the windshield to seal better. I used a trunk seal from a 72 lincoln and that did the job. Now it seals with no water leaks, or air..
If I read evorry thing corectly your try ing to put a 95 top on an 89.
and the way i rember it when i was shopping for a soft top bestop lists one p/n for 89-94 and another 95-02?
i'm new to kudzukies but i was woundering if you doun't have a conflict of years???
I wish I was drunk. ;D j/k
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If I read evorry thing corectly your try ing to put a 95 top on an 89.
and the way i rember it when i was shopping for a soft top bestop lists one p/n for 89-94 and another 95-02?
i'm new to kudzukies but i was woundering if you doun't have a conflict of years???
The hard tops don't conflict in years. Its the soft tops that have a different mounting system.
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I wish I was drunk.  ;D j/k
LOL
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Do you have to put any extra weather stripping on where the plastic trim came off??