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Offline av8djc

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Pavement Ends/Bestop hardtop quality?
« on: November 09, 2009, 09:55:31 AM »
I'm thinking of buying one of these new for my Samurai and am wondering about the quality of fit and finish and if it has a door or just a solid rear window. I can't tell by the website. I guess they're being discontinued :(

Any other comments are really welcome because I don't want to spend this much money and not be happy.

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Re: Pavement Ends/Bestop hardtop quality?
« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2009, 10:23:25 AM »
I ordered one about 7 years ago and I was really pleased with it.  Bestop's are very good quality.
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Re: Pavement Ends/Bestop hardtop quality?
« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2009, 02:43:12 PM »
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Re: Pavement Ends/Bestop hardtop quality?
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2009, 02:59:39 PM »
Bestop was OE on my Santana built model, no problems with it. Its starting to look a bit ropey now but its nearly 10 yrs old.
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Re: Pavement Ends/Bestop hardtop quality?
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2009, 03:12:31 PM »
Quote from: Rhinoman on November 12, 2009, 02:59:39 PM
Bestop was OE on my Santana built model, no problems with it. Its starting to look a bit ropey now but its nearly 10 yrs old.

The factory tops and the replacement tops are not made to the same standards.  I've bought a new Bestop brand softtop and it was a big disappointment compared to my factory (Bestop) top.  Its noisy cause its so loose, one of the snaps was in the wrong place and it started leaking at the seam over the back window in less than a year.  I've also bought their Pavement Ends brand, and though it was cheaper, it was better than the Bestoop brand by far.

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Re: Pavement Ends/Bestop hardtop quality?
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2009, 04:30:01 AM »
Well I was really talking hard tops. Anyway I decided to buy the Rally 2 piece because it comes in Tan and I can get sliding rear windows. The current deal with the Best Top discontinued hard tops is really great though $700 plus $100 freight. See Ebay

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Re: Pavement Ends/Bestop hardtop quality?
« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2009, 07:17:40 AM »
Quote from: av8djc on November 13, 2009, 04:30:01 AM
Well I was really talking hard tops. Anyway I decided to buy the Rally 2 piece because it comes in Tan and I can get sliding rear windows. The current deal with the Best Top discontinued hard tops is really great though $700 plus $100 freight. See Ebay

Dave

Based on the softop experiences with Bestop, I'd be very hesistant to drop hardtop coin on one of their products, even at the discount.
Rear sliding windows would be sweet!  Post up some pics when you get it!

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Re: Pavement Ends/Bestop hardtop quality?
« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2009, 07:23:30 AM »
My top never leaks and is quiet too. Oh wait, it's a TINTOP!
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Re: Pavement Ends/Bestop hardtop quality?
« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2009, 03:13:44 PM »
I bought a new top from Best Top it fit great... Didn't have any problems with it till the thread for the zipper on the back window started falling out... Had it on my 90 Tracker...
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Re: Pavement Ends/Bestop hardtop quality?
« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2009, 04:31:12 PM »
I have a pavement ends top no complaints
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Re: Pavement Ends/Bestop hardtop quality?
« Reply #10 on: November 14, 2009, 09:27:23 AM »
I'll look at the brand but I had bought a hard top for my samurai...it had sliding side windows and a flip up rear. It was flush with the targa bar and looked great.

I've bought a few best top soft tops and they were great....no problems at all.
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