Made my own mesh Bikini Top, 1 day and $40
04-17-2011, 11:52 AM
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Made my own mesh Bikini Top, 1 day and $40
Got my inspiration from this.
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...ght=bikini+top
Ended up with this yesterday:
I sewed an inch and a half on all sides, added the grommets to the sewn edges where they lined up with good spots to strap it down on the roll cage. Threw on the straps and done. It really was that easy. $40 total in it with tax.
On to the pictures:
From the front
Close up of the top
Rear
Above front seats from drivers side
Above front seats from passenger side
Above rear seats
Another of the top
I took it out for a test drive today. Way less wind inside the Jeep. Minimal flapping in the wind with windows up or down. Only thing I might add is some foam tape to the top of the speaker bar to stop the smacking of it against that. All in all for the money and time it took I love it, plus I made it instead of buying it.
Material List:
http://www.homedepot.com/Tools-Hardw...atalogId=10053
http://www.homedepot.com/Tools-Hardw...atalogId=10053
http://www.homedepot.com/Tools-Hardw...atalogId=10053
2 packs of these
http://www.walmart.com/ip/SmartStrap...ieces/14493318
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...ght=bikini+top
Ended up with this yesterday:
I sewed an inch and a half on all sides, added the grommets to the sewn edges where they lined up with good spots to strap it down on the roll cage. Threw on the straps and done. It really was that easy. $40 total in it with tax.
On to the pictures:
From the front
Close up of the top
Rear
Above front seats from drivers side
Above front seats from passenger side
Above rear seats
Another of the top
I took it out for a test drive today. Way less wind inside the Jeep. Minimal flapping in the wind with windows up or down. Only thing I might add is some foam tape to the top of the speaker bar to stop the smacking of it against that. All in all for the money and time it took I love it, plus I made it instead of buying it.
Material List:
http://www.homedepot.com/Tools-Hardw...atalogId=10053
http://www.homedepot.com/Tools-Hardw...atalogId=10053
http://www.homedepot.com/Tools-Hardw...atalogId=10053
2 packs of these
http://www.walmart.com/ip/SmartStrap...ieces/14493318
04-19-2011, 04:26 AM
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Just regular old thread.....it'll be interesting to see how it holds up over the summer, but I stitched it in a zig zag pattern like this /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ so I am hoping that it holds up. Plus I put three rows all the way around the top and with the grommets in there I think it will hold up just fine
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04-19-2011, 06:29 AM
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Just regular old thread.....it'll be interesting to see how it holds up over the summer, but I stitched it in a zig zag pattern like this /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ so I am hoping that it holds up. Plus I put three rows all the way around the top and with the grommets in there I think it will hold up just fine
