[Spridgets] Bugeye Hood (Convertible top)

[Linda Grunthaner]

Michael,
Have you tried an antique car canvas shop? I have a guy near me who is a
master vintage car canvas expert who makes tops by hand and I'll have him
fit mine (needs the snaps installed) as I just know my limits. I hired him
to install the seals in my side screens. Maybe you can find a guy who can
improve yours before buying another.
Linda

62 California deep pink Sprite "Pinky"



On Tue, Sep 21, 2021 at 12:48 PM Michael MacLean via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Has anyone bought a convertible top for their Bugeye recently?  About 15
> years ago I bought a top from Little British Car Company for my 60 Bugeye.
> They get their tops from a manufacturer in the UK.  After installation the
> front top bow, when extended, did not fit in the "pocket" sewn in the top
> making the it loose and look deflated.  See the pictures below.  One
> picture shows the top looking deflated with the front bow fully extended.
> The other picture shows the front bow pulled back a little positioning it
> in the sewn fold (pocket).  If the pocket is under tension, the front bow
> will pop our place when I hit a bump or pothole in the road.  Then the top
> becomes loose and flaps in the wind.  In the past when I canvassed this
> list the top bows extended measured out the same as everyone else's.  I
> recently bought a Robbins top from Moss and could not fit it.  No matter if
> it sat in the sun for a while to relax the vinyl or not, it was too small.
> I could not even get close to getting the front bar under the windshield
> lip with the front bow folded back and the top bows retracted into
> themselves on both sides to relieve tension.  The top was a full inch to
> inch and a half away from the top of the windshield.   It leaves me
> wondering where to get a correct fitting top now.  Where did you buy your
> last top?
> Mike MacLean
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