has anyone put a vinyl top on a truck?
i was looking at my truck today, and got the idea of a vinyl top truck, has anyone ever done or seen this? kinda like to see some pics.
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Re: has anyone put a vinyl top on a truck?
nope - I mean I've never seen it, doesn't mean it hasn't been done. You could look at some old El Camino pics for inspiration - roughly the same body color availability - could look at their black/white vinyl roof pics.
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Re: has anyone put a vinyl top on a truck?
Don't do it, looks like crap on cars-will be worse on a truck
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Short answer is that it does look pretty cool (in a mid to late 70s way - mine had a vinyl rooftop, sidepipes, chrome reverse cragars with baby moons, and curb feelers when my parents bought it 35 years ago.) But I also know that you have got to be careful and make sure that the top is installed correctly and that you maintain it the right way or the glue will cause the outer roof skin to rust away to nothing. I can take some pictures of the aftermath for you if you want me to. |
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Here is a thread you might find interesting... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=452458 LockDoc |
Re: has anyone put a vinyl top on a truck?
GM dealers did a spray-on treatment meant to look like a vinyl top, back in the late Sixties/early Seventies. It looked cheesy then, and it looks worse today.
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A promo pic
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i have seen several trucks with that kinda stuff sprayed all over the body, and in several different colors....looks like bed liner ....not my cup of tea....
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oh by far i will NOT do it, but just curiousity as to if it had been done. and i used to have a '71 elcamino. ya know, come to think of it, ive never owned a car, cant really call the elky a car, it had a bed.
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Here you go ...
Re: Original Truck Vinyl Top???????? http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=4562860 Vinyl Tops http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=4431389 My barn find (Warehouse ) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=3048514 Wow! E-Bay http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=3173431 |
Re: has anyone put a vinyl top on a truck?
Looks to me that one could use a spray or roll on bedliner kit to achieve a vinyl looking top. May have to put something on it to cut the shine a bit. Not my thing but the stuff is being used more and more. I saw a 'yota 4wd last weekend with the lower body panels coated in it all the way around and painted a contrasting color to the upper body. In that application I can see the purpose as it will resist rock chips better. My wife mentioned seeing a truck completely covered in the bedliner material. To each his own I guess.
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I've seen rhino/line-x sprayed Jeeps, hunting rigs, and rockcrawlers (on the entire body of the vehicle - inside and out if it's a soft top or hunting rig) in every color/finish combo.
I've also seen Rhino/Line-X sprayed rocker panels in body color, contrast color, or basic black. I hadn't thought of do that to the cab of the Chevy... Wonder what the sound deadening/insulation properties would be. Also have to wonder about doing this in place of undercoating. |
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