Hey guys I know all of us s2000 owners have the soft top tearing problem, i figured out a way to fix it, i havnt tried this yet but was wondering what other members of the forum might think. What if we just used black ductape and taped up the whole interior of the soft top from the inside? This would let it slide easier, it would be bendable and also look nice than having patches everywhere?

 

For the amount of work involved and how unsightly it would look from the inside, it's better to just replace a torn top. Also sitting in the sun all summer would probably result in a black sticky mess all over you as the tape peeled off.

 

Yeah I'd just replace the top. If not going oem you can get a top for $500-700 or so and install it yourself with a friend. Not a very fun install but not that bad either.

 

This would also smell terrible when it heats up and it would start falling off. Also duct tape is slightly acidic so it could do more damage than help.

 

is their anyways to fix the top without ductape and seal the top without having to replace the top? also anyway we can hide the patches and stuff?

 

what i did was... stitch the hold\e back together, then get some silicon glue and glued a patch behind the hole, and i would make the patch 2 inches wider then the hole itself to make sure it really seals. what i did after that was got some really silky fabric and glued it to the metal part of the frame where it touches the soft top, to unsure the frame wont stick to the fabric by resistance. frame should slide right over the patch.

 

do you think it would look better and preform better if we patch the whole entire softop like a vynle wrap but with the soft top material?

 

Adding material is only going to make it rub more in the problem spots. Sure it will rub through the new material first but it will rub all the time not just some time. It may also rub in areas where it normally wouldn't due to the extra material.

 

 

Not worth it. If you want to wrap something, maybe the metal frame were it contacts the vinyl. If you already have a tear this is your best bet. I used it for almost 10 yrs. in rain & snow no problems.
http://www.amazon.com/Tear-Aid-Repai...ear-aid+type+b