adding snaps to a soft top...
01-10-2006, 10:14 AM
#11
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Re: adding snaps to a soft top...
I ran into an auto upholstery shop in Tacoma, WA that had a source for
stainless/brass ones. The owner gave me a handful, but I forgot to ask
where he got them. They worked great, even in rainy Redmond, Washington.
They looked like these.
http://www.perfectproductsonline.com/sssnaps.html
Be careful, because even though the propaganda says "High rust and corrosion
resistant button", the spring is the part that will rust on cheap snaps.
See the ring inside the curved rim of the socket? That has to be spring
steel. Cheap snaps will use a stainless that has inadequate spring quality,
or a spring that is not really stainless.
Earle
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:43C3C845.24C0CA6E@sympatico.ca...
> I highly recommend you spend the overinflated prices at the $tealership
> for them. I have not been able to find aftermarket snaps that are any
> good at all. The rot/rust out really fast. Nothing worse than putting
> a nice fiberglass body on only to have rust streaks from every freakin'
> snap.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Steve G wrote:
> >
> > Should this be anything to do myself or take to a upholstery shop? just
> > wanna put a couple over each door on my cj5 to keep material from
pulling
> > off of velcro.
stainless/brass ones. The owner gave me a handful, but I forgot to ask
where he got them. They worked great, even in rainy Redmond, Washington.
They looked like these.
http://www.perfectproductsonline.com/sssnaps.html
Be careful, because even though the propaganda says "High rust and corrosion
resistant button", the spring is the part that will rust on cheap snaps.
See the ring inside the curved rim of the socket? That has to be spring
steel. Cheap snaps will use a stainless that has inadequate spring quality,
or a spring that is not really stainless.
Earle
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:43C3C845.24C0CA6E@sympatico.ca...
> I highly recommend you spend the overinflated prices at the $tealership
> for them. I have not been able to find aftermarket snaps that are any
> good at all. The rot/rust out really fast. Nothing worse than putting
> a nice fiberglass body on only to have rust streaks from every freakin'
> snap.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Steve G wrote:
> >
> > Should this be anything to do myself or take to a upholstery shop? just
> > wanna put a couple over each door on my cj5 to keep material from
pulling
> > off of velcro.
01-10-2006, 10:14 AM
#12
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Re: adding snaps to a soft top...
I ran into an auto upholstery shop in Tacoma, WA that had a source for
stainless/brass ones. The owner gave me a handful, but I forgot to ask
where he got them. They worked great, even in rainy Redmond, Washington.
They looked like these.
http://www.perfectproductsonline.com/sssnaps.html
Be careful, because even though the propaganda says "High rust and corrosion
resistant button", the spring is the part that will rust on cheap snaps.
See the ring inside the curved rim of the socket? That has to be spring
steel. Cheap snaps will use a stainless that has inadequate spring quality,
or a spring that is not really stainless.
Earle
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:43C3C845.24C0CA6E@sympatico.ca...
> I highly recommend you spend the overinflated prices at the $tealership
> for them. I have not been able to find aftermarket snaps that are any
> good at all. The rot/rust out really fast. Nothing worse than putting
> a nice fiberglass body on only to have rust streaks from every freakin'
> snap.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Steve G wrote:
> >
> > Should this be anything to do myself or take to a upholstery shop? just
> > wanna put a couple over each door on my cj5 to keep material from
pulling
> > off of velcro.
stainless/brass ones. The owner gave me a handful, but I forgot to ask
where he got them. They worked great, even in rainy Redmond, Washington.
They looked like these.
http://www.perfectproductsonline.com/sssnaps.html
Be careful, because even though the propaganda says "High rust and corrosion
resistant button", the spring is the part that will rust on cheap snaps.
See the ring inside the curved rim of the socket? That has to be spring
steel. Cheap snaps will use a stainless that has inadequate spring quality,
or a spring that is not really stainless.
Earle
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:43C3C845.24C0CA6E@sympatico.ca...
> I highly recommend you spend the overinflated prices at the $tealership
> for them. I have not been able to find aftermarket snaps that are any
> good at all. The rot/rust out really fast. Nothing worse than putting
> a nice fiberglass body on only to have rust streaks from every freakin'
> snap.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Steve G wrote:
> >
> > Should this be anything to do myself or take to a upholstery shop? just
> > wanna put a couple over each door on my cj5 to keep material from
pulling
> > off of velcro.
01-10-2006, 10:14 AM
#13
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Posts: n/a
Re: adding snaps to a soft top...
I ran into an auto upholstery shop in Tacoma, WA that had a source for
stainless/brass ones. The owner gave me a handful, but I forgot to ask
where he got them. They worked great, even in rainy Redmond, Washington.
They looked like these.
http://www.perfectproductsonline.com/sssnaps.html
Be careful, because even though the propaganda says "High rust and corrosion
resistant button", the spring is the part that will rust on cheap snaps.
See the ring inside the curved rim of the socket? That has to be spring
steel. Cheap snaps will use a stainless that has inadequate spring quality,
or a spring that is not really stainless.
Earle
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:43C3C845.24C0CA6E@sympatico.ca...
> I highly recommend you spend the overinflated prices at the $tealership
> for them. I have not been able to find aftermarket snaps that are any
> good at all. The rot/rust out really fast. Nothing worse than putting
> a nice fiberglass body on only to have rust streaks from every freakin'
> snap.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Steve G wrote:
> >
> > Should this be anything to do myself or take to a upholstery shop? just
> > wanna put a couple over each door on my cj5 to keep material from
pulling
> > off of velcro.
stainless/brass ones. The owner gave me a handful, but I forgot to ask
where he got them. They worked great, even in rainy Redmond, Washington.
They looked like these.
http://www.perfectproductsonline.com/sssnaps.html
Be careful, because even though the propaganda says "High rust and corrosion
resistant button", the spring is the part that will rust on cheap snaps.
See the ring inside the curved rim of the socket? That has to be spring
steel. Cheap snaps will use a stainless that has inadequate spring quality,
or a spring that is not really stainless.
Earle
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:43C3C845.24C0CA6E@sympatico.ca...
> I highly recommend you spend the overinflated prices at the $tealership
> for them. I have not been able to find aftermarket snaps that are any
> good at all. The rot/rust out really fast. Nothing worse than putting
> a nice fiberglass body on only to have rust streaks from every freakin'
> snap.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Steve G wrote:
> >
> > Should this be anything to do myself or take to a upholstery shop? just
> > wanna put a couple over each door on my cj5 to keep material from
pulling
> > off of velcro.
01-11-2006, 12:15 AM
#14
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Re: adding snaps to a soft top...
Best bet is a marine supply house. Plated brass and/or stainless seem
to hold up.
On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 14:44:21 UTC Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
> I highly recommend you spend the overinflated prices at the $tealership
> for them. I have not been able to find aftermarket snaps that are any
> good at all. The rot/rust out really fast. Nothing worse than putting
> a nice fiberglass body on only to have rust streaks from every freakin'
> snap.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Steve G wrote:
> >
> > Should this be anything to do myself or take to a upholstery shop? just
> > wanna put a couple over each door on my cj5 to keep material from pulling
> > off of velcro.
--
Will Honea
to hold up.
On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 14:44:21 UTC Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
> I highly recommend you spend the overinflated prices at the $tealership
> for them. I have not been able to find aftermarket snaps that are any
> good at all. The rot/rust out really fast. Nothing worse than putting
> a nice fiberglass body on only to have rust streaks from every freakin'
> snap.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Steve G wrote:
> >
> > Should this be anything to do myself or take to a upholstery shop? just
> > wanna put a couple over each door on my cj5 to keep material from pulling
> > off of velcro.
--
Will Honea
01-11-2006, 12:15 AM
#15
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Re: adding snaps to a soft top...
Best bet is a marine supply house. Plated brass and/or stainless seem
to hold up.
On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 14:44:21 UTC Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
> I highly recommend you spend the overinflated prices at the $tealership
> for them. I have not been able to find aftermarket snaps that are any
> good at all. The rot/rust out really fast. Nothing worse than putting
> a nice fiberglass body on only to have rust streaks from every freakin'
> snap.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Steve G wrote:
> >
> > Should this be anything to do myself or take to a upholstery shop? just
> > wanna put a couple over each door on my cj5 to keep material from pulling
> > off of velcro.
--
Will Honea
to hold up.
On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 14:44:21 UTC Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
> I highly recommend you spend the overinflated prices at the $tealership
> for them. I have not been able to find aftermarket snaps that are any
> good at all. The rot/rust out really fast. Nothing worse than putting
> a nice fiberglass body on only to have rust streaks from every freakin'
> snap.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Steve G wrote:
> >
> > Should this be anything to do myself or take to a upholstery shop? just
> > wanna put a couple over each door on my cj5 to keep material from pulling
> > off of velcro.
--
Will Honea
01-11-2006, 12:15 AM
#16
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Re: adding snaps to a soft top...
Best bet is a marine supply house. Plated brass and/or stainless seem
to hold up.
On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 14:44:21 UTC Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
> I highly recommend you spend the overinflated prices at the $tealership
> for them. I have not been able to find aftermarket snaps that are any
> good at all. The rot/rust out really fast. Nothing worse than putting
> a nice fiberglass body on only to have rust streaks from every freakin'
> snap.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Steve G wrote:
> >
> > Should this be anything to do myself or take to a upholstery shop? just
> > wanna put a couple over each door on my cj5 to keep material from pulling
> > off of velcro.
--
Will Honea
to hold up.
On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 14:44:21 UTC Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
> I highly recommend you spend the overinflated prices at the $tealership
> for them. I have not been able to find aftermarket snaps that are any
> good at all. The rot/rust out really fast. Nothing worse than putting
> a nice fiberglass body on only to have rust streaks from every freakin'
> snap.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Steve G wrote:
> >
> > Should this be anything to do myself or take to a upholstery shop? just
> > wanna put a couple over each door on my cj5 to keep material from pulling
> > off of velcro.
--
Will Honea
01-11-2006, 07:23 PM
#17
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Re: adding snaps to a soft top...
Stealership has snaps for a CJ5 Supertop from Bestop? Where do you mean
exactly?
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:43C3C845.24C0CA6E@sympatico.ca...
>I highly recommend you spend the overinflated prices at the $tealership
> for them. I have not been able to find aftermarket snaps that are any
> good at all. The rot/rust out really fast. Nothing worse than putting
> a nice fiberglass body on only to have rust streaks from every freakin'
> snap.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Steve G wrote:
>>
>> Should this be anything to do myself or take to a upholstery shop? just
>> wanna put a couple over each door on my cj5 to keep material from pulling
>> off of velcro.
exactly?
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:43C3C845.24C0CA6E@sympatico.ca...
>I highly recommend you spend the overinflated prices at the $tealership
> for them. I have not been able to find aftermarket snaps that are any
> good at all. The rot/rust out really fast. Nothing worse than putting
> a nice fiberglass body on only to have rust streaks from every freakin'
> snap.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Steve G wrote:
>>
>> Should this be anything to do myself or take to a upholstery shop? just
>> wanna put a couple over each door on my cj5 to keep material from pulling
>> off of velcro.
01-11-2006, 07:23 PM
#18
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Posts: n/a
Re: adding snaps to a soft top...
Stealership has snaps for a CJ5 Supertop from Bestop? Where do you mean
exactly?
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:43C3C845.24C0CA6E@sympatico.ca...
>I highly recommend you spend the overinflated prices at the $tealership
> for them. I have not been able to find aftermarket snaps that are any
> good at all. The rot/rust out really fast. Nothing worse than putting
> a nice fiberglass body on only to have rust streaks from every freakin'
> snap.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Steve G wrote:
>>
>> Should this be anything to do myself or take to a upholstery shop? just
>> wanna put a couple over each door on my cj5 to keep material from pulling
>> off of velcro.
exactly?
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:43C3C845.24C0CA6E@sympatico.ca...
>I highly recommend you spend the overinflated prices at the $tealership
> for them. I have not been able to find aftermarket snaps that are any
> good at all. The rot/rust out really fast. Nothing worse than putting
> a nice fiberglass body on only to have rust streaks from every freakin'
> snap.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Steve G wrote:
>>
>> Should this be anything to do myself or take to a upholstery shop? just
>> wanna put a couple over each door on my cj5 to keep material from pulling
>> off of velcro.
01-11-2006, 07:23 PM
#19
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: adding snaps to a soft top...
Stealership has snaps for a CJ5 Supertop from Bestop? Where do you mean
exactly?
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:43C3C845.24C0CA6E@sympatico.ca...
>I highly recommend you spend the overinflated prices at the $tealership
> for them. I have not been able to find aftermarket snaps that are any
> good at all. The rot/rust out really fast. Nothing worse than putting
> a nice fiberglass body on only to have rust streaks from every freakin'
> snap.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Steve G wrote:
>>
>> Should this be anything to do myself or take to a upholstery shop? just
>> wanna put a couple over each door on my cj5 to keep material from pulling
>> off of velcro.
exactly?
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:43C3C845.24C0CA6E@sympatico.ca...
>I highly recommend you spend the overinflated prices at the $tealership
> for them. I have not been able to find aftermarket snaps that are any
> good at all. The rot/rust out really fast. Nothing worse than putting
> a nice fiberglass body on only to have rust streaks from every freakin'
> snap.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Steve G wrote:
>>
>> Should this be anything to do myself or take to a upholstery shop? just
>> wanna put a couple over each door on my cj5 to keep material from pulling
>> off of velcro.
01-11-2006, 07:46 PM
#20
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Re: adding snaps to a soft top...
Stock, the later CJ's used a Witco top that snapped down all around the
edges and at the windshield corner. I still have one. Last time I
looked which was 5 years ago, my local $tealer had snaps or could order
them easily. The snaps are a 'standard' size which is why aftermarket
generic ones work, but the quality of the components varies radically.
Mike
Steve G wrote:
>
> Stealership has snaps for a CJ5 Supertop from Bestop? Where do you mean
> exactly?
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:43C3C845.24C0CA6E@sympatico.ca...
> >I highly recommend you spend the overinflated prices at the $tealership
> > for them. I have not been able to find aftermarket snaps that are any
> > good at all. The rot/rust out really fast. Nothing worse than putting
> > a nice fiberglass body on only to have rust streaks from every freakin'
> > snap.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
> >
> > Steve G wrote:
> >>
> >> Should this be anything to do myself or take to a upholstery shop? just
> >> wanna put a couple over each door on my cj5 to keep material from pulling
> >> off of velcro.
edges and at the windshield corner. I still have one. Last time I
looked which was 5 years ago, my local $tealer had snaps or could order
them easily. The snaps are a 'standard' size which is why aftermarket
generic ones work, but the quality of the components varies radically.
Mike
Steve G wrote:
>
> Stealership has snaps for a CJ5 Supertop from Bestop? Where do you mean
> exactly?
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:43C3C845.24C0CA6E@sympatico.ca...
> >I highly recommend you spend the overinflated prices at the $tealership
> > for them. I have not been able to find aftermarket snaps that are any
> > good at all. The rot/rust out really fast. Nothing worse than putting
> > a nice fiberglass body on only to have rust streaks from every freakin'
> > snap.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
> >
> > Steve G wrote:
> >>
> >> Should this be anything to do myself or take to a upholstery shop? just
> >> wanna put a couple over each door on my cj5 to keep material from pulling
> >> off of velcro.