Source for those little buttons?
 

You know the ones on the body that the soft tops snap to? Just like a
button thingie on a pair of jeans? Does anyone know where I can get
some of those? The ones that were on my Jeep before I painted it were
all covered up in paint and look terrible. Also, how about those
rubber plugs for the drain holes? I found some but they're about
$1.85 each. That's crazy. Anyone know where I can get some of those
cheap? Thank you.



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Re: Source for those little buttons?
 

They're sold in hardware stores, boating supply stores, boat canvas shops,
yardage stores, leather crafts shops, etc.

Jerry
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"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:benopvs6asvp46scadhufcqfjivkvsvlav@4ax.com...
> You know the ones on the body that the soft tops snap to? Just like a
> button thingie on a pair of jeans? Does anyone know where I can get
> some of those? The ones that were on my Jeep before I painted it were
> all covered up in paint and look terrible. Also, how about those
> rubber plugs for the drain holes? I found some but they're about
> $1.85 each. That's crazy. Anyone know where I can get some of those
> cheap? Thank you.
>
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!

Re: Source for those little buttons?
 

They're sold in hardware stores, boating supply stores, boat canvas shops,
yardage stores, leather crafts shops, etc.

Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
To email, remove 'me' from my email address
KC6TAY, PP-ASEL
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:benopvs6asvp46scadhufcqfjivkvsvlav@4ax.com...
> You know the ones on the body that the soft tops snap to? Just like a
> button thingie on a pair of jeans? Does anyone know where I can get
> some of those? The ones that were on my Jeep before I painted it were
> all covered up in paint and look terrible. Also, how about those
> rubber plugs for the drain holes? I found some but they're about
> $1.85 each. That's crazy. Anyone know where I can get some of those
> cheap? Thank you.
>
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!

Re: Source for those little buttons?
 

They're sold in hardware stores, boating supply stores, boat canvas shops,
yardage stores, leather crafts shops, etc.

Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
To email, remove 'me' from my email address
KC6TAY, PP-ASEL
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:benopvs6asvp46scadhufcqfjivkvsvlav@4ax.com...
> You know the ones on the body that the soft tops snap to? Just like a
> button thingie on a pair of jeans? Does anyone know where I can get
> some of those? The ones that were on my Jeep before I painted it were
> all covered up in paint and look terrible. Also, how about those
> rubber plugs for the drain holes? I found some but they're about
> $1.85 each. That's crazy. Anyone know where I can get some of those
> cheap? Thank you.
>
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!

Re: Source for those little buttons?
 

I recommend the dealer for them.

The ones I have seen in the hardware and camping stores are pieces of
crap. They start rusting really fast and don't have a good contact with
the soft top halfs.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

travis wrote:
>
> You know the ones on the body that the soft tops snap to? Just like a
> button thingie on a pair of jeans? Does anyone know where I can get
> some of those? The ones that were on my Jeep before I painted it were
> all covered up in paint and look terrible. Also, how about those
> rubber plugs for the drain holes? I found some but they're about
> $1.85 each. That's crazy. Anyone know where I can get some of those
> cheap? Thank you.
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!

Re: Source for those little buttons?
 

I recommend the dealer for them.

The ones I have seen in the hardware and camping stores are pieces of
crap. They start rusting really fast and don't have a good contact with
the soft top halfs.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

travis wrote:
>
> You know the ones on the body that the soft tops snap to? Just like a
> button thingie on a pair of jeans? Does anyone know where I can get
> some of those? The ones that were on my Jeep before I painted it were
> all covered up in paint and look terrible. Also, how about those
> rubber plugs for the drain holes? I found some but they're about
> $1.85 each. That's crazy. Anyone know where I can get some of those
> cheap? Thank you.
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!

Re: Source for those little buttons?
 

I recommend the dealer for them.

The ones I have seen in the hardware and camping stores are pieces of
crap. They start rusting really fast and don't have a good contact with
the soft top halfs.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

travis wrote:
>
> You know the ones on the body that the soft tops snap to? Just like a
> button thingie on a pair of jeans? Does anyone know where I can get
> some of those? The ones that were on my Jeep before I painted it were
> all covered up in paint and look terrible. Also, how about those
> rubber plugs for the drain holes? I found some but they're about
> $1.85 each. That's crazy. Anyone know where I can get some of those
> cheap? Thank you.
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!

Re: Source for those little buttons?
 

I had a convertible top replaced by a professional upholsterer six or seven
years ago, and he gave me a handful of male snaps "for spares." Those were
the best that I have ever seen, before or since. Two of them are still on
the half doors for my Wrangler, where the front of the top half door snaps
to the bottom half. No rust yet. I think that they are better than dealer
quality.

You are right that most of these things are pieces of crap (or "merde" as
some of your countrypersons like to call it) but there is good stuff out
there. If you can find a professional with a good reputation for working
with convertible tops (a "topper"?) he can probably point you in the right
direction.

Earle

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3F9C68EE.7470DD0@sympatico.ca...
> I recommend the dealer for them.
>
> The ones I have seen in the hardware and camping stores are pieces of
> crap. They start rusting really fast and don't have a good contact with
> the soft top halfs.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> travis wrote:
> >
> > You know the ones on the body that the soft tops snap to? Just like a
> > button thingie on a pair of jeans? Does anyone know where I can get
> > some of those? The ones that were on my Jeep before I painted it were
> > all covered up in paint and look terrible. Also, how about those
> > rubber plugs for the drain holes? I found some but they're about
> > $1.85 each. That's crazy. Anyone know where I can get some of those
> > cheap? Thank you.
> >
> > --
> > Travis
> > http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> > The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> > :wq!

Re: Source for those little buttons?
 

I had a convertible top replaced by a professional upholsterer six or seven
years ago, and he gave me a handful of male snaps "for spares." Those were
the best that I have ever seen, before or since. Two of them are still on
the half doors for my Wrangler, where the front of the top half door snaps
to the bottom half. No rust yet. I think that they are better than dealer
quality.

You are right that most of these things are pieces of crap (or "merde" as
some of your countrypersons like to call it) but there is good stuff out
there. If you can find a professional with a good reputation for working
with convertible tops (a "topper"?) he can probably point you in the right
direction.

Earle

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3F9C68EE.7470DD0@sympatico.ca...
> I recommend the dealer for them.
>
> The ones I have seen in the hardware and camping stores are pieces of
> crap. They start rusting really fast and don't have a good contact with
> the soft top halfs.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> travis wrote:
> >
> > You know the ones on the body that the soft tops snap to? Just like a
> > button thingie on a pair of jeans? Does anyone know where I can get
> > some of those? The ones that were on my Jeep before I painted it were
> > all covered up in paint and look terrible. Also, how about those
> > rubber plugs for the drain holes? I found some but they're about
> > $1.85 each. That's crazy. Anyone know where I can get some of those
> > cheap? Thank you.
> >
> > --
> > Travis
> > http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> > The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> > :wq!

Re: Source for those little buttons?
 

I had a convertible top replaced by a professional upholsterer six or seven
years ago, and he gave me a handful of male snaps "for spares." Those were
the best that I have ever seen, before or since. Two of them are still on
the half doors for my Wrangler, where the front of the top half door snaps
to the bottom half. No rust yet. I think that they are better than dealer
quality.

You are right that most of these things are pieces of crap (or "merde" as
some of your countrypersons like to call it) but there is good stuff out
there. If you can find a professional with a good reputation for working
with convertible tops (a "topper"?) he can probably point you in the right
direction.

Earle

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3F9C68EE.7470DD0@sympatico.ca...
> I recommend the dealer for them.
>
> The ones I have seen in the hardware and camping stores are pieces of
> crap. They start rusting really fast and don't have a good contact with
> the soft top halfs.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> travis wrote:
> >
> > You know the ones on the body that the soft tops snap to? Just like a
> > button thingie on a pair of jeans? Does anyone know where I can get
> > some of those? The ones that were on my Jeep before I painted it were
> > all covered up in paint and look terrible. Also, how about those
> > rubber plugs for the drain holes? I found some but they're about
> > $1.85 each. That's crazy. Anyone know where I can get some of those
> > cheap? Thank you.
> >
> > --
> > Travis
> > http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> > The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> > :wq!