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Title: anybody have the Skid Row Top Prop?
Post by: moerl8088 on February 24, 2006, 02:28:56 PM
http://www.skidplates.com/top_prop.htm

anybody on here have this?  Thinking about buying it but thought I would ask the knowledge base first.
Title: anybody have the Skid Row Top Prop?
Post by: joe-joe on February 24, 2006, 04:13:31 PM
I did buy one but I hated the way it looked with the top down. You have a bowed white piece of fiberglass across the top of your jeep. I was not a fan and thought it looked horrid when installed. I sold it as soon as I could find a sucker to buy it.

just my .02
Title: anybody have the Skid Row Top Prop?
Post by: moerl8088 on February 24, 2006, 04:51:24 PM
How does it attach when installed?  I would have thought you would remove the prop for when the top was down.
Title: anybody have the Skid Row Top Prop?
Post by: Jeffy on February 24, 2006, 05:24:46 PM
In the olden day's we'd have to push up on the top to drain rain water.  Not really a big deal with the top up.  Don't push up on a bikini top unless you want a shower.  :shock:
Title: anybody have the Skid Row Top Prop?
Post by: Erik on February 24, 2006, 06:38:59 PM
i use a couple old street signs with L brackets bolts to the edges to keep them in place.... works great.... however i've never driven it with those in... i just use them when it's parked....
Title: anybody have the Skid Row Top Prop?
Post by: SMC4WD on February 24, 2006, 08:00:43 PM
I laughed at Jeffy's response...

Back when we were kids, before all these new fangled products came out, I would carefully back up, and then PUNCH IT! and get all the water to go back onto the duster.  The front of the duster has a slight rise to it, so upon further acceleration or turning; most of it would splash out.  

But here's what I thought about doing...

Get some 2" or 2.5" PVC 'T' connector, maybe with a 1" inlet. (I hope I'm describing it correctly)  2-2" and 1-1"...   Cut the bottom half off of two of them...

Then measure the width, add a little for a rise and epoxy in that 1" rod.  Spray it black...  It sits taunt between the side spreaders and it's easily removable...   Maybe get a small tube that has a 1" ID and meet those to pieces in the middle.  Simple and maybe $5.00 worth.

(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c33/SMC4WD/patented.jpg)
*Patent pending!!
Title: anybody have the Skid Row Top Prop?
Post by: ratherbejeeping on February 27, 2006, 10:38:12 AM
I've got one.  It works, and when I take the top off I take out the white fiberglass piece too.  It's just 4 hose clamps holding it in place