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To: "'Dan Dwelley'" <ddwelley@excite.com>, mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Caribou Canvas tops
From: Dan Pockrus <dpockrus@efficient.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 10:14:55 -0500
Dan Dwelley was saying:

> I'm still waiting for my top from Caribou Canvas but
> hopefully it will come soon. I've seen a couple of their tops 
> on B's and
> they really look nice! The price cannot be beat!! The only 
> down side is that
> the Company is small and it takes a while to get your top. I 
> figure if you
> aren't in a hurry then what the hell. I'll let everyone know 
> what mine looks
> like when I get it and put it on the Midget.

        Well, I've got one on my son's B, and I have the following comments:

                1) The lift-the-dot fasteners used by Caribou have to be the
cheapest grade known to man. A couple of the ones on my son's top have never
worked, even with several attempts by me to correct them with a pair of
needlenose pliers.

                2) There are several places where the snaps are not
pre-installed - the door post snaps and windshield snaps in particular.
Caribou doesn't provide the snaps, either - you'll have to find them on your
own and install them yourself.

                2) The guy who installed it for me says it's the hardest top
to install he's ever dealt with. Makes me glad I didn't try it.

        On the plus side, it looks great and shows no sign of fading yet!

Dan Pockrus
'74 B in faded Citron (but with a nice looking Caribou top)

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