Long or Short.......that is the question?

[ROBSROCKET]

Howdy,

its been another slow and boring morning in work and to use my time effectivly (waste it) i have been looking through the classifieds.

noticed that there are 2 types or soft top for El'Beast. whats the difference and why? which ones better?

personaly i like the long roof. just looks better or am i just stupid?

Cheers

Rob

[jig]

The short roof was introduced on MY '03 IIRC, and uses the same steel cable tensioner on the back edge as it does on the header rail. I suppose it's slightly quicker to put on, and maybe a bit tighter/quieter. I've got a long roof ('01) and I also prefer the way it looks.

[Rik A]

Short roof is quicker - it stays attached to the side rails, just unlock 'em and roll it up. Similar to the VX220 roof. The separate support bar thingies run front to to rear instead of side to side.

[jig]

Rik A said:

Short roof is quicker - it stays attached to the side rails, just unlock 'em and roll it up. Similar to the VX220 roof. The separate support bar thingies run front to to rear instead of side to side.

S2 long roof is the same...

[pley]

Long looks better.

Short can be taken down from inside car.

A much of a muchness really.

[ROBSROCKET]

can anyone post some pics of the roof up from inside so ican see how its possitioned etc. on a few of the pics ive seen the real roleover bar sort of thing has 2 grooves in it running front to back what are these? they look a bit unsightly when the roof is off? are these a result of the long or short roof?

[jig]

ROBSROCKET said:

on a few of the pics ive seen the real roleover bar sort of thing has 2 grooves in it running front to back what are these?

I think you're describing the sockets for the tension bars... if you are, that is a long roof. The short roof has little sockets in the front face of the hoop, similar to those in the header rail. I guess a little neater, but hardly that noticeable.