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Raymond

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Soft top weight?
« on: April 15, 2012, 21:36:51 »
Can anyone tell us what the entire soft top frame, with fabric, etc. weighs? 
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Re: Soft top weight?
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2012, 23:22:44 »
Ray only a guess zas last fall i lugged mine out after a restore.. I would guess about 45 to 50 ##'s an tghen my son and I installed it in to place a some what trick to do.. Regards Clem
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Re: Soft top weight?
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2012, 15:39:59 »
I agree.  45 to 50 pounds is about right.  The last two posts on the linked thread describe the step by step procedure I used to remove mine after getting advice from the rest of the group.  I removed both soft top and frame in one assembly without help, but with a little planning.

http://www.sl113.org/forums/index.php?topic=14853.0

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