M-37 Vinyl Cab Top

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M-37 Vinyl Cab Top

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Looking for one of these new or used.Any suggestions will be appreciated.Thanks.

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These guys have them: http://www.beachwoodcanvas.com/

might be a bit pricey, vinyl is the way I'll go when I replace mine.
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vinyl vs Canvas

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I have a brand new canvas cover in place and cannot fault it, somewhere in my shed i have brand new vinyl seat covers and cab cover.
Ken, you say you prefer vinyl, i am just curious as to why, i have never attempted to use vinyl, i just like the look of canvas.

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My truck sits out in the weather, the vinyl will last a lot longer under those conditions. I'm currently using a camo 2 1/2 tonner cab canvas with some mods (like the top door rail) looks kinda funky but it has stood up really well and it was FREE.
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Tell me timbrwolff, is installing the vynal top as much of an effort as the canvas?
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Nope it wasn't that hard, using the 2 1/2 ton top I modified the top rail from the 2 1/2 ton with some angle brackets through the M37's top rail no drilling on the original components, the top of both at the windshield is about the same lenght, the the sides go through the M37 door uprights the same, the back panel is just a little shorter than the M37's but still covers well, might say it's a poor mans fix for no top. Bottom line keeps the rain off my head.
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Still Looking, Anybody??
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Pizzoferratto enterprises makes the top in vinyl. I have it for more than 10 year and it's great looking.
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