black hardtop

[Varty Yo]

ok so who out there is runnin a black hardtop im debating painting mine. id like to see a pic if anyones got one. id prefer the body to be red with black top so i get a real good idea of what this will look like.....................cheers

 

[bandy rooster]

i thought it would be a good idea when i painted mine black, its wayyyy to ugly.

 

[Varty Yo]

got any pics to prove of this ugliness????

 

[BC Cruiser]

This is when I bought my cruiser many years ago. I did paint the top white, just cause the black was ugly, and it made it cooler inside.

 

[DaGrvedigr]

Mine got painted totally black, by accident from the paint man, he took it back and did the top white, it was pretty rough looking.


Lex

 

[WES1977]

i think this one is the best looking. I wouldn't do it also because of heat

Red with black top. I've seen that cruiser before it was bought on another web site while I was shopping for a 40.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=78156&highlight=Steering+Stabilizer

 

[Mozzio]

Wouldn't it get awfully hot with a black top?

 

[bsevans]

Hot! Hot!

Wouldn't it get awfully hot with a black top?

Man, I can see it now as I melt in the seat from the heat radiating/convecting from my roof when it hits 112 in Arizona. Maybe it will work where you live, but 90 days of 100+ highs begs to not only leave it white but I also had the headliner removed and plush carpet glued in for added insulation. It works great and looks much nicer than the factory headliner.

 

[Black Dog]

Mine is black, with silver paint . It looks great with the silver, but it is one hot mofo. If i can figure out my camara I'll post a pic.

 

[BLKDOG40]

This is a pretty sick looking cruiser w/ black top
Ranger on pirate4x4

 

[REZARF]

Black top=Jeep=sucky sucky...

Preference, its your cruiser, do what you want to do.

Rezarf <><

 

[pbgbottle]

hot i was never hot i was always damn near freezing

 

[BC Cruiser]

I remember on a hot day the heat from the black roof would melt the glue on headliner on the top. I would walk out to my truck and fine it laying on the seats.

 

[niblik]

ah yes, the white whale roof.. another good reason to make my 40 a jeep...

still.........

black just doesnt look right....

 

[john0089]

Black roofs look kick ass when done right.....take your top off, or take your doors off in the summer

 

[bsevans]

Black roofs look kick ass when done right.....take your top off, or take your doors off in the summer

Right! It's only a dry heat. Let me share with you how driving in 110-125 degree heat with no AC is like living in a convection oven. You literally have to close the vents to keep from getting burned on your lower legs when you make a 75mph trip between Tucson and Phoenix. That along with two gallons of water and no need for a pit stop is why I could care less how cool it looks. Out here in the southwest only an idiot would do it. I spent a year in Morocco and not one cruiser I saw in the desert had a cool black top.

 

[niblik]

Black roofs look kick ass when done right.....take your top off, or take your doors off in the summer

hmmmm... john0089...

i stand corrected.. sweet lookin rigs...

that 40's 'nasty'!!

 

[honk]

I've seen some that I thought looked good. It works with silver in Oakland, CA pretty good, and red and black is nice.

 

[Horsehead]

I personally have never seen a cruiser with a black top that i thought looked good.... and I also hate black bezels.... leave it white like it's supposed to be, you won't regret it.

 

[Felix]

and I also hate black bezels....

Even on white cruisers?