I was hoping to get an opinion from you guys about this soft top for my '87 4runner. I kinda stumbled on the deal...
It's manufactured by Kayline, which I'm aware has been out of business for a while but from what I've read they've gotten great reviews except for the million holes you have to drill.
The girl selling it bought it 7 years ago but never installed it. She said the person she bought it from had used it but it was still in pretty good shape. No tears or rips, only half of one snap was missing on the inside, and all the zippers seemed to work great...the only problem was that she was missing all the hardwear to mount it to the truck. From what I'd researched, there seems to be some angle aluminum pieces w/ the snaps that you drill to the truck. All she had was the actual soft top and the two hoops that serve as the frame. She was asking $400 before we realized this.
I told her I'd have to fab something up & I honestly am not sure what I needed to fab up yet so I offered $250 since there's no guarantee that it will work out. She wouldn't budge from $350. I told her to get a hold of me if she found the hardware, or I'd get a hold of her to make another offer.
So am I being reasonable with my offer or should I compromise on the price some more?
Also, for those of you who have one or are familiar with them: how difficult would it be to fab up the pieces I need? Would it be worth my time & money to make this investment?
Here's some pictures of what she had left of the top.
Please let me know what you all think, I'd really appreciate it...I'd hate to pass on a deal.
It's manufactured by Kayline, which I'm aware has been out of business for a while but from what I've read they've gotten great reviews except for the million holes you have to drill.
The girl selling it bought it 7 years ago but never installed it. She said the person she bought it from had used it but it was still in pretty good shape. No tears or rips, only half of one snap was missing on the inside, and all the zippers seemed to work great...the only problem was that she was missing all the hardwear to mount it to the truck. From what I'd researched, there seems to be some angle aluminum pieces w/ the snaps that you drill to the truck. All she had was the actual soft top and the two hoops that serve as the frame. She was asking $400 before we realized this.
I told her I'd have to fab something up & I honestly am not sure what I needed to fab up yet so I offered $250 since there's no guarantee that it will work out. She wouldn't budge from $350. I told her to get a hold of me if she found the hardware, or I'd get a hold of her to make another offer.
So am I being reasonable with my offer or should I compromise on the price some more?
Also, for those of you who have one or are familiar with them: how difficult would it be to fab up the pieces I need? Would it be worth my time & money to make this investment?
Here's some pictures of what she had left of the top.
Please let me know what you all think, I'd really appreciate it...I'd hate to pass on a deal.