Let's See Some Softoppers

Random thought.. could you connect into the trailer light ports?

 

Mines about like that. I can fold it in like that.

 

^interesting in dry season

 

My OCD got the best of me. Went in took out the positaps. Went and soldered it instead.

 

I like this, mine is flapping in the wind and it drives me crazy.

Anyone else have this problem?

 

Magnets. I used flexible strip magnet combined with Velcro. The adhesive failed in the heat from last week but i reused them both with 3m double sided tape. No more flapping

 

Just got enough pages back, and saw all the posts, Heading to the hardware store.

I also need to pick up a straight pole for my 2nd gen, my softopper currently has the bent pole for the 3rd gen.

 

Do you need a set of these as well, or will the 3rd Gen retainer brackets work for the straight bar.

https://www.softopper.com/accessories-parts/replacement-parts/rear-plastic-clips-a-b

 

I might have enough aluminum tube left over from my fix. I can check tomorrow but if you’re coming by this weekend I can hook you up.

 

They will not, you do need the black brackets

 

Ok, sweet man. I want to try and use the 3rd gen retainer brackets. Figured cut a piece of tubing and shove the 3rd gen connector tips into the it. I'll hold off till I come over this weekend

 

That’s exactly what I did. Work fine.

 

One last and final question when you soldered into your tail light wires how or what method did you use to waterproof that??

 

Marine grade heat shrink tubing. It has an adhesive inside that makes it very water resistant.

 

Im soldering into my factory wires so I won't be able to slide heat shrink onto that wire

 

What I’ve done in the past for a situation like this is cut the wire you’re trying to tap into, slide the heat shrink on, and resolder it. Then solder a second time to get the new wire tapped into it. Sure you could maybe solder it all at once but I found it’s easier this way.

 

No worries man. I used shrink wrap and temporarily its wrapped in electrical tape. I'm going to redo it with tessa tape.

 

Not sure if its waterproof enough. Let's hope so....

 

Any Texas guys with a long bed thinking of a Softopper, I'm selling mine. No problem with it, i just went a different route.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/texas-classified-sticky.209832/page-1896

 

Can I join the party?

From the looks of others, I think mine might be too far forward?