92.9 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Sorry, but yet another soft top-related subject. I'm planning ahead here and some minor details are eluding me. When converting from hard top to soft top, where do the sun visors and rear view mirror attach? Do they go on the header rail? I must have about two million Land Rover photographs on my computer, but not one of them shows me what I'm trying to find out. I have also looked on the appropriate suppliers' websites, but no mention of this at all. I have some photographs of soft top defenders and I can see sun visors fitted in some of them (but not how or where they are attached), but none of them seems to have a rear view mirror fitted. I know I could get a stick-on (should be known as a drop-off) one for the windscreen, but I would like to stick to using proper items, if indeed that is possible. Also, whilst I'm on the soft top conversion subject, what would I need to do with the hard top's interior light wiring? Does it disconnect at one end and stay with the hard top, or will it need threading back through and stay attached to the wiring loom at the car end? I remember doing this with my Series III and it was a nuisance unthreading it. Just hoping Defenders are different in that department! Thanks very much, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eightpot Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Mirror and visors attach to the screen surround, the header rail clamps down onto the screen surround. The missus is out in the 90 at the moment, I'l try and remember to take a photo for you later. If you have a look at All Wheel Trim's website, there is a photo or two showing the top of the screen. They are also a good source of some of the random parts/clips/brackets you'll need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landrover598 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 I remember doing this with my Series III and it was a nuisance unthreading it. Why not just snip the wires where the roof meets the body and fit in a push connector, much easier for next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92.9 Posted June 18, 2009 Author Share Posted June 18, 2009 Thank you both. That's handy being part of the screen surround. I haven't got a Defender here to look at, so it was a case of searching through pictures! Eightpot, a photograph would be handy if you get the chance, thanks. I'll add it to the other two million Land Rover photographs in my folder. David, yes, that would be the sensible option, but I don't like cutting wires and using non-original connectors. I'd rather get annoyed unthreading something than cut it off. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 reroute the interior light so it attaches to the bulkhead in the centre of it behind the seats . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reads90 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Here is my 90 . As you can seen and as said before the mirror and visors fit to the window surrond My interier light is the original land rover one which has just been screwed to the window surrond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92.9 Posted June 18, 2009 Author Share Posted June 18, 2009 Thanks for that. That's just what I was after. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Tonkin Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Don't the NAS ones have a trim to cover that and mount the light?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92.9 Posted June 20, 2009 Author Share Posted June 20, 2009 Yes, I think they do. The one on East Coast Rover's site has a nice trim piece, but I couldn't see where there was provision for a mirror. Here's the page, and the trim piece is the fifth photograph down: http://www.eastcoastrover.com/SP110.html Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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