Armadillo Designs Aluminum Hardtop

[Dtrimpi87]

Speaking of water, has anyone had issues with their latches leaking? At first I thought it was between the latch and the gullwing itself but it seems to be well sealed and I did tighten up 2 latches. After a good wash it seems like the water is coming in around the spring area inside the latch and drips down off the arm Inside. Not sure theres any way to actually seal that.

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[Dtrimpi87]

Now for the shelf I was installing in case anyone is interested. I was looking for some storage up towards the roof in the rear but the M2M attic shelf wasnt enough for what I was needing. I found this shelf from Hooke Road that offers about 7.5" of space between the shelf and the top of the roof. The front of the shelf drops down to give you access for sliding your equipment/supplies up in there. I did have to modify that piece a bit. I just had to cut 2.5" in each side off the front panel of that drop down piece to accommodate for the struts of the Armadillo hatch. Just need to clean up my cuts and touch up the paint. Quote happy with it.

 

[Skeet McGeet]

New member here and first post. Ive had my Bronco a little while now and have done my share of mods, but this top is my favorite one by far. There's not really any comparison with the other tops available on the market. If you're on the fence about it like I was originally, don't be

 

[Ninjak]

New member here and first post. Ive had my Bronco a little while now and have done my share of mods, but this top is my favorite one by far. There's not really any comparison with the other tops available on the market. If you're on the fence about it like I was originally, don't be

Welcome to the Armadillo Crew!
Living that Slant Back Life!

 

[Skeet McGeet]

Thanks!

 

[Chritaka]

Anyone having problems with the sound deadening losing adhesion to the removable top panels? This started a couple months ago, where I get in the Bronco and the corners/sides are peeling back. I’ve tried some 3m headliner spray, but not holding up more than 1-2 days and it’s just getting worse. Note that when I went for the install nearly 1 year ago they had the wrong color installed and had to quickly swap them out to the right color. I expect they may not have fully cleaned off the old 3m stickum!

Suggestions welcome on a good adhesive? I’ve read DAP Weldwood Landau Top & Trim HHR Solvent is pretty good…

 

[mangelo]

Could def use the space, didn't know mod was possible to make work! I also have DV8 rear window molle panels on inside of roll bars, maybe I have to mod more or it's impossible? Curious to see closer pics of how u modded / mounted

Thanks for sharing, VERY cool!

Now for the shelf I was installing in case anyone is interested. I was looking for some storage up towards the roof in the rear but the M2M attic shelf wasnt enough for what I was needing. I found this shelf from Hooke Road that offers about 7.5" of space between the shelf and the top of the roof. The front of the shelf drops down to give you access for sliding your equipment/supplies up in there. I did have to modify that piece a bit. I just had to cut 2.5" in each side off the front panel of that drop down piece to accommodate for the struts of the Armadillo hatch. Just need to clean up my cuts and touch up the paint. Quote happy with it.

 

[Dtrimpi87]

Anyone having problems with the sound deadening losing adhesion to the removable top panels? This started a couple months ago, where I get in the Bronco and the corners/sides are peeling back. I’ve tried some 3m headliner spray, but not holding up more than 1-2 days and it’s just getting worse. Note that when I went for the install nearly 1 year ago they had the wrong color installed and had to quickly swap them out to the right color. I expect they may not have fully cleaned off the old 3m stickum!

Suggestions welcome on a good adhesive? I’ve read DAP Weldwood Landau Top & Trim HHR Solvent is pretty good…

The DAP adhesive is what Armadillo is recommending now over the Gorilla adhesive they used to recommend. I bought some but I have not used it yet. From what i've read about it its pretty permanent once it hardens so as long as it's applied right, shouldnt have anymore issues.

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[Dtrimpi87]

Could def use the space, didn't know mod was possible to make work! I also have DV8 rear window molle panels on inside of roll bars, maybe I have to mod more or it's impossible? Curious to see closer pics of how u modded / mounted

Thanks for sharing, VERY cool!

I will get some better pics this evening when I get home.

 

[Dtrimpi87]

Could def use the space, didn't know mod was possible to make work! I also have DV8 rear window molle panels on inside of roll bars, maybe I have to mod more or it's impossible? Curious to see closer pics of how u modded / mounted

Thanks for sharing, VERY cool!

Here you go. You can see how it attaches to the roll bar and the cuts I made. I cut 2.5" wide and about .5" deep. Looks like it should fit with the DV8 molle panels from what I can see in their site.

 

[El Diablo]

Anyone having problems with the sound deadening losing adhesion to the removable top panels? This started a couple months ago, where I get in the Bronco and the corners/sides are peeling back. I’ve tried some 3m headliner spray, but not holding up more than 1-2 days and it’s just getting worse. Note that when I went for the install nearly 1 year ago they had the wrong color installed and had to quickly swap them out to the right color. I expect they may not have fully cleaned off the old 3m stickum!

Suggestions welcome on a good adhesive? I’ve read DAP Weldwood Landau Top & Trim HHR Solvent is pretty good…

I've had lot's of problems with the original adhesive not sticking and Fabian acknowledged it was a bad batch. Used the gorilla spray adhesive with marginal success. Haven't tried the DAP yet. Have several pieces that have come off that I just haven't had the time and energy to fix. Otherwise the top has made the cabin much quieter and get compliments about how good looking the slantback is.

 

[mangelo]

SO helpful, thank you and nice job!

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Here you go. You can see how it attaches to the roll bar and the cuts I made. I cut 2.5" wide and about .5" deep. Looks like it should fit with the DV8 molle panels from what I can see in their site.

 

[Pseudoko]

Dillo Family Portrait from UBB

 

[userdude]

Dillo Family Portrait from UBB

There's $100k worth of tops in that photo...

 

[Dtrimpi87]

Dillo Family Portrait from UBB

Really wish I could have gone. I was following on social media. Looked like a blast. Hopefully next year.

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