Cloth or vinyl Convertible Top?

[Brian Kulis]

After 5 years, Stang is almost finished. I am about to buy a top with glass window. I will keep the Stang undercover when it's finished. Would like your opinions.
What looks better? Cloth or Vinyl?
What lasts longer? Cloth or Vinyl?

 

[will e]

That's a good question. Can we assume you are going with black?
Is cloth available?
I think cloth would be a bit less shiny but harder to clean?
How often will you be putting the top down? It's the wear points that would concern me with cloth.

 

[Brian Kulis]

That's a good question. Can we assume you are going with black?
Is cloth available?
I think cloth would be a bit less shiny but harder to clean?
How often will you be putting the top down? It's the wear points that would concern me with cloth.

Yes, Black. It is $300 more expensive than vinyl. Plan on using top quite a bit.

 

[Bentworker]

Whatever your choice is get samples first.

 

[Hemikiller]

I've seen various year Mustangs with cloth and vinyl tops. IMO, the flat appearance of a cloth top somehow looks out of place on these cars, it's too "posh".

 

[cv_72mustang]

I don't like to hijack a tread but I've got question about tops also.

So my vert top is probably close to the original. It now has a couple of tears along the trunk edge and a 3 inch rip in the middle. I've been meaning to replace but finding somebody has been an issue. So mine appear to a be combination of canvas , maybe vinyl. It's an extremely dense material layer construction.

Do the new tops have the same construction? I believe when I had it replaced shortly aftering getting the car due to vandalism it was just a few years old. Are these replacements similar?