Bikini top straps.

I have a bikini top for my CJ5 and i want to know what kind of straps i should use to keep the top down.:?

 

my daughter, Krystal ,saw this post and does not beleive me that they are for a jeep.

 

I wouldn't be asking this question if i had the "supplied straps."

Anyways, if anyone has any suggestions besides " use the straps i don't have" Please your help would be appreciated

 

The bikini top should have a hard edge, which fits into the windshield channel. The opposite side should have two straps coming off of it, which attach to footmen loops on the back of your tub. The top is secured by the tension of the straps from the back pulling against the top of your windshield frame. If the bikini top you bought doesn't have straps, it probably wasn't made for your vehicle. There are "strapless bikini tops," but they're not made for your vehicle. Note that you must have a roll bar in order for the bikini top to work. That's what holds it up in the back.

 

my wife had one with no straps, it wasn't real succesful. kept falling out.
looked good but

 

I got Some Pics, Sorry about earlier bad day.

 

that could be a Kayline; it's like the one on my Jeep.
I went to Harbor Freight and bought some cargo straps.
If you mount some footman loops, one on each body corner, then you can loop the straps thru the grommets and the footman loop, and cinch her down. Mine may have had big S loops on the end, and they wouldn't fit thru the grommets, so I just cut them off and used the strap. I shortened the straps as well, as they were really too long.
You don't wany anything elastic or rubber as the vac driving down the road will blow it up like a parachute; so whatever you use, make sure it's taught. Mine survived the gale force winds from last weekends trip, no problem.
Anyway, see the pics below for how mine is.

 

it's as close as HF and I could get

 

I chose to mount my footman loops on top of and near the back of the wheelhouse. I've got a hardtop and I didn't want the loops to interfere. Just something to consider.

 

I mounted mine on the inside of the tub, I think it looks cleaner and keeps the straps on the inside of the tub and not rubbing over the edge as they go to the outside.

 

I have never seen grommet style tops before but have seen plenty LEVI blue denim tops on CJ's in the past.

Mount the footman loop right behind your rollbar down bar to the top of the wheel house about 4" back at the base. Sorry no picture

 

when my straps broke on mine, i went to walmart and got a cheap black ratchet strap.got a upolstry(spelling) to sew them on. bob