Boot Mod for Roll Bar

Modifying Your Boot for a Roll Bar

Once your have you new roll bar in - perhaps one of the first things your notice is that the boot no longer fits quite right. Yeah you can do it on, sort of, but the diagonals interfere with is going down all the way.
You have two options.
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1) Take is down to just about any good auto upholstery shop and have to modify the boot for you. Costs can run from as little as $20 to as much as $60 to $70 depending on how complicated you want to get.
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2) Do an easy fix we developed yourself in about 5 minutes.

Do it yourself method

This is a simple method that simply involves ripping out the seam on each side to allow for the digonal of the roll bar. There is no cutting and no sewing involved.
It is really very simple. A seam ripper works perfectly. If you don't have one handy, then a razor blade, X-acto knife or a very sharp knife will work but you'll have to be very careful. Do not go all the way. As you can see by the "Stop Point" you must leave some of the seam intact.
From the underneath - you open each corner seam like this..
When you are done, there is enough of an edge remaining that you could attach Velcro if your wanted.
 
When it is finished - it should look like this.
Disclaimer - We offer this as a possible solution to modifying your boot. We are not responsible for you cutting too much, too little or in general screwing up your boot. We did it to ours and several other boots and it works great. If your are not sure about doing it yourself. Use method #1 above. 

Good Luck!

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