Zippers for bimini top?

[bthessel]

So on my top the zippers are still there but the sliders are missing on about half of them. Does anyone know where I can get replacement parts or have other ideas. I guess if nothing else I take it off and have the entire zippers replaced.

 

[Julian]

I would wonder why the sliders are missing....wouldn't they only come off if teeth were missing or some other defect allowed them to come off?

 

[Murf'n'surf]

You can find replacements readily available on canvas supply websites. You'll need to figure out the size first. It's not hard but I forget how they size them. You'll also need to find out why they are coming off. The ends of the zipper track should either be melted or a metal stop installed. You can buy the stops as well. They just clamp onto the zipper and prevent the slider part from running off of the zipper.

 

[bthessel]

That is what I am betting is that the stops on the ends are missing on them. I need to take a closer look though, I didn't see any missing teeth. We haven't used the bimini much this year and never while moving so it hasn't been a big concern, just something small I want to fix.

 

[veedubtek]

I bought a brand freakin new OEM bimini from YSP in June. Went to deploy it 2 weeks ago, and one of those darn things were missing.