You might want to consider Todd's Canopies as well. His canopies are better than stock, and I believe they come in various tints. He also guarantees that they won't crack during install, which is a big plus. You can even order them through Spruce.
You might want to consider Todd's Canopies as well. His canopies are better than stock, and I believe they come in various tints. He also guarantees that they won't crack during install, which is a big plus. You can even order them through Spruce.
I'll second Rusty's recommendation of Todd's Canopies. Todd is a member of my EAA Chapter. I've got one of his canopies, too. Great workmanship, price and a very nice shipping container. You can't be his warranty either.
Charlie Kuss
Thank you everyone for the info. The reason i want the vans part # was to get the cost and figure how much i save by deleting it from the finish kit. (yea i know only 75% of full price). my plan is to go with the thicker todds canopy at least for the wind screen. (makes me feel better about bird strike protection). i have thought about the entire canopy thicker but then i'll worry about emergency egress THROUGH the canopy. not to mention the extra 4 lbs.
by the way the canopy is not in the "list". anyone know the outright cost?
I got my Van's canopy in my finishing kit and subsequently bought a tinted Todd's canopy. I called Van's and the gal there told me a new canopy was $575 plus shipping. My tinted Todd's was around $400 and I picked it up myself. He is in southern Florida for shipping purposes. Anybody need a Van's canopy?(cheap)
For some reason they don't put the canopy in the price list, but if you call them, they will tell you what they will credit you for it. I think my canopy from Todd was less than the credit so I made out.
One thing you might consider when ordering kits from Van's is that if you delete a lot of stuff, it is cheaper to order what you want rather than delete items you don't want. That way you don't pay the 25% for the items you delete.
For my finish kit and FWF kit I did this and it saved a lot. But then I a lot of the expensive stuff.
Did they happen to say what color the tint was? I might be interested and maybe we could get a reduced shipping cost if the sent 2? I live over by Flint. I have a Vans canopy but have been thinking about a tinted one.
