I used 2" rings on the rear and 1 1/2" rings on the sides. I think the 1.5s look better than the 2s once they are done but I'm not going back and undoing all that braid just for a few smaller rings. It would be better to start over. I will say that it probably took me a total of 24 hours worth of braiding and my hands are still healing from the rope burn blisters. I had blisters on top of blisters. I had 4 fingers that were just chewed up by this stuff. I started putting gorilla duct-tape over my fingers to help the cause but this cord just laughed it off.
Here are some final shots of the completed project:
In all I have approximately $90 in this (and some really thin skin on my fingers). I will eventually bring the rear netting down and have it attach to the tailgate bar from the soft top. Once I remove my summer cargo cover I can put my big dog back there and not have to worry about her getting out. I will also make a front piece that comes down from the rear cross member of the roll bar to just behind the back seats.
Good luck!
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