thanks for the suggestions! xeon, i have thought about that and i figured.. its the same price either way, what do i have to lose? lol regardless, there will still be a frontal piece on a full topper.. so id be either with a front piece attached to a full unit or a front piece with nothing else... Maybe i could make some use out of it.. or maybe i could figure out a way to pluck the double strands? idk it just seems pointless to pay for a whole unit and get less than half of one.. especially since this is my first time.. I will have a little extra space incase I order it too small or something