Convertible guys...Parts Question(Top)$$

Big Bopper · 02-27-2002, 06:56 PM

I had to buy a new top,framework,rams and back glass. I paid $500. for all the gear... (Thats about $375. U.S.) Good deal?
The top has a 1cm.(1/4'') cut in the side. Any Ideas how to fix it?
(Black top)

Thanks Eh!

Hozer 88GTConv · 02-27-2002, 09:14 PM

Bopper,
I've had two tops installed with glass over the last 4 years. ( I use it ALOT) I paid $600 each time to have it done. It is done well, I just had to make some minor weatherstripping improvements. Problem for me though is I live under a lot of oak trees and just one pebble sized particle would get in the linkage and cause a pin hole tear that would grow over a short period of time due to stress.
I have talked to a lot of upholstery types and they say I am out of luck because any fix wouldn't hold up to stress.
So it really depends on were the tear is. Good luck.

02-27-2002, 06:56 PM	#1
Big Bopper Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Sechelt, B.C., Canada Posts: 200	Convertible guys...Parts Question(Top)$$ I had to buy a new top,framework,rams and back glass. I paid $500. for all the gear... (Thats about $375. U.S.) Good deal? The top has a 1cm.(1/4'') cut in the side. Any Ideas how to fix it? (Black top) Thanks Eh!

02-27-2002, 09:14 PM	#2
Hozer 88GTConv Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 706	Convertable Tops... Bopper, I've had two tops installed with glass over the last 4 years. ( I use it ALOT) I paid $600 each time to have it done. It is done well, I just had to make some minor weatherstripping improvements. Problem for me though is I live under a lot of oak trees and just one pebble sized particle would get in the linkage and cause a pin hole tear that would grow over a short period of time due to stress. I have talked to a lot of upholstery types and they say I am out of luck because any fix wouldn't hold up to stress. So it really depends on were the tear is. Good luck. __________________ 1988 GT Convertible 331 10:1 TW heads, GT-40 intake, MSD, TRW flattops, B Cam w/ 1.7's, MAC exhaust, 24's, 70 TB, 76 MAF, 3.73's, Pro 5.0, Koni's, Anderson PMS, Wideband 02, yatta, yatta... One week with new motor, two speeding tickets...joy

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