Convertable top install NEED: Help/Advice/Tips/Tricks etc.....

Dark_5.0 · 01-06-2002, 11:12 PM

I got a new black top for my black GT and I am getting my pony rims powder coated black.......Hince the name Dark_5.0.

Any advice you can give me on installing the new top would be greatly appreciated.....Or a link to a good site.

Thanks

Tim89LXvert · 01-07-2002, 12:47 PM

I thought long and hard about installing my own top.

I eventually decided to pay someone else to do it. I am glad I did. It cost me about $390 including two new top cables that run in the frame. I figured it was worth them doing it right once, vs. me screwing it up and buying another top.

I think MM&FF did an article on it one time. They said it was not too bad to do themselves, but they had an expert with them who knew what to do, and kept them out of trouble.

The only work I have not done on my car myself was the top installation and rolling the fenders. All other repairs and modifications have been done by me in my garage.

For me, it was worth it.

01-06-2002, 11:12 PM	#1
Dark_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Staging lane Posts: 4,337	Convertable top install NEED: Help/Advice/Tips/Tricks etc..... I got a new black top for my black GT and I am getting my pony rims powder coated black.......Hince the name Dark_5.0. Any advice you can give me on installing the new top would be greatly appreciated.....Or a link to a good site. Thanks __________________ 92' LX-Big brakes, Lots and lots of suspension, GT40X heads, Ported cobra intake, stock cam, Vortech SC trim. 00' Lightning-Stock 88'CRX-13 second ego killer

01-07-2002, 12:47 PM	#2
Tim89LXvert Registered Member Join Date: Sep 1998 Location: Toledo, Ohio, USA Posts: 269	I thought long and hard about installing my own top. I eventually decided to pay someone else to do it. I am glad I did. It cost me about $390 including two new top cables that run in the frame. I figured it was worth them doing it right once, vs. me screwing it up and buying another top. I think MM&FF did an article on it one time. They said it was not too bad to do themselves, but they had an expert with them who knew what to do, and kept them out of trouble. The only work I have not done on my car myself was the top installation and rolling the fenders. All other repairs and modifications have been done by me in my garage. For me, it was worth it. __________________ 1989 LX Convertible, blue with white top and leather, 5 speed. Engine: GT40 al. heads, Cobra intake, TFS cam, 1.7RR, etc.... LOLDrivetrain: SPEC II clutch & FMS Billet flywheel, Pro 5.0 shifter w/Cobra knob and aluminum driveshaft through 3.73:1 gears.Chassis: 4 wheel disk w/Cobra front brakes, GT rears and 2001 "Bullitt" wheels Rear: MM adjustable LCAs with Griggs springs, KYB shocks. Front: Koni red struts, FMS "C" springs and full poly bushings. Full length MM sub frame connectors, steeda 2pt. K-brace.Misc.: 130a alt. upgrade, R134a conversion. Photos of my car

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