Best Brand Replacement Top
#1
Best Brand Replacement Top
I am in need of a new top, due to vandalism, but I am concerned about proper fitment. I read kenp thread (see below) and this worries me. That's a lot of money to put out, come to find out, the top you received was not cut or doesn't fit correctly.
Save for dropping $6k on a full custom top, does anyone know of a top that properly fits?
https://ls1tech.com/forums/convertib...ing-top-2.html
Save for dropping $6k on a full custom top, does anyone know of a top that properly fits?
https://ls1tech.com/forums/convertib...ing-top-2.html
Last edited by RONIN LSX; 04-09-2018 at 01:54 PM.
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I bought the Haartz Stayfast top to save some money three years ago and i got a puncture hole that looks like from rubbing. not a slice or cut but maybe moving the top up and down. Looking back I should have bought the OEM and not the one that is "like" OEM.
that is my advice; when i replace mine AGAIN i will pony up for the "real OEM"
good luck
that is my advice; when i replace mine AGAIN i will pony up for the "real OEM"
good luck
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Boat top shops are the best at installs for what I've seen. they are used to the heavier materials. I had one do a MG a few years ago and it came out great of fit and lack of flop..
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99MERICA (07-10-2019)
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I am going to throw a bump at this thread; anyone making good replacement tops currently? Heard some horror stories and would love not to get hosed on a purchase. Rear glass is separating from the top and leaking, so I would like to change it out.
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#16
I got the Robbin (4/2019), suppose to be the best on the market. Within 2 years (7/21) , the glass came unglued (not all the defog lines worked). I missed the labor reimbursement by 3 months; they wouldn't bother to reconsider. I did get "lucky" that I bought it right before they dropped their lifetime warranty... that should tell you something about the quality, if they dropped the lifetime. As for the top, I literally just made a claim, because the binding threading ripped. So in 3 years, I'm replacing the entire top.
Unless there's something new, that's hit the market, within the last 3 years, sadly Robbins is the "best".
Unless there's something new, that's hit the market, within the last 3 years, sadly Robbins is the "best".
#18
I'm assuming that you're directing that question to me. It's a bit of both, but even if it was a full time, outside car, I expect to get better than 3 years out of the top, especially when it's being properly taken care of... and granted, I'm in Florida, but still, 3 years is pathetic.
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Nathan C (08-09-2022)
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I'm assuming that you're directing that question to me. It's a bit of both, but even if it was a full time, outside car, I expect to get better than 3 years out of the top, especially when it's being properly taken care of... and granted, I'm in Florida, but still, 3 years is pathetic.
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JohnnyBs98WS6Rag (08-04-2022)
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Yes, Thanks! I don't know about that interval personally but.I know if I left my 'vert outside here in NC during the cold winters and wet humid summers, especially during the night, there would be 'issues' for sure. When I lived in FL during my young and working years, there were times I did not have a garage so I never owned a 'vert for that very reason. The monsoon rains and high humidity followed by baking temps in the summer sun is asking a lot for any top, especially an aftermarket one. I would hazard a guess and say an original new car factory top would only last 5 - 7 years if left outside. As much as I follow a 'care' routine on my 'verts, the elements would just overpower everything. I know this doesn't help you at all but life with a 'vert and no garage is a tough road to master.