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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 03:07 PM
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purchased from AA best Co. for 500 bucks. great quality and 7yr unlimited mileage warranty.

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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 03:25 PM
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looks great. Did you install it yourself? If so, how hard was it?

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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 03:40 PM
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nah....the car got repainted so the top got installed at the body shop.
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 07:14 PM
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Looks good, almost oem looking.
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 08:33 PM
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how much was it for the bodyshop to install it? ..if you don't mind me asking.
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 09:24 PM
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those fools wanted to charge me 400 for it. i really dont know how much is ok, but when i showed them the receipt of how much it cost, i guess he knew it was too much to charge to install it. they ended up charging me 200, which i still think is really high, but i had no other options or time to look around.
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 09:40 PM
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very nice, looks good
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Old Jun 23, 2007 | 12:04 PM
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Wow that looks really good. Let us know how it seals when the first rain falls.
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Old Jun 23, 2007 | 12:42 PM
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Wow that looks really good. Let us know how it seals when the first rain falls.

mmmm....i live in the southwestern desert. and right now summer has not even peaked and its already 110+........so i guess i just better tell u how it holds up in the car wash. which it did pretty good, nothing came in.
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any wind noise? did it come with weather stripping?
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Old Jun 26, 2007 | 05:17 PM
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no weather stripping, and no liner. as far as noise is concerned......when i was coming down the mountains back from san diego(eastbound on I8) it made noise, but i guess its what it will make anyways. little not much.
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