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09-17-2018, 09:00 PM | #1 |
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Convertible Top Guys
Has anybody bought a convertible top from the Convertible Top Guys, if so what was it like for quality and fit?
The top on the '53 I just bought Shredded itself on the trip to Texas. It must have been too old to survive the journey so I am looking to buy an economical replacement for it.
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09-18-2018, 07:28 AM | #2 |
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Re: Convertible Top Guys
No such thing as economical replacement. If you are getting it installed have your installer buy it or ask him where to buy it. I was at my upholstery shop last week and he was saying how the cheap top was taking longer and costing more in the long run. In 2006 I shelled out 3k for a custom top fitted to my 49. After 12 years and 45 thousand miles it still looks nice. The black stay fast Haartz cloth has held up well.
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09-18-2018, 11:02 AM | #3 |
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Re: Convertible Top Guys
Have top from Electron Top Manufacturing Company on my 49 Ford and I am very pleased with it. It is over 20 years old and looks new. Car is kept in garage and covered, but has been exposed to weather at various car shows.
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09-18-2018, 02:39 PM | #4 |
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Re: Convertible Top Guys
I bought a new top from LeBaron Bonney and had a quality shop install it. That job is not for the inexperienced. A friend of mine with a '48 convertible had his top replaced at a different shop, and it was so tight that the doors dragged when the top was cinched in place. Convertibles are quite flexible in the middle without a steel top to brace them, and adjusting the top and the doors can be a time consuming process, made more difficult if the top is not correctly put on.
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09-18-2018, 03:30 PM | #5 | |
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Re: Convertible Top Guys
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Thanks Tom, I bought an Electron top for my Mustang, fitted it myself and am very pleased with it. So Electron might well be a good option. Cheers, Meric.
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09-18-2018, 05:47 PM | #6 |
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The companies that have automated equipment to cut materials can save time over others but the equipment is very expensive and they have to pay for that & maintain it. Unless a person does it all themselves, it's going to have a price tag. Most trimmers would much rather not use a kit. No one brings raw eggs & bacon to a restaurant to get breakfast so you can't expect them to do a kit install. Ask nicely and they might but if the kit is crap, they will end up redoing a lot of it anyway. |
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