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Old 09-08-2013, 06:27 AM   #14
KevinH1990
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Originally Posted by Nine8Six View Post
Hope you are not confirming that the design of the 986 roof is different by the years. That'd be a sad news. Many guys have changed their top and surely skipped this detail (I never heard or read myself).

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The top designs on the 986 evolved over the years. While the different designs are compatible (allowing the 03/04 tops to be installed in earlier cars) I suspect that there were certain compromises in the design of the 03/04 tops . This allowed Porsche to offer a glass-window top without redesigning the entire car. When they had a "clean sheet of paper" to start from for the 981, they developed a substantially different design.

Thanks again for your input. I'll update this post if I find a solution.
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