Question about Robbins Top?

[Boxtaboy]

I agree. GAHH is the only aftermarket glass top maker that had problems with the window separating from the top itself. They claim to have reinforced the window pocket now, but my thought is that if you don't change the size/location of the window to handle the stresses put on the window that caused the problem in the first place, the separation problem will only be delayed until down the road when the reinforcement eventually gives again. No one has had a GAHH long enough to see if the problem reoccurs later down the road.

At least the Robbins Top and the BAS International top (made in UK), have never had the separation problem...even from the get go. JMHO. When I do get my replacement top, it will be from Robbins. I think their warranty is longer than GAHH as well.

Originally Posted by sboost

Thanks for yoiur response. The motor worked fine. My biggest concern was that the decklid sticks up by a an inch or so when the top was put down. Is that still the case with your top.

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That never was the case with mine. I only wanted to state that the motor sounded like it was struggling a bit. My decklid closed fine from day 1 following the installation of the top.
I got my Robbins top from Topsonline off of eBay. $695 in original German A5 canvas and C/W the defroster harness. Peter mentioned that these Robbins tops are new to the market and that fit is not always consistant. I can only say that in my case the fit was excellent, as good or better then my old original top. I wanted the best aftermarket glass top available and was scared to go with GAHH because of the initial problems they had with the canvas seperating from the window, which many owners experienced. There's a lot of discussion threads about it on the Renntech forum.

Steven

[docdyh]

"At least the Robbins Top and the BAS International top (made in UK), have never had the separation problem"

I would be more confident in a product that has been on the market longer and early issues corrected, than a product which has not been available very long. Initially, Cabrioworld sold GAHH tops then went with the cheaper (less costly) Robbins top. I have had my GAHH top for 22 months without a hitch..I have no diffculties closing the top, however you should leave it up for two weeks in order for the fabric to stretch.

[Boxtaboy]

The BAS Int'l top has been around just as long, or longer than the GAHH Boxster glass windowed top. One guy in Florida from another board had it shipped to him and installed years ago, and it is still going strong with no issues.

That being said, I agree with your point that it is good that a maker address the initial issues early on in the development process. The issue I have, however, is that they seemingly addressed the window separation problem by simply reinforcing the window pocket seal, instead of changing the window size/location in the top to try to alleviate the stresses that caused the separation in the first place. By just reinforcing the seal around the window, the window seal may still eventually fail after repeated up/down cycles because the stress put on the window during folding is not changed.

So far, I have not heard of one Robbins or BAS Int'l top having glass window separation issues, but I still hear of GAHH tops having window separations...witness another boarder here selling a GAHH top with a repaired window separation.