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Old 05-13-2009, 07:20 PM   #1
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I bought the top from LA Porsche Dismantler (great people) then paid a tech to install it. It was a plug and play swap;

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Old 05-19-2009, 07:55 AM   #2
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I bought the top from LA Porsche Dismantler (great people) then paid a tech to install it. It was a plug and play swap;
Do you have any pictures from a front quarter? Since that third bow is moved forward a bit, and that 4th bow is in there, I think it would change the way the top looks from profile or front quarter. I think it would give the top a bit more rounded look at the rear.
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Old 05-19-2009, 03:20 PM   #3
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Do you have any pictures from a front quarter? Since that third bow is moved forward a bit, and that 4th bow is in there, I think it would change the way the top looks from profile or front quarter. I think it would give the top a bit more rounded look at the rear.
Here's a few front quarter views:

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Old 05-19-2009, 03:53 PM   #4
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Yeah, it definitely seems to have a more rounded look rather than the chopped off look of the earlier tops.
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Old 05-19-2009, 06:16 PM   #5
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More of the removable hardtop look.
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Old 10-09-2009, 01:38 PM   #6
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Where in california is this dismantler loacated?

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Old 10-09-2009, 02:10 PM   #7
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They aren't cheap. I found mine on the Rennlist.org site, but had been posting ads on the Boxsterspec websites since those converting their Boxsters to spec racers take off their soft tops in order to run with mandated hard tops. The dismantlers are getting around $2,000 for their '03-'04 tops. I paid $800 for mine and sold my old top to a forum member for $400. Still my favorite hack.

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