hardtop is getting painted- need spinlocks

[gstoli]

Hey this is small!!!



The Tribute is big .

I think it would be safe to drive your car with the hardtop on for 2 min, even without the spinlocks. Just drive really slow... It would fly as it was said if you were going to drive on a highway or something...

Since the bodyshop is so close to your house you can always take a friend and carry it. It's not heavy anyway...

Anyhow, it is safe to leave the top on the car without the spinlocks. It just sits in the holes (where the spinlocks go)

[Aron in Toronto]

Driving home from the paint shop w/o spinlocks will be fine as long as you go slow, avoid sharp turns and sudden starts/stops. I drove home with my hardtop with out spinlocks on a ~20 mile drive after the seller didn't actually have the spinlocks he claimed to have. The top will be attached at the front windshield header so you should be ok for your short drive. I doubt if the top will be water tight w/o the spinlocks though. If you order them through Suncoast they should arrive pretty quickly.

Lastly, google "Boxster hardtop install DIY" to get all the good tips like the "baggie" trick that others have mentioned and give yourself plenty of time to install the spinlocks as takes time and some patients to get it set up the first time.