09-12-2011, 04:32 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Weddington, NC
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Hardtop question
I recently bought a 1999 Boxster with a removable hardtop - just to have a convertible to drive around in the summer. I like it so much that I'm considering selling it and my 2008 Audi A5 to upgrade to a newer Boxster. With the hardtop, I think I can drive it in the winter. Besides, I have a truck I can drive in inclement weather.
I'd like to keep my hardtop for the newer Boxster, even if I have to re-paint it. Does anyone know what years the 1999 Boxster hardtop will fit?
Thanks,
Phil
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09-12-2011, 04:57 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Virginia
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The 1999 hard top will fit cars up to an including the 2004 model year. In the 2005 model year, the Boxster was redesigned. The model designation changed from 986 to 987.
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2000 Arctic Silver/Black, Hard Top, On Board Computer
PNP Rear Speakers, HAES 6-Channel Amp, Avic Z140BH,
Painted Bumperettes, 2004 (OEM) Top, Homelink integrated in dash with Targa switch, 997 Shifter, Carrera Gauge Cluster with silver gauge faces, heated 12-way driver & 8-way passenger seats, Litronics, silver console
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09-12-2011, 05:02 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Smiths Falls, Ontario Canada
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986 hard top
I believe it will fit 2004 and older.
Ron
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09-12-2011, 05:17 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Weddington, NC
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Hardtop question
Thanks guys. I guess I'll just give up on the idea of using the hardtop on a newer car.
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09-13-2011, 02:05 PM
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Opposed to Subie Burble
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Central CT
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Maybe you'll get lucky and be able to find a 987 with a hardtop, too. 
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1997 Arctic Silver Boxster, 5-spd
IMSR + RMS
Robbins glass window top
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09-13-2011, 02:49 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Virginia
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I was wondering whether fewer people bought 987's with hard tops. The newer glass window tops are quieter and have a rear defroster. So, the hard top offers fewer benefits than for a car like mine with a plastic window and no headliner.
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2000 Arctic Silver/Black, Hard Top, On Board Computer
PNP Rear Speakers, HAES 6-Channel Amp, Avic Z140BH,
Painted Bumperettes, 2004 (OEM) Top, Homelink integrated in dash with Targa switch, 997 Shifter, Carrera Gauge Cluster with silver gauge faces, heated 12-way driver & 8-way passenger seats, Litronics, silver console
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09-17-2011, 05:58 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: GA
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My hardtop is rattling quite a bit. The rubber on the right side is malformed all of a sudden. Not sure how that happened. Has anyone done the seal replacement on a hardtop? Anything special I need to know? I can still turn up the noise box and drown it out, or keep my foot in it and listen to the intake. So far it hasn't leaked, but I'm sure it will at some point if I don't fix it.
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2001 Boxster S 3.6, 2003 E46 M3, 94 968 Cab, 80 911 Weissach Edition, BMW 1200 CLS
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