Zeintop

[J Tinsby]

Originally Posted by rdb525i

Found an unused zeintop stored in a garage in Philly thru this forum. Shipped it to the Philippines and finally had it installed. Thanks 986forum.

Looks really nice, congrats on getting it! I wonder if it's a rattley noisy addition to your car or is it relatively quiet when driving?

Cheers.


J T

[Drphil]

I have driven 986's with the factory hard top and there was no rattle, no road noise like i do hear on the highway if a car is just behind in the next lane.
So i am considering one of the acoustic tops with glass, but if i find a factory h.t. at the right price i would buy it.

[cbbepop]

My z-top was loud (like waterfall loud at high speeds), there was a lot of fine tuning involved to try to secure any air leaks.
Then I was sent a rubber seal to put between the top front and the top front part of my front windows and now it's a lot better. However its not as whisper quiet as like riding inside a sedan....but then again sedans don't have their engines reving behind your seats either

[rdb525i]

Originally Posted by J Tinsby

Looks really nice, congrats on getting it! I wonder if it's a rattley noisy addition to your car or is it relatively quiet when driving?

Cheers.


J T

The top also comes complete with rubber seals ( windshield part, windows, and trunk lid) so its definitely more quiet that a soft top but since the boxster has body flex you'll hear a few squeaks as you go over speed bumps or up and down a steep driveway incline at an angle. No big deal really. But cbbepop is right, its not sedan quiet mostly because the engine is right behind you. Definitely a big improvement over the soft top specially when someone honks a horn. Never had an original hard top so I couldn't compare. The glass in the rear and sides look factory enough complete with de-fogger lines and an original Hella LED 3rd brake light. Here's a picture from the seller before I purchased it.