Why I converted to a manual top...

[Deserion]

To me it seems most items that break in the mechanism are the roof pushrod end caps, and the main gears in the transmissions. I just replaced both sets for mom's 987 for about $160.

I was going to get new pushrods, but found plastic replacement parts. Then found the transmission gear (plastic) split which was one of the underlying culprits of why the clamshell wouldn't budge. The set of 2 was about $120 on eBay. For the interim it's been a manual roof, though.

[itsnotanova]

I love my manual roof and it's one of my favorite modifications. My box has lots of modifications too. I can open and close it in the same time it takes the electric to just open. I also don't have to turn the car on and set the hand brake to do it. I originally went manual to save weight but honestly I would do it for the other reasons if I ever bought another box again