This has been on my long list of things to do, but has also been the one I was most dreading... The plastic window had a few stress tears where it folded and was sewn, plus it was getting hard to see out of clearly. Also, it's been leaking water when it rained from several places other than the obvious plastic tears... It would stink in the car a day after it rained. The back storage compartment's cubby behind the driver headrest would have water just sitting in it. Took me awhile to find where it was wet inside... Obviously leaking from the top upper plastic window.
I've had the replacement top from autotopsdirect.com for awhile, but was just putting it off and waiting until I had some time (and the courage). Finally had this past Friday off, so I figured 3 days was long enough and tackled it. It looks so good and I'm very happy that I went with the glass instead of plastic. I'd read a lot of pros/cons and am very happy with my choice.
The removal and installment went really well and I was able to do it by myself. I can't say how many hours it took me because I really spread out the work over the weekend. If I got to a point where I was starting to get frustrated or needed a break, I would just stop. If I had to do another one, I feel like it would be more of a breeze, as I would be more familiar with the process and know what to expect and how it goes together. It wasn't hard, just unfamiliar work. If anyone has specific questions about it, let me know.
I'm very much looking forward to no leaks, no musty smell (if was def the top, not the drains), seeing clearly out of the window, defrost, no chop, no worries of the plastic cracking in cold weather.
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