Soft top

[PaulE]

If you have a 986 with a plastic window you can buy a replacement aftermarket top with a glass window to install on your existing frame or you can buy a complete used top assembly from a 2003-2004 986 and swap the complete assembly.

[Pdwight]

I thought if you installed a glass window top on a early 986 you had to use a later different frame

[rick3000]

Originally Posted by Pdwight

I thought if you installed a glass window top on a early 986 you had to use a later different frame

They changed in the top frame in 2003 when they made some other design updates. The top went from 3 bow to 4 bow to allow for the use of a glass window. If you want an 03/04 top with a large glass window you need to update the frame too, and on earlier models the transmission and motors. However, there are aftermarket options for the pre-03 frames that include a glass window, but the glass is smaller to allow it to work with the 3 bow frame.

Link to everything you every wanted to know about the soft top:
https://sites.google.com/site/mikefocke2/installinga%2703-%2704glasstopandframeona%2797