Finally had my hardtop painted body color
Have been working on improving the look of my 986 the last month or so. Just had the top painted body color. Coming along nicely so far. Have had the car (it is a 2001) since 2005 so always fun to make a change.
Here's some before and after pics of the hardtop http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1549768823.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1549768871.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1549768908.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1549768948.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1549768990.jpg |
If you don't mind me asking, what's the estimate to get a hard top repainted? I'm looking to get mine repainted sometime soon as well.
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Looks good. Is that seal grey? That is one of my favorite colors.
Have you considered painting the “bumperettes” to match the rest of the car? I had it done and I think painting them results in a clean look to the rear of the car. |
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You could have traded top
It's too bad you didn't get together and swap tops before thenavarro painted his top gray.
Back in my "Miata days" I had a red top on a white car and I saw a post on the Miata forum from another enthusiast with a white top on his red car. (We had both acquired the tops after we bought the cars used.) He wasn't too far away from me so we met up and swapped the tops. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1549816126.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1549816150.jpg The red on white had its appeal, but I think that the car looked better with a matching top. |
looks good; $1000 for all of that is a helluva deal. the paint supplies alone are at least half that much
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Just had mine done, too. Meridian Metallic...
Love the look with the hardtop. Are those tabs for an RTS? http://i64.tinypic.com/2a8pxqp.jpg |
Otto, yes the tabs are for a roof transport system. I've only used it a couple of times and have moved since the last and don't even know where all the pieces and parts are anymore ;)
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KevinH, yes, it is seal grey. Might have to do that with the bumperettes.
That Miata trade is pretty cool. |
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You should try to keep the RTS together, some of the parts are not available by themselves. |
They all look great. Thanks for sharing.
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Mine was originaly red. Then silver. Now Balsamic.
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I thought about painting mine ZANZIBAR to match but decided I wanted the contrast, so I wrapped it black:
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That's a very sharp looking color with matching hardtop Otto. |
Dude, that top looks great. Seal gray is such a nice color too, I bought a 2002 tip for my woman, forgoing others because of the color. I don’t drive in the winter and don’t like taking the tops off alone, but the look is nice. More important, how’s it running?
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I posted these photos on Miata.net - You may remember them from there. |
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I do remember seeing an article about this situation on print in the old Miata Magazine (which was part of Miata Club of America or Miata Owners Club, can't remember). I'm positive that it wasn't on the forums as this was during the early days of internet and AOL chat rooms when I had my Miata. Two guys met up through a classified post in that magazine and swapped hardtops. I don't remember what color the cars were. Maybe it was the other guy that sent the info to the magazine? It's hard to imagine that this same scenario happened more than once... |
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