[KevinH1990]

That definitely sounds high to me. When I was looking for my hardtop I tried to have one shipped from the West Coast and never found anyone who was willing to crate it.

Here's how to do the job properly: http://s112.photobucket.com/albums/n161/KevinH1990/?action=view&current=986-hardtop2.jpg&refPage=&imgAnch=imgAnch3

I also looked at a top that had been damaged in shipping:
http://s112.photobucket.com/albums/n161/KevinH1990/?action=view&current=IMG_42202.jpg&refPage=&imgAnch=imgAnch1

So you don't want to do the job poorly.

I eventually found a top within driving distance at a great price, so I didn't have deal with the problem.

My local dealer quoted me a price of around $2500 for a top in my color installed. Before you pay almost a $1000 for shipping and crating you might want to see what your dealer can do for you. I also heard that there was a dealer in Florida that specializes in selling tops removed from the cars of folks who move down there and no longer need them.