07-12-2007, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by 986speedster
Still too pricey!!
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It's cheaper than buying that Cayman you're talking about and you can still have the ragtop for summer. Hmmmmm.
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07-12-2007, 08:11 PM
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Sorry but I think it looks ugly. 
Something just looks wrong with it. Like a Porsche that was made in a Kia factory.
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07-12-2007, 09:40 PM
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Hey, don't be sorry....no accounting for taste!
I fell for the top last year...it hadn't even come accross the pond yet. I had to have a hardtop, so I have a stock one and it's great. I still like the look, but I must agree, I was at the track last week.....this made me drool!!
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07-13-2007, 02:28 AM
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That top is pretty darn sweet. I like the cayman-ish looks and the extra side windows. Bye-bye blind spots.
Sadly, I can't justify spending 5,000 on a top for an 01 box.
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07-13-2007, 05:13 AM
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I like the styling of the Zeintec top but it looks like it would take a lot longer to switch from hard top to rag top than my current original hard top which I thoroughly love too.
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07-13-2007, 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Uncle Bob
Hey, don't be sorry....no accounting for taste!
I fell for the top last year...it hadn't even come accross the pond yet. I had to have a hardtop, so I have a stock one and it's great. I still like the look, but I must agree, I was at the track last week.....this made me drool!!
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Well, since you got one, there really is no accounting for taste.
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07-13-2007, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by jmabasa
Well, since you got one, there really is no accounting for taste. |
I guess you don't like the shape of the Cayman then either? Anyone can tell by looking at the Zeintop that it's a basic molded copy from that car, re-fitted and shaped slightly different to fit the Boxster's rear. Look at the lines and shape, there is nothing ugly about it, unless you don't like the look of the Cayman also. 
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07-13-2007, 09:14 AM
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If it were $3k I'd buy one. $5k is too much.
I love the way it looks. Its a big improvement over the OEM hardtop, of which I am not a fan.
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07-13-2007, 09:29 AM
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Yeah Grizzly, lot cheaper than springing for the Cayman, but with a 2.5l motor, I'd still have to do an engine swap. Decisions, decisions.
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07-13-2007, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by porsche986spyder
I guess you don't like the shape of the Cayman then either? Anyone can tell by looking at the Zeintop that it's a basic molded copy from that car, re-fitted and shaped slightly different to fit the Boxster's rear. Look at the lines and shape, there is nothing ugly about it, unless you don't like the look of the Cayman also. |
I do like the look of the Cayman especially when fitted with the Techart goodies but that Zeintop is just plain ugly when put on the boxster. It looks like it wasn't really made for the boxster even though it is. Just my $.02.
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10-17-2007, 11:48 PM
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A lot of people are ordering them in the UK like this. I love it. White has been a no-no for so long over here and is now super popular again for "sports' cars.
I have been out in a cayman with a PSS9 and LSD update and it goes like hell.
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07-16-2007, 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by jmabasa
Well, since you got one, there really is no accounting for taste. |
No, goofus, not a zeintec, I have a stock hardtop! But thanks for your input... :ah:
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07-16-2007, 06:21 AM
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i think that the box looks soooo hott with a factory hardtop, or just topdown, but with the rag top , well, not so much, i actually think it looks kinda ugly
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07-16-2007, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by djomlas
i think that the box looks soooo hott with a factory hardtop, or just topdown, but with the rag top , well, not so much, i actually think it looks kinda ugly
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I agree DJ, that's why I got the hardtop recently. I like the option of the convertable, just not the look. From now on, it's hardtop or no top. The softtop will only be for pop up showers.
The Stuttgart top looks great, solves the transition to topless issue. The downside...COST! I talked to them and the current cost is close to 6k by the time you get it imported.
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07-16-2007, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Uncle Bob
No, goofus, not a zeintec, I have a stock hardtop! But thanks for your input... :ah:
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Whoops! My bad! I guess I really am a goofus! 
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07-13-2007, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Uncle Bob
Hey, don't be sorry....no accounting for taste!
I fell for the top last year...it hadn't even come accross the pond yet. I had to have a hardtop, so I have a stock one and it's great. I still like the look, but I must agree, I was at the track last week.....this made me drool!!
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Man I agree! When I picked up my Boxster they had a Cayman S. I had never seen one, not even a picture. I know the 911 of various years are most peoples prize, but I would rather have one of these one day.
I inquired about the Zeintec top early on so I get emails from them. The last one was the announcement the firt U.S. top was installed and the price dropped from $4999 to $4350..plus freight.
I would take one for $2500 to $3000 but would still have think hard due to the removal of the trunk and clamshell.
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07-14-2007, 08:19 PM
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Yes and everytime you want to put the top down, not only do you have to remove the hardtop, you have reinstall the clam shell and trunk lid.
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07-15-2007, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul
Yes and everytime you want to put the top down, not only do you have to remove the hardtop, you have reinstall the clam shell and trunk lid.
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Yea that is a downside, But I think this top is freakin awesome, cool way to be unique!
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07-15-2007, 09:23 PM
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this is pretty much a permanent solution in my eyes. bye bye vert.
id actually like to see someone doa full on hardtop boxster, velded roof and everything, maybe even a roof off of a crashed cayman, or whatever
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07-16-2007, 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Paul
Yes and everytime you want to put the top down, not only do you have to remove the hardtop, you have reinstall the clam shell and trunk lid.
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I've posted this several times as this has come up. The company in Europe called Stuttgart makes a top that is the same as the Zeintop but allows you to keep the factory trunk lid on at ALL TIMES and does not require you to remove it when you want to put your top down, it works just like the Porsche factory hard-top. Here is a picture of the 2 hardtops next to each other. You can see how one is more elongated than the other.
This top IS the best solution for keeping your trunk and having the look of the Zientop. I think they may have ripped them off on the desing. Either that, or they are owned by the same company. Here is a side view of the Stuttgart Top.
http://www.stuttgart.co.uk/986hardtop/boxht1.html
Last edited by porsche986spyder; 07-16-2007 at 06:57 AM.
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