What do you think of my new top?
 

I installed the top over the weekend for my wife. We both dig the color combo! It took me a little over 10 hours to complete the job. I'm sure if I had to do it again I could do it in half the time. :)

i give you props for being so patient installing it...it looks good but not really a big fan :cheers:

but I love the color of your car...thats so shiny :D

lets see more of this burgundy top. you managed to post a pic where you can see the least amount of it.

some more pics....side and top shots.

I like it,it's different.

Do you have any experience changing out convertible tops before or did you just go for it?

Looks great!!!!!!! :)

Well done on the install too :cheers:

PS. Shame you didn't go glass :confused:

I like it, I bet that color would look pretty nice on a black car.

I like it, too. Of course I'm a little partial to Arena Red myself.
If your wife's Boxster has no rear Boxster badge then I think I might have seen her on the Dulles Greenway back in July. I was in the other badgeless Arena Red Boxster that past by and gave her the thumbs up. There can't be that many of us around here.

Regards,
mike

Nice work!

It's amazing you were able to do it yourself!
I like the color combo, but why not go with glass?

gubu, after seeing the last 2 pictures...I'm speechless! you really did a great job installing it yourself :cheers:

Looks great, but why did you not go for the glass window? :confused:

Looks great! I love the unique color combo.

Nice! What brand top is it? I'm near getting a replacement top for my car, and installing it myself.

Did you use the DIY on Mike Focke's page, or did your top come with good instructions?

I saw a similar color scheme on a Miata the other day and wondered if it would look as good on a Boxster. Thanks for answering my question. Very unique and I like it! :cheers:

Having an Ocean Blue / Metro Blue theme, I like the way you think!

That color combo looks awesome. It looks like a very upscale factory job and makes the car look very expensive. :)

I love it! It looks great on the car and wow, is that color beautiful or what. Nice job, you can be proud.

Tom

Thanks. I had a great reference I found online : Mike Focke's Porsche Page. He had a brilliant step by step tutorial. I studied this first before executing my endeavor.

Thanks! I wanted to go glass but couldn't find one with that color and model year. :)

Thank you! It's a Stayfast Canvas. I ordered from : http://www.convertibletopguys.com/

Besides the fact it took 3 weeks for delivery! I can't be happier with the results.

Thanks Tom! I'm just so thrilled my wife loves it. I love the combo myself and am surprised other Arena Red's don't have it.

Thank you!

Very nice, I love the colors.

I had a new GAHH put on my '02 a couple of months ago. Makes the car look newer and I love the glass.

GAHH has them in Glass, same year and model.

Looks great, good job.


Gary

thats pretty neat, you did a good job.
do you have any suggestions to others that would like to do this, any tricks learned?

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I have the same color combo with a glass top from GAHH - get lots of complements. Enjoy!

That looks freakin awesome! A+++++++
I just love it, Good job

I just checked topsonline.com... no burgundy type color tops. Luckily they have the grey top I want to get with a glass window.

I'd suggest you guys with older Boxsters - get the headliner! It makes the interior much nicer, and should help cut noise. They're not cheap, but I love having one in my car.

I'm with the others. Great choice in colors and major points for the self install.

anyone have a pic of the headliner?
i kinda like the bar above, its nice and smooth and cool shape, i dunno, but id like to see the headliner

I don't have a pic.. but I'll try to take one as soon as I can.

Tear in the new top.....
 

After driving for a few days my wife finds this.... I file a complaint to www.convertibtopguys.com and Jane Sherman of Mtm manufacturing and she is not very accomodating at all. I just wonder how a company stays afloat with a customer service dept. so deficiently ****************ty. I'll keep you guys updated....

Gubu, that sucks! Could it be vandalism?

wow that sux.
cant tell where the rip is tho...noticeable?

at least when it comes to replacing anything you can do it in half the time.

Hi

Looks great, I love the color combo, how will you prove to the seller the cut was there before the install?
After all the work this sucks :mad:
Good luck and keep us posted. :cheers:

That sucks! :eek: :eek: :eek:

All, here's a pic of the headliner in my car:

http://www.zoto.com/frayadjacent/img...10b8b94870.jpg