bought a hardtop in texas - how to get it to NY
 

Ok so I bought someones hardtop in texas now I have to figure out how to get it to NY without going to pick it up. That is not an option. Has anyone shipped a top before, if so what company did you use and what did you have to do to ship it. Do you need to put it on a pallet?

any help you can give me would be awesome. I just got my top so I can start making my car into a track car.

The top is about the size of a pallet. They were originally shipped in giant wooden boxes. Your best bet would be to pay a professional shipping company to do it. I hope you didn't pay to much for the top, because it will probably be about $300 to ship.

Check out uship.com

You can name your price and people will pick up the shipment. Or you can take bids and pick the lowest.

I used these guys to get my top, pretty simple and painless. Delivery was pretty quick.

http://www.cratersandfreighters.com/cf/home.do

Here are some pictures of a hard top in a crate:

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n161/KevinH1990/986-hardtop1.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n161/KevinH1990/986-hardtop2.jpg

Here's a picture of one that was shipped in a cardboard box:

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n161/KevinH1990/IMG_42202.jpg

I think the crate is the way to go.

Good luck.

thanks I have contacted a couple of the places. I got a decent deal on the top, it was $1100, but it was in silver which is the color I wanted and they are not easy to find. So if it ends up costing $1400 I am ok with that.

I don't mean to hijack the thread, but what does a hard top have to do with tracking? Unless it is raining, I put my top down.

maybe for aerodynamics ?

hmmmm. I thought top down was best in that regard. No idea, really.

with the top down, the car has the least bit of aerodynamics,

I'll see if that helps. thanks!

Some racing events require the Boxster to have a hardtop.

a hardtop is required by pca for racing or you need arm restraints. I would also never go on the track with the top down, that is the most dangerous thing you can do. I won't instruct people in convertibles without hardtop and full roll cage.

thanks
 

I got a guy to pick it up, wrap it and bring it to my office for $250 on uship. what a great resource.

thanks