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Old 08-08-2008, 02:15 PM   #1
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Sweet! So how long does it take for you to remove the rear trunk lid and put this on?
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Old 08-08-2008, 02:19 PM   #2
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I have one on order and wonder how it fits and does it squeaks?
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Old 08-08-2008, 02:27 PM   #3
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Looks good! I'm glad the paint turned out nice.

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Old 08-08-2008, 02:27 PM   #4
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Only about 10-15 minutes, it takes two people though because the top is a little heavy and you want to be careful not to scratch the car. The first install took a couple hours because I had to install the spinlock inserts and wire harness, then there were several adjustments that needed to be made in order to make the body lines fit correctly.

I'm pretty impressed with the quality of the top. It's not quite "Porsche Perfect" but close. My only complaints are that I have a slight wind-noise on the driver's side near the windshield seal, I'm sure some more tweaking can fix this. The headliner needs a little work too because they basically wrap a large sheet of plastic and glue it as an insert in the center. Pat said that it fell down once on him. One day, I'll take it down and find something a little lighter to use up there. I also had to use some 3/4" tall rubber stand off's between the bottom side of the top and the rear clamshell adjusters on the car. This brought the rear of the top up even with the body line of the car, before it was sunk down a tad.

Wind-noise is significantly decreased versus the soft top, however at idle it seems louder because my exhaust isnt quite stock. Visibility is slightly less than out of the convertible top for me because I'm so tall. I lose a few inches of visibility that used to be there in the soft top, but it's not bad at all.
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Old 08-08-2008, 04:20 PM   #5
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I love the look of your car with that top on it. If you drove by rapidly, I would not know it from a Cayman if I wasn't staring at it to try and spot the differences.

I don't mean this as a criticism, but in your pix it looks like the rear bit (new trunk?) doesn't sit flush with the rear quarter panel "hips." Was it ajar or does it need more adjustment or is it just my imagination?
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Old 08-08-2008, 04:59 PM   #6
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Looks great! I may end up ordering one soon.
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Old 08-08-2008, 05:17 PM   #7
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You're right, I noticed that too. I still need to do a few more adjustments to get it right. I just got it back from the paint shop today, so I'm sure I'll be tweaking all weekend to get it right!
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Looks great! Now you just need to have all those windows tinted and it will look bad a$@!
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Old 08-08-2008, 07:07 PM   #9
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I think it definitely looks best with these 18" Carrera wheels...



Hmm... I know what I'm saving up next after getting these wheels...
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Old 08-08-2008, 07:09 PM   #10
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I've got a dumb question and please do not be insulted because I think the Zeintop looks great but why would you need this if you live in Florida? I would think there are too many topless days to be messing with the top like that, but what do I know
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