GAHH Top, Engine Access - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

shlim8 · 04-06-2011, 09:46 PM

Tony, once again thanks !

The glass does look quite a bit smaller, not only in height (though mainly) but in also in width (using the roll bar as reference). It looks like the blind spot from the C pillars would be even bigger than before (noticed it everytime I reverse out of my driveway)... hmmm, decisions decisions decisions... BUT no such problems with the top down.... (unfortunately, it's less than30% of the time due to the rain and hot hot weather).

shlim8 · 04-09-2011, 05:31 AM

Hi Tony, what did you pay for the GaHH top ?? Was it the acoustic A5 material ??

I had a look at the price on their website... prices seems to be alot more than the ones advertising on ebay (diff company). Is there a difference in quality to justify the premium ??

tonycarreon · 04-09-2011, 10:17 AM

with shipping it came out to around $988, plus i paid another $400 to have it installed. yes it's the A5 acoustic material.

i have no idea what the other ones on ebay are. what year is your boxster?

it isn't that much smaller width-wise, maybe an inch on each side. think about how often you need to look behind you. 99% of the time it's when you're backing up and you're barely moving. i've learned to adjust to using the side mirrors to see behind me the other 1%...

putting on the new top is a decision i have never regretted. honestly i don't do a lot of top-down driving unless it's at fairly low speeds. over 80 for any extended period of time and it's almost painful to drive with the top down. plus i wear hoodies and they tend to whip around and smack me while i drive.

plus i get sunburnt quite easily...

shlim8 · 04-09-2011, 03:57 PM

My box is a 2001. I was parked beside a 03 box s yesterday so had a chance to compare the glass size. Surprisingly it was quite a lot smaller - by at least almost 3" narrower. Don't know if it's a Porsche top or aftermarket though.

The auto quote for shipping from gahh is crazy - almost 380. The shipping quote from the ones in eBay was only 100+ but I'm not too sure abt the quality of the top - warranty is 7yrs vs gahh lifetime.

tuanle16 · 04-09-2011, 04:14 PM

check out autotopdirect.com. was thinking of buying from them.

tuanle16 · 04-09-2011, 04:19 PM

autotopSdirect.com

sorry, forgot the s. but i just checked again. $599 + only $27 for shipping to atlanta. so not that bad.

on side note, is "acoustic" a huge difference. my existing top is grey and for the acoustic one, it only comes in black. should i stick with my grey or go black acoustic. same price, but i like my grey.

thoughts?