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^ keeping the top lowered for a prolonged period is bad for the canvas as well, you'll get thos weird wear marks that don't seem to go away. and like the plastic window, if its not properly cleaned/coditioned the damage is all the worse.
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Does every Boxster in SoCal look this well kept?
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Total price is 1525$, but I had to shop around.
The insurance shop quoted 1200$ just to sew in new plastic window, I told my insurance agent that it's rip-off.. and found a new shop. Insurance had no problems with the new quote. Thanks Sasha |
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The 03/04 tops are not easy to find, but with more people converting their cars to track cars they are coming up more often. I found my 04 OEM top on Ebay for $900 this Spring and it was nearly perfect. Then I was able to sell my 02 top with a fairly new/replaced plastic window for $550, so for me it cost $350 (plus $100 shipping) to make the swap. When I had my last plastic window replaced it cost $600, so the upgrade was a pretty easy decision.
The glass window is definitely smaller. I think it looks better/updated from the outside, and since the top is usually down it doesn't affect my view driving. :) As for the chop, I didn't always do it because when it was warm enough the window would fold nicely. When it was cooler (I live in MN) I always did it because I still remember the sound of my original plastic window cracking. |
Glass!!! I love mine and wouldn't go back. The window is a little smaller but not that bad. It seems like the glass will last a lot longer and you don't have to worry about cracking and creasing.
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I tried contacting a local wrecker for the top after I heard of an 03 getting totaled by the insurance but they refused to give out the information for the third party actually parting out the car. I ask them to simply forward my information to the 3rd party but they refused to do this as well. They couldn't be bothered. Like I was asking for somethign unholy. I was obviously dealing with employees...
You should see how little they sell these mostly front end wrecks. As little as $3K. Sell the top and you're 1/3 of the way home. Just pull parts off as you need them. |
My 2002 Boxster has been leaking from a small rip in the plastic window as well. After reading these comments, just decided to put in a claim and hopefully they will do the same and help me with a new top. Thanks for this post Sasha!
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^ that's cool that you guys actually use your insurance.
I pay my insurance in hopes of never having to use my insurance so that if I ever have an accident I will pay out of pocket so that I won't have to use my insurance so I can have a low premium on insurance I will never use. |
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If it works out for you then I'll call my insurance too. |
Ok, so it did not work. The man kept trying to convince me by categorizing it as "wear and tear" even though online, there was a "weather" category that had windstorm and thunderstorm stated. When in reality these florida storms have caused the hole to open up more and more with water leaking into my car. But I guess that's these insurance agents jobs, they get paid to, at all costs, try to avoid writing checks to their loyal $2K a year paying customers. :mad:
I have Progressive by the way. |
where can i find that oem roof?
i have a 2001 with a nice crack in the platic window as of last week
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one very minor consideration with the plastic versus glass window top came from the perspective of one of my mechanics. They prefer the plastic window because is gives them better access to the car in maintenance mode versus a glass wind top.
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autotops direct.com
630 shipped for a new top with glass window? defroster cable included. details below, is this good quality?
1997-2002 Porsche Boxster Convertible Top PORSCHE BOXSTER, 1997-2002 TOP, GERMAN A5 ACOUSTIC, GLASS WINDOW, BLACK [Vehicle Year:2001] |
I bought this one few weeks ago:
Quality seems to be really good and I'm hoping that I manage to finish my installation during next week. Not a hard DIY job, but not a nice one... |
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And the Twillfast RPC > 1997-2002 Porsche Boxster Convertible Top Is it a $100 difference in terms of quality, durability, noise reduction. |
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