Zeintop

[rick3000]

I would imagine that most Zeintop owners where probably active in the online Boxster community since it was such a niche product. I don't think more than ten people between all the Boxster forum's I frequent bought one.

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by rick3000

I would imagine that most Zeintop owners where probably active in the online Boxster community since it was such a niche product. I don't think more than ten people between all the Boxster forum's I frequent bought one.

This is too bad. I don't if its because of the BSR/BSX Boxster spec racing but the cost of OEM hardtops have gone up considerably since I first got my car. I would frequently see the hardtops go for $800 and I once passed one up for about $600.
Now they go for at least twice that. The 996 Cabriolet hardtops were practically given away back then. Given the number of Boxster sstill rolling around you would think some large company would have invested the money into a Zeintop business and sold them at prices that would lure someone away from paying up for a OEM hardtop. I don't think this is a feasible business for a small company. They have to price the tops too high to get their money back and will never be able to produce a large volume of tops.

[tightbox]

I believe a total of 12-14 Zeintops were sold (according to the guy who sold me mine, who seemed very knowledgeable about the whole operation).

AZ and his assistant (THE guy AZ now claims to have "no affiliation with") actually flew in from SA to SoCal to tweak and fit my Z-top on the previous owners car. It was apparently the first out of the mold, and rode around on AZ's personal car for a while. It has an odd/crude/obviously handmade latch cover.

I was supposed to get pictures of the personalized driveway fitting process if the P/O ever found them. He claimed the picture would shoot major holes in the idea of restarting the business scott-free of any liability to those that were left holding the bag on the previous business venture.

AZ also gave the P/O a black Zeintec leather jacket as an apology for the P/O having such major fitting issues. I have it now, but it is way too large for me!

Believable or not, it was definitely a fun story, and makes my top feel all the more special when I do put it on!