10-10-2007, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by mikefocke
A recent hardtop went on eBay for $610 in pretty good shape. Normally, they go for $1200-1400 in the winter. Nobody want to ship one.
A strategy I've seen work is to see if someone selling an older car on eBay with a hardtop would like to sell the hardtop separately so as to lower the price of the car.
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I'm the guy who bought the $610 hard top, and I was very lucky. The seller was auctioning it on eBay with the auction ending on July 3rd - not exactly the time when most people are looking for one. He wouldn't ship it, so the market was essentially limited to the people who would drive to South Carolina and pick it up.
By the way, it was in nearly perfect condition, not "pretty good shape".
I think that $1000-1500 is a more reasonable expectation for a price. I used Mike's suggestion on buying a top from a car for sale to locate several other possible tops before I pulled the trigger on an the top I bought. Persistence is necessary.
Good luck in your search. If you buy a top from Brandywine, just ask if it will fit your year. They'll know.
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Painted Bumperettes, 2004 (OEM) Top, Homelink integrated in dash with Targa switch, 997 Shifter, Carrera Gauge Cluster with silver gauge faces, heated 997 adaptive sports seats, Litronics, silver console
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10-10-2007, 02:38 PM
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$610 for a hardtop is a true bargain.
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10-10-2007, 04:19 PM
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$610!!!! No kiddin!
One negative with having an '05....no used tops available! This is why I figured I needed a hardtop!
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10-10-2007, 05:07 PM
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Zeintop
I dont know if anyone has checked this out, but I would have went with one of these if I knew about them before I bought a used hardtop and had it painted. All together it cost me about $1500 after paint. The Zeintop cost about $3000 before paint. These Zeintops look pretty sweet if you like the Cayman styling. The only drawback seems to me that you had to take the trunk lid off to fit the top, which means you cant just take the hardtop off on a hot day and just drive.
Anyone know of a cheap Porsche parts place that sells Spin-Locks?
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Last edited by Jumps; 10-10-2007 at 05:13 PM.
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10-10-2007, 05:36 PM
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I like the looks of the Zeintop in the pictures I've seen. I'd love to see one in person. It sounds like the price has dropped a bit since it was introduced.
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Painted Bumperettes, 2004 (OEM) Top, Homelink integrated in dash with Targa switch, 997 Shifter, Carrera Gauge Cluster with silver gauge faces, heated 997 adaptive sports seats, Litronics, silver console
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10-10-2007, 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Uncle Bob
$610!!!! No kiddin!
One negative with having an '05....no used tops available! This is why I figured I needed a hardtop!
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What's wrong with your garage?
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2000 Arctic Silver/Black, Hard Top, On Board Computer
PNP Rear Speakers, HAES 6-Channel Amp, Avic Z140BH,
Painted Bumperettes, 2004 (OEM) Top, Homelink integrated in dash with Targa switch, 997 Shifter, Carrera Gauge Cluster with silver gauge faces, heated 997 adaptive sports seats, Litronics, silver console
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10-12-2007, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by KevinH1990
What's wrong with your garage?
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I took the pic after I had been sleeping for just 4 hours. Had a project going in there (spray paint) and didn't want either car in there. Normally, they are both in there. But I do drive in that stuff as well!!
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10-12-2007, 01:18 PM
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To keep it simple you have to:
Remove the speedster humps
Install spinocks on each side
Then buy a hardtop
I paid $900 and I was lucky enough that was the same color. If you have a weird (rare) color then you will have to pay to get it painted (about $300) Most people want $2000 for a used top but they normally sell for $800-$1400.
I got a hardtop and trust me it the best thing you can but for the boxster. you can remove it for fun trips on curvy roads in about 5min. and put it back on for the day to day freeway commute. The noise differeence between the softtop and hardtop is amazing! 
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10-14-2007, 09:14 AM
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10-14-2007, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Uncle Bob
$610!!!! No kiddin!
One negative with having an '05....no used tops available! This is why I figured I needed a hardtop!
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What the **** is all that white crap all over the place!!?!?! Where did it come from!?!?! 
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10-15-2007, 06:09 AM
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Originally Posted by FrayAdjacent
What the **** is all that white crap all over the place!!?!?! Where did it come from!?!?! |
We had just bought one of those new fangled Bosch dishwashers.....wife went 'n put dish soap in it again is all!!
We had almost 30" that storm....a lot of it blew away, thank God!
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10-15-2007, 12:46 PM
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Response from GT Motorsports re: Boxster hardtop
"Thanks for the inquiry. I'm sorry, but we are not longer offering the Boxster hard top. Try EBay and your local Porsche dealership."
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