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Old 10-10-2007, 05:19 PM   #1
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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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Old 10-10-2007, 06:07 PM   #2
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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.

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Old 10-10-2007, 06:36 PM   #3
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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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Old 10-10-2007, 06:38 PM   #4
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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!


What's wrong with your garage?
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Old 10-12-2007, 12:29 PM   #5
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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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Old 10-12-2007, 02:18 PM   #6
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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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Old 10-14-2007, 10:14 AM   #7
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Anyone have info on this top?
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I emailed them a few months back and they said they will not have anything till after xmas. They did have one leftover top for sale that had no carpet, no glass, no paint, no wiring, and you had to pay shipping still. It was 800 dollars. I said they are nuts.. By the time you buy from them and paint, you will end up being higher than a used OEM top that is going to fit better.
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I'm going to splurge around Christmas time and buy a Zeintop. I just can't get over the looks of it vs. the stock top. It'd kind of be like having two different cars.
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Old 10-14-2007, 03:37 PM   #10
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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!



What the **** is all that white crap all over the place!!?!?! Where did it come from!?!?!
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Old 10-15-2007, 07:09 AM   #11
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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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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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