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Here's one big reply for everyone who asked questions...
Houston area Boxster guys: If you think I am going to install this myself you've been smoking too much weed (and not sharing it with me, that's for sure). I watched Hans do it once and it's a pain in the arse. Unlike the oh-so-pricey Porsche tops that come with all new hardware and aluminum support pieces glued on, these cheaper aftermarket tops (plastic or glass) require removing parts from the old fabric top and gluing them exactly in the same position on the new top with gorilla glue.
Hans spit and cussed and threw tools at the back wall of his garage when I was over there because he agreed to do it for Ethan (Ephidaboost).
We'd surely get something wrong. I just know it. Therefore, if I buy it Hans will do the install for sure! He's quoted me 4 hours for the job because he now knows what's involved. I think he took nearly 10 hours to do Ethan's but didn't charge him for all those hours. It would take us about 20+ hours and I bet it wouldn't fit right.
Jim, I am assuming this glass top version will not open fully just like the GAHH top won't open fully. However, my mechanic said it's 15 minutes to unbolt the thing on both sides when and if I ever have to have work done on the top of the engine. Lord knows I am not going to service the top part of my engine for any reason so I don't care and I am more than willing to pay him an extra $25 (1/4 hour labor rate) when and if he has to do it. This is a small price to pay for me to have a new top that closes properly (no guiding the sides into the grooves) and opens properly (I have to chop both the window and the fold above it because it was down permanently with a previous owner who had a hard top and the elastic is totally shot).
Jeff, the window appears to be the exact same size as the GAHH top. There's no way to have a larger window and it still fold up with the old-style factory frame. Not a big deal to me as the top is down a vast majority of the time. I only raise it to go into stores (if I absolutely have to park it in a public lot) or if the weather turns on me. I don't even take it out of the garage if the weather looks inclement!
Fray, I think he has other colors including gray. Check his other auctions.
Blatallic, I was a little pissed off at the world when I composed that... I need to edit it so that it doesn't scare off potential boxster owners, huh? That's what writers do when they buy a POS and then live with it.
Last edited by RandallNeighbour; 01-03-2007 at 02:02 PM.
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