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Old 03-23-2010, 05:11 AM   #1
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So that is what a clear plastic window looks like, impressive, the only ones I have seen are yellowish and opaque.

A for effort!
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Old 03-23-2010, 05:47 AM   #2
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No appointments please, my fingers are still in recovery I see why shops charge a minimum of $200 to sew one of these in. My fingers looked like pin cusions by the time I was done. That was mostly due to me never sewing a stitch in my life. Once I dropped the thimble idea and went to the needle nose pliers I only lanced myself a couple times.

My main concern with the top was to stop water from coming in as my old one was literaly shot. It had a foot long crack down the right side and a 6" crack down the left. As stated earlier my top is down 95% of the time I am in the car. If money isn't a concern of yours I would definately go with the new glass top installed for around a grand.


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Old 03-23-2010, 06:10 AM   #3
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good job mp, > your double-sided tape idea is a good one to add to the DIY idea bank.
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my fingers are still in recovery I see why shops charge a minimum of $200 to sew one of these in. If money isn't a concern of yours I would definately go with the new glass top installed for around a grand.

Yep. Pretty much the same conclusion I came to and what I try to express before people dive into this diy, but I'm not one to say I told you so
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