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chgolatin2 · 02-09-2007, 01:04 PM

I paid $625 for the black glass convertible top and $500 for a professional install, the top is oem specs and comes with 5 yrs warranty. Contact me and I can provide you with info.

Porsche charges 12 total hours in labor and over 3k for the top with a plastic. Dont do it! Do yourself a favor and shop around, Gahh is good however expensive as well. Robbins top work extremely good! Check on ebay, yes ebay for the top!

Good luck!

velvet_jones · 02-09-2007, 01:19 PM

1400 for a GAHH w/ glass window installed is a very good deal. I have to replace mine too, the shop here wants 2300 for a GAHH with a glass window installed.

AUDIOGUY · 02-09-2007, 02:33 PM

Not hearing this from me, but you may be able to claim that someone vandalized your car and this may be covered under comprehensive coverage. If you are not sure how this occurred, then it is possible that someone tried to cut it... but not likely. Proceed at your own risk.

FrayAdjacent · 02-09-2007, 07:13 PM

Chills, I'm in a similar situation... a couple cracks the each of the lower corners of my plastic rear window..

One shop quoted $580 to replace the rear plastic window... didn't inquire about a whole top..

Other shop (that installed my mother's top on her LeBaron, and did a great job) quoted $450 to replace the window. $1250 for a GAHH plastic window top installed or $1880 for a GAHH glass window top installed. $650 to install a top if I purchase on my own.

It's not a cheap proposition any way you slice it. I'll probably just do the replacement rear window, and try to get another year or two out of my stock top... then glass rear window!

FrayAdjacent · 02-09-2007, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by velvet_jones

1400 for a GAHH w/ glass window installed is a very good deal. I have to replace mine too, the shop here wants 2300 for a GAHH with a glass window installed.

If my shop offered that price for a GAHH glass top installed, I'd probably work some mad OT and use my upcoming bonus to do that. That's $500 less than the guys around here want!

Chills · 02-10-2007, 03:26 AM

I'm glad to hear that $1400 is a good deal for a glass windowed top. The only problem is that I'm getting married in October and I have to pay for the entire wedding out of my own bank account. I've got a decent chunk of the amount saved, but putting this top on will put a big dent in the savings.

I'm going to see if there's a way I can seal the crack without making the car look ghetto. Someone earlier mentioned silicone.

mookarma · 02-21-2007, 05:53 PM

I have cracked my window too! Has anybody got experience with the tops on ebay? They go for $400 for a top w/ plastic window but I'm not sure if there are any differences between that and the factory top?
Also, has anybody tried to install the top on their own after buying it? I figure it can't be too hard and that's probably what I'd like to do to save $400 in labor!!

velvet_jones · 02-21-2007, 09:07 PM

Cabrioworld has new GAHH tops w/ glass window for $499. That price is for indigo blue only. Thats the color mine has on it now. So I bought one. I get it on Friday. Can't wait. Every shop that I have talked to says 8-10 hours labor. I don't think it's something I would like to try to tackle on my own. Especialy since you have no guarantee that it's giong to be done correctly. Thats just my opinion though. I found a good shop that will install it for $650. To me it's worth it.

Peter Serbanica · 02-22-2007, 03:37 AM

thats a lot of money. it shouldn't take more than 4 hours. We get $410. labor here!!!!!

dcallas · 02-22-2007, 04:07 PM

I have the exact same tear in the same spot. It's not vandilism - it's a classic drop-the-top-with-no-karate-chop tear. I raised and lowered my top a few times before learning the necessity of the karate chop, and that's what happened. If you get a vertical crease in the window as the top is going down and the crease "rolls" to the side, that is how it tears.

I made an appointment today, actually, to get my GAHH installed. Fingers crossed.

Chills · 02-23-2007, 05:20 AM

I did the Boxster Chop when I put the top down, but it was probably a bit below freezing in my garage when I did it. I'm pretty sure that's how I got the tear. It really sucks because the top is in such good condition. It looks brand new.