I'll be ordering some when I order my hardtop fitting parts (roughly monthly), so PM me for availability. Don't bother ordering from your local or online USA Toyota dealer, we tried that for months with no success. In hindsight, a heat gun would probably have made the inner curve go easier. The pic above may look done, but had several such flat spots. Tops typically range between £500-£650 (925 -1200 NZD) with the full fitting kit. Any 'flat' spots (run your hand over it, you'll know what I mean) are good candidates for water leaks. Sea freight to agents warehouse (10-12weeks) £3150 (5833 NZD) Sea freight to your door (10-12 weeks) £3325 (6157 NZD) That doesn’t include the cost of the hardtops themselves but that cost is for 4 hardtops shipped. The curved part is tough, it'll give your thumbs a good workout (arthritics need not apply). Now start installing from the front back. Take the time now to wipe down the surface it's also a really good time to treat the rubber weatherstripping with your choice of rubber protectant. Almost guaranteed some paint will come off with it, but it will be covered by the new part. Just carefully pull the protector strip off starting at the front (pull down and out). I started out removing the weatherstripping, then quickly realized I didn't have to. Great Spyder stuff for sale: Center console arm rests - Top Straps - SMT Repair Seals. I got mine repainted to change color for 300. They can be sold separately if/when you sell your car. A factory hardtop (so far) holds its value. A regular screwdriver or putty knife could be useful too, but I didn't use them.įirst, remove the old part. And no rear defroster, and poor top-to-body rubber seals. No better place to start than with my own hardtop, so why not make it into a 'how to' as well? Along the way while doing this I discovered a few things I did not know about the weatherstripping on the hardtop, and how to ensure against leaks. really expensive option: Ditch stock engine bonnet completely, make hinges in the new fastback hardtop up where the top of stock rear window currently is, fab up some hinges & get long gas struts that will lift it all the way up when you open it. I've finally found a source for the 'protectors' that does not charge an arm and a leg (with apologies to those that I've supplied these to in the past, at the cost of arms and legs). and they are not available separately from Toyota. (Both vis weights are including hardware and real 3mm lexan not the 2mm window it comes with) Cut the rear tabs off below flush, slightly dished or it wont sit flat. These are little plastic end pieces that are glued on to the "side garnish protector" for the hardtop weatherstripping. Soft top 48lbs, oem hard top 43lbs, vis carbon covered 21lbs, vis raw fiberglass 18lbs. I just paid it off in May.More and more hardtops are missing one or both of the little "triangles" that complete the weatherstripping between the hardtop and the A-piller (see pic below, marked with paint). To remove the soft top and still use a hardtop you will need to cut the soft top frame with an angle grinder or seawall. Thank God it was only a sideswipe and I refused to let them put any filler on my car. So hopefully I have a newly painted car with new body panels no dents or rust for $500.00 if all goes well. After negotiation I had to shell out another $1000.00 of which I should get $500.00 back after my insurance gets reimbursed for the repair costs and I get my deductible returned to me. I asked the body shop what would it cost to have the whole car repainted Phantom Pearl Grey. 20032005 Toyota MR2 (US) ZZW30 MR2 modified for road racing. Because 3/4 of the car was going to be repainted, New rear bumper, rear quarter panel, door skin, side vent etc. The Police did their job a caught him three days later kinda of To make it even better he is on parole (not allowed to drink & his license is suspended.) Why was he even driving!!!! Anyway instead of jail or some other fines the owner of the car (His mother) took the blame. I was side swiped sometime Friday night buy a kid drunk driver that had no recollection he hit my car and drove off. Twenty seven days ago on a Saturday morning I went out to my Spyder at about 8:30 to get some bagels, as I pulled out of my parking spot I realized that my passenger side mirror was in the wrong place and push out. Yes you heard it I now have a 2002 1E3 Phantom Pearl Grey Spyder.
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