Tony Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Last winter i had what i thought was a cloth top installed at a very cheap price. $800, lol. Well after only one solid year it is showing wear like crazy. cant see it any pics really unless i focus a shot just on the shitty spots. The top is a 2 piece with a panel for the back window. that panel has always been 2 shades darker than the rest of the top. always bugged me and had me wondering, but no biggy i guess.A couple days ago i put the topp down in the storage unit to do some interior shit. yesterday i put it back up and what used to be a wrinkle is now a fuukin tare!the person that did my top does boat interiors for a living and convertible tops on the side. average price for a top in quality cloth i haave found is $1,600-$1,800. quality vinyl is $1,000-$1,200. I paid $800 and good luck finding this fuukin guy and getting shit back. I still need a new fn top!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 I guess now would be a great time to get that hard top. Sorry to hear about your conv top ripping. I know I would be livid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 thanks brian. i think i wanna do the cloth top (the real cloth top), lol. just lookin back over last summer i loved being able to drop the top when ever i wanted to. i have seen termis with the cloth top and it is fn nice! deep and rich black. that's what i was going for in the beginning. just never came out that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted February 12, 2013 Moderators Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 I had a *VERY* similar situation happen to me where I got the top less the rear window replaced for $500 and a year later it started leaking again. Then I had the top and glass replaced for about $1,600 year before last. It's well worth the money to find a good upholstery shop to take care of it correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve@CJPP Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Tony what are you looking to do man we sell tops and they range from about $180+ to $379+ Do you want a vinyl or cloth top, with or without glass and do you want a defroster in the glass if you need that? Let me know bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethg702 Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Ill be in the market for a new top soon as well. theres just 2 or three minor tears in it so far. lookin foward to summer nights out here in the 702! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve@CJPP Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 let me know when either of you are ready, our tops have 3-5 year warranties on them depending on what you go with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 aahhh, too late, lol. dammit! new cloth top installed today. they took it in yesterday and finished it today it's a little wet in spots. came out perfect though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Looks great Tony. Is that the same company that did it before or did you find another place to go to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 different place. it was just a guy by his self that did it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy95GT Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Very niceSent from my phone using tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 You should definitely (if you don't plan to yourself) take it to a professional detailer and let them protect the top with some quality products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 that's something i'm going to do some research on..great point though. never really looked at products and maintenance on cloth tops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 I used to talk to a local detailer who was really big into convertible tops and he showed me a video of him pouring water from a water bottle onto the top of his BMW and it didn't soak in at all. All beads. Then he could blow air on the water and it would just roll off. I need to take my wifes car to a detailer to have the convertible top treated now that I think of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted February 15, 2013 Moderators Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 You should definitely (if you don't plan to yourself) take it to a professional detailer and let them protect the top with some quality products.Griot's Garage sells a kit that comes with convertible top cleaner, a brush, and the fabirc protectant. I clean and protect every couple of months because the car just sits in the driveway. Water beads up on the top like the rest of the body would (assuming it even had any clearcoat and wax left). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iRoush Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 god i'm so glad i got rid of the soft top on my miata. hard top ftmfw lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaborRacing9 Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 i went with vinyl on the gt.... havent had issues since...got it reupholstered in 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaborRacing9 Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 ^i like the vinyl doesnt absorb water ans stuff either... stuff just beads off of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 ^i like the vinyl doesnt absorb water ans stuff either... stuff just beads off of ithonestly after seeing this top on my car..my old top looked like electrical tape compared to this thing. i like waaaay better than the vinyl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
