Astro Top Arrived Today
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Astro Top Arrived Today
Since the car is still in the shop it is hard to visualize how this thing fits on the car.
Maybe when I get the car back it will become clear. I hope anyway.
Maybe when I get the car back it will become clear. I hope anyway.
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Re: Astro Top Arrived Today (OHSIXX)
I hope you like yours alot better than i did. I hope they improved the engineering of the thing too ; i bought one and thought the plastic slides you use for the side weatherstripping was a little bit hokey. I couldnt get it to seal agaisnt the door glass, and my windows were at the maximum elevation in the door tracks . I called Thompson Astro Tops and spoke with who i think was the shope foreman . After explaining the problem , he said (and i quote ...) :" Hell, make the thing fit any way you can . Stuff some panties in the hollow weatherstripping if you have to" .
Too bad the company employs a smart aleck who doesnt care about a customers problem. Needless to say, they got thier Top back and id didnt pay for shipping .
Let me know how yours fits and if they changed the silly weatherstripping design with the piece of plastic strip youre supposed to mess with.
RR
Too bad the company employs a smart aleck who doesnt care about a customers problem. Needless to say, they got thier Top back and id didnt pay for shipping .
Let me know how yours fits and if they changed the silly weatherstripping design with the piece of plastic strip youre supposed to mess with.
RR
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From: FT.LAUDERDALE FL.USA
Re: Astro Top Arrived Today (OHSIXX)
I really like mine,had to do a mods on the mounting points to get it to fit
right,I also cut off the trim strip and had it painted when I was repainting,
just to hot in south florida.The head room is great, makes the whole inside
feel bigger
right,I also cut off the trim strip and had it painted when I was repainting,
just to hot in south florida.The head room is great, makes the whole inside
feel bigger
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Re: Astro Top Arrived Today (groovyjay)
When I get it on the car I will post some pics. There are two little hang down brackets that came with it that I have not quite figured out yet.
Racer
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From: Sayville New York
Re: Astro Top Arrived Today (OHSIXX)
Mine doesn't fit great either. I am thinking of going back to T-Tops. There is a lot of head room all though that's not a problem for me I'm 5'5". I do like the look of it rather then the 2 peice top.
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From: Cut n Shoot TX
Re: Astro Top Arrived Today (OHSIXX)
Since the car is still in the shop it is hard to visualize how this thing fits on the car.
Maybe when I get the car back it will become clear. I hope anyway.
Maybe when I get the car back it will become clear. I hope anyway.
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Re: Astro Top Arrived Today (VettePower)
Maybe you guys are right. The weatherstriping looks heavy duty, so I will just have to wait until next week to find out about the fit.
Sorta odd, all the comments I got before buying were positive. :rolleyes:
Sorta odd, all the comments I got before buying were positive. :rolleyes:
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From: Evans GA
Re: Astro Top Arrived Today (OHSIXX)
Sorta odd, all the comments I got before buying were positive. :rolleyes:
But, don't you know that's the way it works. I've had people recommend things to me before, and then when I get them and have a complaint about it, they end up saying the same thing... maybe they want you to be in the same boat with them...
:rolleyes:
The method that the top hooks hooks up is extremely cheezy and cheap. If somebody would work on that aspect of it, it would be much better. The rubber on mine was very cheap as well.
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Re: Astro Top Arrived Today (OHSIXX)
I was actually pretty happy with mine. It sealed well enough. It never leaked or anything. The only problem I had was while removing it one day it broke in half. Also, since it can get verrrry hot down here in S.Florida the astrotop provides no comfort from direct sunlight.
good luck :chevy
good luck :chevy
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From: Evans GA
Re: Astro Top Arrived Today (IT STINGS)
Hummm... I notice that everybody that posted that they like it are from Florida...
Are you guys involved in trying to sell this thing or what? :)
[Modified by djunod, 4:22 PM 10/4/2002]
Are you guys involved in trying to sell this thing or what? :)
[Modified by djunod, 4:22 PM 10/4/2002]
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Re: Astro Top Arrived Today (djunod)
I heard so much crap about the one piece unit, that I just got the two factory like units. They have plastic in them instead of glass, are much lighter and more durable than the glass ones. They mount just like factory and have been fine for over 1 year.
If you send your one piece unit back, look at getting the two piece setup, I think you will like it.
If you send your one piece unit back, look at getting the two piece setup, I think you will like it.
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From: Morinville Alberta
Re: Astro Top Arrived Today (OHSIXX)
I think it is like everything some people like some stuff whhile others hate it I am one of those people that love mine.
It did take a bit to get it to seal it to the side window but that was largely in part to that fact that I had a broken brace on my regulator now it is great. Make sure that you put a few good coats of paste wax on the thing because it is acrylic and would scratch very easly.
It did take a bit to get it to seal it to the side window but that was largely in part to that fact that I had a broken brace on my regulator now it is great. Make sure that you put a few good coats of paste wax on the thing because it is acrylic and would scratch very easly.
