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Old Feb 9, 2018 | 01:53 PM
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Has anyone ever bought the transparent top sans hardware and swapped the hardware off the original solid? Can you enlighten me on the process? Is it difficult? Is it just nuts and bolts and screws and things, or harder than that?
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Has anyone ever bought the transparent top sans hardware and swapped the hardware off the original solid? Can you enlighten me on the process? Is it difficult? Is it just nuts and bolts and screws and things, or harder than that?
I had to replace my broken transparent top with a new one so I ordered the top minus the hardware for about $600. Transferring the hardware over to the new top was very simple using torx drivers and a metric socket. I removed one piece at a time and installed it on the new one.
The weather stripping just slid off after removing one or two screws. I think I found a parts diagram on the web and had that available to follow if needed. It took me about 30 minutes but now I'm sure I could do it again in half the time.
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Old Feb 9, 2018 | 02:25 PM
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That sounds like what I was hoping to hear. Does anyone know if weatherstripping, etc is the same from top to top?
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