New convertible top replacement
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kensmith
New convertible top replacement
I have a 1978 124 Spider and need to replace the convertible top. Is it difficult to do? What do upholstery shops charge to replace the old with the new? Thanks!
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SLOSpider
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- Your car is a: 1973 124 Spider 2.0FI
- Location: Lompoc, Ca USA
Re: New convertible top replacement
Can be done in a day with patience. Glue the strips of cloth to the frame can be a pain. No too hard a job though. Probably about 160.00-200.00 to have a shop do it.
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narfire
- Posts: 3959
- Joined: Sat Dec 27, 2008 2:14 am
- Your car is a: 1980 124 spider
- Location: Naramata B.C.
Re: New convertible top replacement
Where abouts are you?
I sold an extra top I had to a young fellow with a 79. He had the old one off and new one installed in about 6 hours. He had never done this before but is handy... have to be with a kinda tired 79 but he's bringing the car back from the brink.
I sold an extra top I had to a young fellow with a 79. He had the old one off and new one installed in about 6 hours. He had never done this before but is handy... have to be with a kinda tired 79 but he's bringing the car back from the brink.
80 FI spider
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kensmith
Re: New convertible top replacement
2 estimates so far. One for $450 and the other for $375. I only paid about $180 for the new top. Cost to install 2 to 3 times the material cost? Seems way too high. I will keep searching.SLOSpider wrote:Can be done in a day with patience. Glue the strips of cloth to the frame can be a pain. No too hard a job though. Probably about 160.00-200.00 to have a shop do it.