Time for a new top.

[maskedman]

Re: Time for a new top.

Last year I replaced the rear curtain only on my cashmere bird.
The EZ-Top replacement matched perfectly. That might be because the previous owner never had the hard top off and I purchased the car Dec 2010.
I was told by a top man to examine any stitching carefully because that's what will deteriorate first.

Regards

[Newana]

Re: Time for a new top.

My name is Newana and I just joined a few days ago. I have the Bronze 2005 50th Anniversary edition I bought from the female owner who also had never had the hardtop off. I bought it 2 years ago and it is garage kept but the glue below the window on the lower section has started coming loose. I also took it to a shop that custom makes and installs tops and he told me about the 2-parts but to replace the whole top was going to cost me about 4000.00. I was told there was not a glue to use that would repair this top. I did not believe that and got on line and discovered I was not the only owner with this problem. I understand 3M makes a glue that works fine...has anyone out there had this problem and been successful in repairing the top. I have put on my hardtop for the time-being and I hate not having the top down.

Newana (I don't have a picture to post as yet)

[lasuvidaboy]

Re: Time for a new top.

The cost for the materials (the top and separate glass window section) is around $1100. The interior headliner is in excellent condition as is the covertible top well so those will not be replaced.

[redbirdsal]

Re: Time for a new top.

...the glue below the window on the lower section has started coming loose. ... I was told there was not a glue to use that would repair this top.... I understand 3M makes a glue that works fine...has anyone out there had this problem and been successful in repairing the top...
Newana

Hi Newana. Welcome to ThunderbirdNest! Glad to see you posting, and planning to attend the Gruene. TX Meet on Sunday! At that Meet there is a member who had your same problem. His name is Cliff, be sure to talk with him about it.

Here are a couple of links that discuss the same issue, and what other members did to fix it:

http://www.thunderbirdnest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21240&highlight=Soft+top+seperati ng


http://www.thunderbirdnest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32682&highlight=rear+window

Good luck on the fix...let us know what you decide to do, and how successful it is.

[maskedman]

Re: Time for a new top.

My name is Newana and I just joined a few days ago. I have the Bronze 2005 50th Anniversary edition I bought from the female owner who also had never had the hardtop off. I bought it 2 years ago and it is garage kept but the glue below the window on the lower section has started coming loose. I also took it to a shop that custom makes and installs tops and he told me about the 2-parts but to replace the whole top was going to cost me about 4000.00. I was told there was not a glue to use that would repair this top. I did not believe that and got on line and discovered I was not the only owner with this problem. I understand 3M makes a glue that works fine...has anyone out there had this problem and been successful in repairing the top. I have put on my hardtop for the time-being and I hate not having the top down.

Newana (I don't have a picture to post as yet)

Check out these guys. They're on the north side of SA.

http://www.penabrosautotops.com/

I can talk to you Sunday.

Regards