At 09:01 PM 1/22/2003, lstein6@earthlink.net wrote:
>i have supposedly just won an ebay auction for a new convertible top for my
>80 tr7. what scares me is everytime i have bid on one on the past they
>have always gone for way over the $149 starting bid price with multiple
>bids. this one i won at the starting bid price of $149 with only one other
>bid. it is from ebay seller 'best-man' = aabest@evenlink.com which is the
>a.a. best top company. does anyone have experience with this company ?
>does this all sound good ? and by the way, how hard is it to replace the
>top ? that is, remove the old one and put on the new one. i've never done
>that before.
Hi Larry,
Before it got super cold, myself and a friend changed out the top on my TR7
Spider. I too purchased the one from AA Best. The quality of the top was
excellent and cut correctly. No instructions however on installation. I
purchased mine directly from their website, not e-Bay. Paid $149. The
installation was a breeze. I've done my TR6, the TR7 was easier. I tried
to do my Stag's top, gave up, and sent it to a pro. But the TR7 was the
simplest and I'd suspect you could do your yourself.
The trick is the stretch to the front after you've anchored the back. When
I did the TR6, I was initially disappointed that it was a bit loose, but
this past season, 2 years later, it looked great since it is constantly
getting tighter due to shrinkage. So I would say if you get it on and it's
a bit loose, don't worry too much. One more thing, you'll see a loop
stitched on each side where the top meets each door just above the
front-most snap. I pulled on this to fasten the front-most snap and ripped
it out of the top. It didn't tear the top fortunately, just broke the
loop. So be careful when using the loop as a pull. I'm not sure what
other purpose that loop would serve. Good luck... you can do it!
Cheers,
Blake Discher
TR7, TR6, Stag, 2000 (all frozen solid, ugh!)
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