HARD TOP 993
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Curvelover,--take a closer look at that hardtop for that car you posted. It's a SUNROOF-hardtop. Very rare and VERY expensive. I'm only aware of about 3 of those being made.
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A little OT but addressed the beauty of the hardtop for winter and soft top for summer. My wifes SL 500 has both and is only a 5 minute deal to pop it off and hoist it to the ceiling. In the rainy Northwest I couldn't imagine a daily driver soft top.
The nice thing with the SL is the soft top stays. Of course, it is a much bigger car. Does the soft top stay on the 996 and 997 cabs?
I saw a 997 cab with a hard top Saturday at West Marine. One of the instructors for the boating safety class left in it. So after all the safety stuff he layed on us I wondered if he wears a helmet when he drives on the street with the top down. I swear he wears a PFD (life jacket) even on land. "You never know"....
The nice thing with the SL is the soft top stays. Of course, it is a much bigger car. Does the soft top stay on the 996 and 997 cabs?
I saw a 997 cab with a hard top Saturday at West Marine. One of the instructors for the boating safety class left in it. So after all the safety stuff he layed on us I wondered if he wears a helmet when he drives on the street with the top down. I swear he wears a PFD (life jacket) even on land. "You never know"....
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Bruce, 996s and 997s get to keep the soft top when the hard top is installed. It's a completely different soft top folding deal from the tops on earlier cars. It folds up and goes completely under a hard cover when folded. Similar to your SL.
I do drive a 993 year around in Boston. My only other current car is also a convertible with soft top. No problem for the last 11 years with soft top cabs as year-around daily drivers in Boston.
I do drive a 993 year around in Boston. My only other current car is also a convertible with soft top. No problem for the last 11 years with soft top cabs as year-around daily drivers in Boston.
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Although I don't care as much for the look of the installed hardtops for the 996 and 997 versions of the Carrera, it has greatly simplified the install and de-install job. It takes me about 8 minutes to do either one. The soft top is always there. See gifs (let them load)
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FYI - here is the pricing for hardtops from D. Moris. The 2,490 includes 500 shipping to the east coast of the US. To me that is a pretty good deal if I had a convertible, especially living here in Boston.
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I said it before, but I really do not understand how this cover can possibly work on a 993 with folded soft roof. The roof does nto sit fluch with the damn rear deck!
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I spoke with Domnique Moris about his fibreglass products before finding the original hardtop I posted about a little while ago. He knows his stuff, and was very helpful.
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What surprised me is that Mike (Arena993) was discussing putting his clam cover on the car. Mike, if you're reading this, could you comment?
I might have to take the top off at some point for a body re-paint. I've heard before that it's fairly easy, I'm just apprehensive about lining everything up when putting it back in.
I might have to take the top off at some point for a body re-paint. I've heard before that it's fairly easy, I'm just apprehensive about lining everything up when putting it back in.
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Hi Everyone,
Not posted for a while but here's an update...
I found an eBay merchant in Germany selling a customised 911 lifting frame. It was designed for the 996/997 but fitted the 993 with just a little adaption:
http://cgi.ebay.de/Porsche-911-996-9...d=p3286.c0.m14
I set up a horizontal wooden beam in my garage and using a winch, it takes just a few minutes to remove or lift either hood on to the car (I'll take pictures when I remove the soft top for the winter in a few weeks time, and post to the forum). This means that I can change the hood all by myself.
(Btw, the photo below shows a 996 or 997 roof, it's not mine )
It takes about 30-45mins to secure the soft top in place - not something I'd want to do every weekend, but switching twice a year (Spring/Fall) is just fine.
Like many cabriolet owners on this forum, I moved to manual operation - which is much easier - so there's no alignment necessary or adjustment to be made to the motor mechanism.
All in all, I'm very happy. It's great to have a coupe and a cabriolet in one car
HT993
Not posted for a while but here's an update...
I found an eBay merchant in Germany selling a customised 911 lifting frame. It was designed for the 996/997 but fitted the 993 with just a little adaption:
http://cgi.ebay.de/Porsche-911-996-9...d=p3286.c0.m14
I set up a horizontal wooden beam in my garage and using a winch, it takes just a few minutes to remove or lift either hood on to the car (I'll take pictures when I remove the soft top for the winter in a few weeks time, and post to the forum). This means that I can change the hood all by myself.
(Btw, the photo below shows a 996 or 997 roof, it's not mine )
It takes about 30-45mins to secure the soft top in place - not something I'd want to do every weekend, but switching twice a year (Spring/Fall) is just fine.
Like many cabriolet owners on this forum, I moved to manual operation - which is much easier - so there's no alignment necessary or adjustment to be made to the motor mechanism.
All in all, I'm very happy. It's great to have a coupe and a cabriolet in one car
HT993
Last edited by HT993; 09-27-2009 at 01:02 PM.