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Old 08-26-2013, 11:18 PM
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Purchased a smarttop for my 997.2 GTS- from Mods4cars. It works amazingly well. Any one of the features is well worth the minimal cost and 5 minutes of install time . One touch up/down of the top from inside car, key fob up/down allowing top free entry and exit from the car, beep when I lock the doors, programmable pass side rear view mirror reverse function where it lowers to a preset level. Plus there customer service was spectacular! I couldn't be happier with this .
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Glad to hear. We have been distributors for this product line for years - good stuff.
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Old 08-27-2013, 03:51 PM
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I have SmartTop on both of my keys and aside from everything you mentioned, I love how it delays my bonnet switch so it doesn't pop open on accident. Just the chirp for lock/unlock had me sold.
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Originally Posted by SBPORSCHE
Purchased a smarttop for my 997.2 GTS- from Mods4cars. It works amazingly well. Any one of the features is well worth the minimal cost and 5 minutes of install time . One touch up/down of the top from inside car, key fob up/down allowing top free entry and exit from the car, beep when I lock the doors, programmable pass side rear view mirror reverse function where it lowers to a preset level. Plus there customer service was spectacular! I couldn't be happier with this .
+1, every CAB owner should have PSE and SMARTTOP on their car. I love my SMARTTOP.....

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I had a very bad experience with this unit on my 997.1. After about a week of use, where the part worked extremely well, it failed catastrophically. Top was down, would not come up, horn blasting, lights flashing. Was able to get the car to my mechanic nearby, he disconnected the battery to stop the wiring from burning up and got the thing out.

The customer service afterwards was uncaring. Not even one word of apology for the problems their defective device caused. I was out of pocket for installation, removal and two way shipping, plus loss of use for several days. I would never do business with them again.
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Old 08-27-2013, 07:01 PM
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Have had remote Key in both my 06 coupe and my 09 coupe and love it.
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Installed on my 2012 997 cab and I love it. Should have done it day 1. Unit is size of a pack of cigarettes.
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Another happy customer here. Both the install and operation are easy. A must for Cabrio owners.
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This was one of the first mods I made to my antique 997S. Best mod for a cabriolet! It sure gets a funny response from people standing near my car when the top starts to move.

Assume they have a version for the 991--I recommended it to a friend with a 991 Cab this Sunday.
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It is a good thing for older Cabrios. Many of the features it offers are standard on a 997.2 car.
Its not very useful on a 997.2 Coupe or Targa.
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This is a great product. I highly recommend it.
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I have a 2012 997.2 and I think the main features are great for me. Auto up/down with one button push and ability to hear beep at lock/unlock as well as remote top up dn.
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Originally Posted by larrytrk
Have had remote Key in both my 06 coupe and my 09 coupe and love it.
Same here. They got new firmware with some new options but i did not care to upgrade it yet. Only puzzling part. Is that i cannot figure out why sometimes it lowers down windows fine when i keep key pressed and sometimes does not, even from very short distance. If firmware upgrade fixes that let me know pls
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Hi -
We had a few issues trying to get the SmartTop to work right on a Mercedes CLK350 and thought you could benefit from the struggles we went through. Not sure how it translates to other vehicles, but hopefully you can get some good advice from it:
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Crap... something else I didn't know about and now have to research.


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