Anyone here have any familiarity with the mooncraft spoon hardtop? Looking for a good place to possibly buy one and was wondering also if they come with all the necessary hardware. Any input or additional info would be greatly appreciated. Cheers

 

Look into the Shine Auto replica. They do not come with hardware, the Shine or the real Spoon.


Modified by White Smoke at 12:30 PM 10/21/2008

 

i actually have a bnib shine hardtop.. it DOES come with hardware.

you would need to use ur catchers from your soft top tho.

email me at justintaylor05@gmail.com for more info. im well known on s2ki.com with the same name. people on there can vouch for me if you need it.


Modified by the s2k dude at 12:25 PM 10/21/2008


Modified by the s2k dude at 12:25 PM 10/21/2008

 

i had one, it was a bit noisier than the soft top. had leaking issues. if i had to do it all over again id get an oem hardtop.

 

How was the trunk access?

 

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was yours authentic Spoon or the Shine replica?

pics?

 

What's that ?.. haha I had the shine top and getting in the trunk wasn't too bad but it was still a hassle because you have to remove two screws holding on the rear part. A friend of mine has a authentic spoon and it just has two clips holding it so its a matter of removing those. I now have a Mugen Replica top and it's a lot quieter and best of all no leaks =]

 

Your shine leaked?

I wanna pick up a mugen replica some kinda bad! I was going to buy one not to long ago but dude couldn't meet the day we planed and then I just decided to wait. When the hell is someone going to knock off the Amuse top... C'mon VIS!

 

I think i enjoy my top down too much to put a hardtop on. Maybe if i get another one some day or turn mine into track duty only I would do it.

 

oem ftw

 

How much does the knock off go for?

 

Try a google search...

High-Tech Auto Factory has them for 2500 shipped for a limited time.
http://www.htautofactory.com

 

the shine and the authentic spoon should fit exactly the same... shine took a spoon and made a mold of it

 

^what you dont know is that molds start to suck after being used a bunch of time so fitment starts sucking., the difference between companies and their fitment is how many times they replace a mold with a fresh one for consistant fitment

 

well if youre maintaing a good company like shine, you do upkeep your molds. And yes I would know that because i spend a lot of time at shine. Im good friends with the owner and my car happens to be at the shop for some custom work.

its also not somethign sanding couldnt fix

 

Than ask him about that gap at the windshield =]..


To the answer the question above my shine top didn't leak..with rain.. hand wash.. but one time took it to the car wash oh man whole interior soaked. If you've ever taken the car to a car wash with the soft top you know how it leaks a little bit the shine is like the whole length of the window it leaks.

 

haha... i dont know what sinji did in your case... i guess he prob didnt sand ur top down or something at installation. did you get ur window in ur new hardtop? i guess we will see how my custom one comes out.


Modified by the s2k dude at 11:47 AM 10/31/2008

 

No still waiting for X to cut it.

 

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mine was authentic spoon but had the shine cut outs. i know it was authentic cause it had the spoon authenticity badge on it it leaked where the back portion of the ht fit on the front part....

 

Gives it that z4'ish look, I would stick with the oem hardtop

 

drop this beauty

 

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thats why i sold it oem ftw

 

Spoon H/t ftmfw dude. I love the look it gives the car. I just don't like those windows you cut into it. If mooncraft didn't put them their, they don't belong their IMO. The original mooncraft H/t had the windows the way it's supposed to look.








Modified by 18psi sohc at 3:19 PM 11/6/2008


Modified by 18psi sohc at 3:23 PM 11/6/2008

 

i didnt cut windows dude shine did, thats your opinion though the windows help a tun with the big *** blind sopt the mooncraft top gives u

 

I know you didn't cut it out. Regardless I think it takes away from the lines of the top. I put weather stripping on mine as soon as I saw the leak between the two halves. As well as between the car and then top.