need to replace my top, has anyone tried any other brands for their replacement other than the factory top............only reason price?

 

http://www.robbinsautotopco.com/homepage.html

 

^ what he said they make really good stuff my freind has had his on for two years on with no issues. I was going to buy one cause mines is going to **** but i figured ill get a ht and just thrwo out the soft top

 

thinking the same thing but budget is key tires wheels and supension are # priority for now....after the top. im missing the back window and it looks like swiss cheese on the rail edges and latches

 

just rock top down all thetime and no one will know

 

Topsonline.com has the best price. The material is a stay fast canvas which is much than twill weave(stock). I just installed one and it looks great.

 

here's my Robbins soft top install

http://gotspeed.110mb.com/2001_s2000_top.php

 

I need to install my new soft top (OEM)!

 

anyone have a detailed diy for the install they mention the glass top comes with a retrofit bar does it come with install instructions? im pretty competent when it comes to mechanical stuff but just trying to get an idea time wise on the installl

 

just answered my Q

 

Install takes about 8 hrs. No I am not joking, and this is for someone experienced.
The Robbins top comes with detailed instructions.

 

8 hours wtf.... i did it in half that. here is a complete diy for a the soft top install
http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=448840

 

Honda bills for 8-12 hours depending on the dealer. You did it by yourself in 4 hours? I don't believe that.

That thread even said it takes 6-8 hrs and that was with more then one person.

 

It took me a looong *** time. But I took breaks and went slow. I had never done a top install before. It was a nightmare. But I think it would go a lot faster the second time around. I would imagine around 4-8 hours for me (by myself) the second time around.

I also spend a lot of time getting things exactly as I want them. If it's 1mm off, it's still off by 1mm so I have to fix it or I'll go insane. So I spent a good amount of time getting the strap retrofit right. If you don't get it right, the top last bar will look weird underneath the top.

There were a lot of shops laughing at me for doing in the install by myself. I got quotes of anywhere from $600-1k+ for labor on the top even after I told them that I allready have the old top off the car.

Buy a lot of rivets. For the rain rail, it does matter what side of the rivet you put on what side of the rain rail. So pay attention to how the old ones were oriented. I found that out the hard way.

It's easiest to take the interior out of the car regardless of what fruitcakes tell you. I didn't want to be squeezing in between the seats/rollbars to do the install. It took like 15 mins to take all that stuff out. The "cyclon" DIY on S2KI is awesome. He's also a really cool guy. He helped me out a lot. His name's Joe.

 

Very informative thread here. Thumbs up!