The Plastic window on the soft top of my 00' cracked, Do I have replace the entire softop or can i just replace the window, is it possible to uses a glass window instead of a plastic? Any suggestions will help.

 

You can easily have the plastic window replaced (by a dealership or yourself). But in order to convert to glass, the frame of the top has to be converted as well, and of course, it'll cost much more. I would say about $1500, but I'm not sure.

 

to do the glass, a new top is about $800, then there is the labor to install.

the conversion is pretty straightforward; an experienced installer will be able to do it. I hear the going rate for labor is $350.

 

Yes, you can replace just the plastic section of the top. The plastic is attached to the top using zippers and rivets along the bottom. It takes a few hours to do and the cost of the window is @$250.

If you want to upgrade to the glass window with new top the cost is $800. Order your top from Ganley Honda and send me a PM for the Glass Top Conversion instructions. A new frame is NOT required.

 

back from the dead!

my window just cracked on me. I really dont mind replacing it with another plastic.

I'm first going to the dealership to see what they can do for me.

but if they can't really help me out; i'm just going to replace the plastic with plastic myself.

are there any write-ups on how to switch out your plastic windows?

thanks.

 

Just a suggestion to ponder since I don't know how this would look or even the practicality of trying it.
Obtain the exact size piece of plastic then cut the old piece out leaving about 1/4'"-1/2" border. Use windshield installation black silicon to glue the new window to the border of the old.
It seems that it should work and might be worth a try. Good luck

Note- Let the silicone dry a couple of days before operating the top.

 

There is a group buy right now for 600 dollars for an entire glass top.

 

great suggestions, i'll keep those in mind.
thanks!

anybody have any knowledge on replacing the plastic window with another plastice window though? I'm looking for the cheapest way out of this mess.

 

Anyone have a link for this? I wasn't able to find it....

 

I just replace my top about month ago, I was shocked on how easy it was to do. It is a bit time consuming but I think it was worth doing it myself, the cheapest labor quote I got was 900, I got a robins auto top for around 500. The top fitment is perfect and the quality is great as well. I did the glass window conversion, I like it a lot because of how clear the glass window is over the plastic window, however I do miss the size of the plastic window but I have quickly adapted to the change.
As far as just replacing the window it self, I couldent see it taking too log to do and I doubt it would be all that hard to do.