guys i have a serious problem.... well first of all: my friend wanted to check out the s2k since he hadn't seen it yet.. btw it was cold as shit.. so he decides to put the top down and I hear a crack sound.. I almost shit my pants.. i was trying to find out where the sound came from, but didn't have any luck.. so we decided to put the top back up and I noticed that the plastic window was cracked.. WHAT THE HELL DO I DO??? DO I HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SOFT TOP????? PLEASE HELP..

i also have another issue.. whenever i'm driving it feels like theres wind coming through the soft top.. could it be the strikers.. btw the sound is so ****ing annoying...

THANK U GUYS

 

Yeah, I think you'll need a new soft top. At least you can upgrade to glass now!

Sucks though, man. And the noise could be from worn strikers. I'm sure some other people on the boards will have some input about this.

 

You can either replace the plastic window, or you can replace the top. If your paying out of pocket it will cost Big $$$. Hardtop guy used to have tops on sale for I think 850... But its gonna cost another 600-800 dollars labor to get it installed.

If the rest of your top is in good condition and you dont mind the plastic window. I would just get the rear window replaced.

Post from a month or so ago from "NVRFOLW"

"I just had my 2001 rear window replaced at Danny's Upholstery in Charlottesville, VA. He charged me $300 for everything and had it done the same day. If anyone is interested, he does a lot of work on convertible tops and rear windows. The phone #434-977-1974."

Not sure where you live, but if charlotsville is not near, just call around to a few upholstry shops.


As for the wind sounds. I bet your strikers are worn and need to be replaced.
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=275211 Thats the TSB for replacing strikers of MY00-01 with Hardtop strickers. You might get lucky and your honda dealership might cover it out of goodwill.

 

I think he said it all. As far as converting to the glass window top....you either have to replace the frame too or make some slight modification to your existing frame which means $$$$$ (as stated above).

I don't know when you bought your car but is it still covered under warranty? I find out today if Fairfax Honda will be replacing my top under warranty.

 

[QUOTE=civicguyinva,Feb 27 2006, 06:12 AM]

 

You do NOT need a new frame It's easily possible to modify your current frame. It includes adding 2 elastic straps and 2 nylon straps, that's it. The modification is cheap and it works perfect. Total cost of the mod is ~$4 for rivets and ~$8 for straps. I have instructions if you need them (PM me your email). It sounds intimidating, but if you're at all handy, it's an easy job that is just time consuming.

I had the same problem and replaced mine with a glass window (one of my fav mods) You have to buy the whole soft top. Get it from hardtopguy.com, it's on sale now for $750 before shipping. I did the labor with myself and a friend. It took us 5 hours. I got my top from a dealership on ebay for cheaper than hardtopguy and did the labor myself, so in the end it didnt end up costing me too much.

Not giving you a hard time civicguy, just want to make sure he knows that he does not need a new frame and that the mod is very inexpensive.

Air noise = worn strikers

Order new hard top strikers from hardtopguy.com when you order your soft top. I think they're $40 plus shipping. Totally worth it and is an easy install. Just remove the plastic cover on the interior light, remove those screws, remove the visors, pull off the plastic covers and A-pillars, remove 3 screws on strikers and install new one; reverse instructions.

Hope that all makes sense. If you have any more questions just let me know.

What's with all of these people recently cracking their plastic windows?

 

Good luck with the holes. I have heard different stories about Honda covering this. Some people are able to get this taken care of, most aren't. I wasn't one of the lucky ones. You have to really justify your case and keep pointing it out that it is a design flaw. Those circular plastic pieces are what causes the holes. Honda realized this and they are not on the '02+ tops. In some really rare cases I have heard of Honda replacing the top for free. Most of the time they'll pay for the top and you have to pay for labor or something.

In the meantime, I recommend getting some black duct tape and putting it on the inside of your top in those spots.

or

I think I still have my old top. I could cut off some pieces of the material and you could use them as patches and reinforcements on the inside of your top.

PM me if you want some of the material.

 

You're such a jerk! I hate you! man its all good. It was bad wording on my part...I stated he would either need a new frame or the small mod....then meant the frame is huge bucks ....I didnt mean to imply the modification was too.

for correcting my grammer.

 

where can i get the plastic window replaced?? and how much will it cost??

 

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