Why does the edge in this pic look so wonky and jagged?

 

i have a pretty competent shop that did custom wide body fenders/molding/etc on my other car, i'm going to drive down there today and have him look at the top (finally stopped raining). i'm thinking we can sand/shave those side edges perfectly flat, might increase gap by an 1/8" but we can just do a thicker lower seal. that side panel is painted black and the seal is black so it won't be too visible. at least when i get it out of the garage i can get a further back side shot...

 

any more updates? before i buy the top =/

by the way thank you for taking the time to review the top.

 

for the 100 bucks u saved when buying the chaser top over the vis top ur going to spend on extra body work to make it fit properly..

the VIS tops are $999w/hardware +shipping

 

VIS is the way to go!

 

VIS top sells for 1300 shipped which includes hardware...

 

of course your affiliation with spyder562 is well known (as he employs you for the vis installs), and so is your affection for the vis brand (spyder sells vis tops), that has been established. it is not required for you to post another six times saying the same stuff. we all know your opinion and i'll agree with you that VIS TOPS FIT BETTER.

regarding pricing however, spyder was selling vis frp hardtops with hardware with shipping for $1400 (at the time of my purchase) and yes spyder is the cheapest selling vis vender out there. excellent that he offers the paint option, an advantage that he alone possesses. however, if we break down the pricing, as shown on his for sale thread, it will cost $1961 (frp hardtop/hardware/shipping/paint).

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.ph...ic=764589&st=0

now simply going on cost (i don't pay the same prices for paint/bodywork, for me it'll be cost of paint + $100), my cost for frp hardtop/hardware/shipped was $1150 and my bodywork/paint will at most cost $300 (not the regular retail pricing). that is at the maximum cost ceiling of $1450, happens to be more than $500 under next vender's price, not $100.

some say "you get what you pay for" and others say, "a fool and his money are soon parted." neither are absolute truthes, the determining factor will be the purchaser. you can pay an additional $800 and be good to go or you can coordinate bodywork/paint/downtime yourself and achieve similar results for a lot less money (i can come under $800 difference real easy), depends upon personal priorities. this top works fine for me but it's abominable/atrocious for you, that's fine, that's your opinion but that's not my opinion.

there's been nothing recent posted by the vis hardtoppers regarding thorough installs/reviews, just far away end item shots. it'd be good if the vis owners could get their installs posted up to help educate the s2k community on hardtop purchases. i'd personally like to see what hardware kits come with different hardtops and comparison pictures of end/finished installs. from there we could assess if the price difference is really worth the fitment difference. we could also gauge the fitment by having a poll or something (mugen/vis/cwings---great/good/bad), it'd yield interesting results of the truthes of the hardtop world...

 

From what i have heard is these hardtops all have alot of windnoise coming through the front of the hardtop where it latches down. Especially on the highway. I like the look of the mugen but went with OEM because of fitment and my top is nice and tight even at high speeds

 

glad i came across this, was gonna pass. now im really gonna pass.

 

[QUOTE=s2k aok,Feb 15 2010, 06:43 PM]of course your affiliation with spyder562 is well known (as he employs you for the vis installs), and so is your affection for the vis brand (spyder sells vis tops), that has been established.