Hi,

I found so little pictures of the hardtop, so I decided to make some myself now I have my hardtop. I also made some pictures of the hardtop off the car. Try this link: http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?...3114&a=12269846 They're in 1024x768 for anyone interested I also have them in original 2048x1536 res.

 

Is the HONDA emblem above your S2000 side emblems stock, or a european option, or aftermarket?

 

Nice pics Ronald! And color! I have a small comment on the hardtop stand, when investigating this i came across a similar looking stand at http://www.auco.de. They have chosen to place the hardtop the other way (glass window pointing up). That looked strange and unstable to me so i sent them a question why. They said it should stand that way because the plastic frame surrounding the rear window might be damaged by the stand if you place it glass down. You may want to check so you don't get indentations in the plastic, perhaps place something soft (sponges or something) to protect it. Just wanted to pass that suggestion along to you, don't know if this is true since i don't have a stand myself.

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Jon:

the car is completely stock. They're the European touches to the car.

Bassman:

Silver/red is the best combination!
Yes it's the same stand as they sell. It's a left over from the Wiessmann hardtop I had on my '97 Alfa Spider V6L. It's a perfect fit. I'll check into the way it stands. The bottom of the stand is made of rubber patches, so no scratching should happen.

 

Ron, very nice looking pics...So usually how long would it take you to put it on and off?

 

The hardtop is removed in a minute. It's attached to the windshieldbar with the same kind of clips as the softtop. The back is attached by two levers. There's also a plug for the rearwindow heater. It's very easy. I haven't put it on, but I think that doesn't take more than 2 minutes. The hardtop is very light, you can carry it yourself, but it's impossible to put it on or take it off the car. If you try that you're likely to damage either of them if not both.

 

What do you mean?

 

I think he means "it's impossible to put it on or take it off the car yourself", i.e. it's a two-person job.

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Bassman, you understood my gibberish.

 

Nice pictures, Ronald. I am envious of your stand.

I put it on yesterday with my wife helping and it took about five minutes to get it lined up properly. You have to get all four points pretty close before lowering it. Taking it off just takes a minute, like Ronald said.

It does make the car much quieter inside, and perhaps faster. I imagine it is more slippery than the cloth top at speed. The glass rear window with electric defroster is great. I had to drive in the snow a couple days ago and it definitely made it coupe like!

Here's a link to a series of pictures showing my hard top installation at Valley Motor Honda last week.

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?...49069&f=0&vt=vp