anyone use the HAARTZ brand soft top? i know that robbins and EZon use haartz brand of fabric, but i found a site that sells haartz as the brand. and its a good price

http://www.convertibletopguys.com/index.ph...egory/view/1011


any opinions?

 

Site sponsors i think is cheaper.

http://www.topsonline.com/index.php?Depart...rmodelID=747000

 

i have been in touch with them, and they said that both brands, EZ on and robbins, uses HAARTZ brand fabris. they said the robbins is better, but that both meet a minimal spec for quality. so...the EZ on will work? how could it be worse, people say it fits bad, but i highly doubt it. It usually seems to be user error.

maybe ill go with an EZon Stayfast. heck, i dont even need a defroster, i live in FL and car is garage kept

 

amazing that everyone owns an s2k. and no one has opinions on the soft top other than the people who say...GO FACTORY! after market, besides robbins. why are the others cheaper? seems like everyone has no complaints about any of them.


i think i'll be ordering EZon

 

EZone is a good brand. I have installed quite a few of these tops on s2ks and tons on different cars. I have also installed Robbins tops on s2ks and others as well. And i have installed OEM tops on many cars as well. I think that aftermarket tops fit a bit better and you have the choice of many colors. For the cost, quality, and longjevity i would get aftermarket. Just make sure the company installing, if you arnt installing it, will use the brand you get.

Good luck.

 

ordered EZ-on black stayfast from TOPSONLINE. hope this goes well. i will be installing it myself. I'm quite good at this DIY stuff as long as i have a manual to follow. i've found a couple how to's here on the forum. so i feel that i shouldnt have much troubles!


thanks for your input

 

I bought the EZ-on from topsonline.com through ebay, I think, and it was I'd say 80% of stock quality. Most people that see it on the car think it's about 90% or better, but I know where to look having installed it. I haven't seen a Robbins in person, that I know of, but everyone tells me they are as good as stock.

The install is painful but not too difficult to do shadetree... but I definitely recommend getting someone experienced to help you. I'd consider myself a mechanical expert but maybe one notch above noob on body work. It obviously lacked some features that would make it as easy to install as stock (such as pre-punched holes for the leading edge trim) but it was worth the cost savings.

I think I paid $400 shipped for mine? Glass window, no defrost.

In the end I would say it was worth it, but it may have been worth it for me to go with a Robbins. Hell, I'd suggest buying a used softtop that someone removes (frame and all) just to save time and hassle. If you can find one in good shape, that is.

 

you know. when i ordered mine, i didnt get to put a s2ki discount as they stated. and i didnt even get an option for NOT having a rear defroster, i would have not wanted one as i live in FL and its garage kept!


shit. ohwell. thanks for your input about the install, i fix the space shuttle for a living and follow detailed specs. so i'm confident with instructions i can tackle anything...


but i need to get a lil pop rivet gun

 

For the rivets, I bought a cheap Harbor Freight one and bought the Honda rivets. I'm sure other rivets would work (and be a hell of a lot cheaper) but I didn't want to dork around with finding the right rivets after installing it and having a problem.

On the detailed specs- the factory shop manual doesn't offer much, I used one of the guides I found online as well as the one put together by clovis from the NoTx forum.

 

wow thats cheap, I thought soft tops were around 1000. I'll be looking forward to replacing mine with a tan one, on Berlina Black would be pretty cool.