View Poll Results: How much would you value the Glass over Plastic?
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Ap1 Soft Top Plastic or Glass Window? Any Price & Value Difference?
12-10-2014, 06:39 AM
#11
If you are replacing a worn top, that is currently plastic, you would, IMO, be foolish not to go with glass. For your own usage now, for resale later.
Even if there is no actual resale $ difference, there is resale marketability. Someone might not buy your car just because of plastic window, that they'll either have to live with till top needs replace, or replace perfectly good top that was part of cost to buy the car.
Even if there is no actual resale $ difference, there is resale marketability. Someone might not buy your car just because of plastic window, that they'll either have to live with till top needs replace, or replace perfectly good top that was part of cost to buy the car.
12-10-2014, 04:28 PM
#15
Utah
12-12-2014, 05:43 AM
#17
If you are replacing a worn top, that is currently plastic, you would, IMO, be foolish not to go with glass. For your own usage now, for resale later.
Even if there is no actual resale $ difference, there is resale marketability. Someone might not buy your car just because of plastic window, that they'll either have to live with till top needs replace, or replace perfectly good top that was part of cost to buy the car.
Even if there is no actual resale $ difference, there is resale marketability. Someone might not buy your car just because of plastic window, that they'll either have to live with till top needs replace, or replace perfectly good top that was part of cost to buy the car.
With that being said, I would recommend to anyone planning on daily driving the car to get one with a glass top unless you want the original S2000 experience.
12-18-2014, 03:06 PM
#18
I voted $500+. Once you get to $1,000 that's enough to get a completely new top with glass anyway. I do agree that glass helps the marketability of the car - I mainly focused on '02-03s simply because of that, and thought to myself I'd only get an '00-01 if it was a really great deal. So some biases come in.
I was concerned about the glass surface area vs. plastic until I tried it. The glass window is very close proximity-wise to the mirror, so it fills up basically all of the mirror space. I never turn my head to look out the rear window, so that's all I need.
I was concerned about the glass surface area vs. plastic until I tried it. The glass window is very close proximity-wise to the mirror, so it fills up basically all of the mirror space. I never turn my head to look out the rear window, so that's all I need.
12-20-2014, 08:33 AM
#20
Originally Posted by NDAZONE
While this is true in most cases. I would not want to buy an 00-01 if it had an aftermarket glass top. Personally, since I don't daily drive my S, I prefer the plastic top. If you maintain it, I feel it looks better and provides 50% more usable area over the glass top. If I ever have to replace my top, I will be getting the original equipment if possible.
With that being said, I would recommend to anyone planning on daily driving the car to get one with a glass top unless you want the original S2000 experience.