Will a HT from a 2001 fit a 2005?
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Originally Posted by S2k-Takara,Aug 22 2006, 03:17 PM
Know of any cheap source for this?
http://www.hardtopguy.com/store/home.php?cat=92
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Originally Posted by xviper,Aug 22 2006, 04:32 PM
See if you can get the hardware from the person you're buying the hardtop from. Afterall, they did come with the HT originally.
1) it's relatively a PITA to go in and remove that stuff
2) the attachment hardware for a 2001 would not have the right trim and defroster interface for a 2005 (there's a reason the attachment kits depend on the VIN of the car but the hardtops are universal)
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Originally Posted by mikegarrison,Aug 22 2006, 05:35 PM
Two problems with that.
1) it's relatively a PITA to go in and remove that stuff
2) the attachment hardware for a 2001 would not have the right trim and defroster interface for a 2005 (there's a reason the attachment kits depend on the VIN of the car but the hardtops are universal)
1) it's relatively a PITA to go in and remove that stuff
2) the attachment hardware for a 2001 would not have the right trim and defroster interface for a 2005 (there's a reason the attachment kits depend on the VIN of the car but the hardtops are universal)
2) Are you sure? I thought the HT trim piece that holds the defroster wiring receptacle was the same for all years (behind the driver's head). I don't know for sure as I've never actually seen a HT on a late model S. It was my impression that the differences in kits was mostly to do with the wiring harnesses under the center console for connecting up the defroster. Since the cars with the glass soft top windows have a defroster circuit already, they don't need those same wiring pieces or the relay (which I needed, along with the console button).
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Originally Posted by xviper,Aug 22 2006, 04:47 PM
1) Of course it's a PITA to get it all out, but they did come with the top.
2) Are you sure? I thought the HT trim piece that holds the defroster wiring receptacle was the same for all years (behind the driver's head). I don't know for sure as I've never actually seen a HT on a late model S. It was my impression that the differences in kits was mostly to do with the wiring harnesses under the center console for connecting up the defroster. Since the cars with the glass soft top windows have a defroster circuit already, they don't need those same wiring pieces or the relay (which I needed, along with the console button).
2) Are you sure? I thought the HT trim piece that holds the defroster wiring receptacle was the same for all years (behind the driver's head). I don't know for sure as I've never actually seen a HT on a late model S. It was my impression that the differences in kits was mostly to do with the wiring harnesses under the center console for connecting up the defroster. Since the cars with the glass soft top windows have a defroster circuit already, they don't need those same wiring pieces or the relay (which I needed, along with the console button).
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Originally Posted by S2k-Takara,Aug 22 2006, 06:00 PM
Xviper...you have never posted on my threads...but I have read many of yours...much repect!