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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 04:58 AM
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Awesome write up...
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by BondoBuilder,Nov 6 2007, 08:10 AM
Looks great man. About time to get the vacum out...jk!
Tell me about it. The inside has that fine layer of dust from being top down. I need to give it a really good douche before it gets too cold. It will probably stay clean longer now that the top won't be down.

Next job is to remove the soft top (frame/motors and all). I will probably do a write up on that as well. My ultimate goal is to get the tonneau cover off of the CR and only remove the hardtop on exceptional days.
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 06:34 AM
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HELUVA JOB MAN! i'm thinking about getting the hard top as well!

Question ........does this weigh MORE or LESS than the convertable?

and does the 2500 dollar hard time on ebay from the honda dealer the same?
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 06:53 AM
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[QUOTE=S2KSandy,Nov 6 2007, 10:34 AM] HELUVA JOB MAN! i'm thinking about getting the hard top as well!
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 07:08 AM
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I priced around and got the best deal from hardtopguy. I would shoot him a PM about it.

Mike, I didn't even realize the soft top was 80lbs. I was thinking 60lbs for some reason. That's a good thing because now I will be shaving off even more weight than I thought.

When I picked up the hardtop, I was amazed at how light it is considering it's size. I can only imagine how light the CF tops are.
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 07:29 AM
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THANKS GUYS!!! i'll def check into that!

Also, since they are practically half the weight... was it hard for you to pick up the hard top and put it on? did you have a buddy? because i'm wondering if i'm able just to do it myself.
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 07:37 AM
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The weight shouldn't be an issue, it would be the size and awkwardness of where to safely grab it.

Jeff, don't quite me but I am pretty sure I have seen ~80lbs as the weight for the top + frame + motor thrown around this site.
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 07:48 AM
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20 pounds... or close to 40 pounds saved.. its something right?

Besides.. it looks great!
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 07:56 AM
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^ You should have a buddy with you.
It's not that it's heavy, but it's awkward to lift w/ one hand and try to align it into the hole.
Plus, you don't want to risk damaging your paint by accidentally dropping it on your trunk, etc.

Dan
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 09:36 AM
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I thought all the OEM hard tops came with the hardware kits.
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