Convertable top question.

Little Red Zuk said:

Well, newbie to the fox body Mustang scene with the acquisition of my '93 4-cyl Convertable LX.

My stupid question is: I busted out the rear window putting down the top, and so far the only place I've found to replace it, is an upholstery/top shop that's going to ding me $565.00 to order the window piece, and stitch it in. Are there any other solutions, or is this one of the prices I have to pay to having a convertable?

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daveesl said:

I have an 87 convt project car. The old top was shot and so after hearing all of the insane prices for labor, I decided to replace it myself.

Bought the top and plastic window on eBay for $130, new condition.

I spent 6 hours SLOWLY removing the old top. I photographed everything I did, so I could have some idea on how to replace it.

I spent 2 days in the hot Florida sun, installed and removed the top 4 times before I finally got it right. It is tight as a drum, looks and works great. I've never done anything like this before, but taking a lot of time paid off.

It can be done, just be really careful and work slow.

Dave

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