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[mustang88GT]

i am thinkin of doin an install my self i have done a search on here and i have seen a few people say that they were going to try and do it them selves... but i didn't find any one that posted after an install. i am just curious to see if it is as hard as every one makes it out to be. thanks

 

[HISSIN50]

ill try to subscribe and bump you (subscribing feature does not seem to work, or even email notifications).

 

[kdog_x]

It is pretty difficult to do if you haven't done it before. If you're patient and pretty good with your hands you can do it though. I did my first top on the mustang I own now (see my avatar). If you replace the back window you just gotta be sure you get the back bow height right or you'll be cleaning up alot of broken glass. If it's your first time, expect to spend a weekend getting it right.

 

[mustang88GT]

i plan on changing colors of my top should i replace the back window and vinyl piece or should i dye that piece from Tan to Black? that whole back piece is in really good condition.

 

[Aftrbrnr]

How long can a pro. shop do it, assuming you have an appointment booked to do it?

 

[kdog_x]

I don't really know anything about dying the vinyl. If you know how to do it, it would make changing tops much easier on you though. It would speed up your installation and probably save you about $200 or so on a window.

 

[shttygtstang]

i am thinkin of doin an install my self i have done a search on here and i have seen a few people say that they were going to try and do it them selves... but i didn't find any one that posted after an install. i am just curious to see if it is as hard as every one makes it out to be. thanks

will you be doing the cloth or the metal also

 

[kdog_x]

A pro shop will get it done in a day or two if they're not too busy. A week is about the longest it should take them if theyre a little backed up. I'm assuming your just replacing the vinyl though, not the frame.

Hey shttygtstang, did UPS ever drop by?

 

[mustang88GT]

as in cloth are u talkin about a head liner? cause mine never had one... but as for the metal it is fine and does not need replacing

 

[shttygtstang]

k pmed you


oh i was saying because my frame is cracked on my top and i was gunna get some pointer from ya on installing a new one if you were gunna do it

 

[kdog_x]

sorry to steal your thread 88mustang,

Don't worry about shipping out the pipe monday, I PM'd you back.

 

[mustang88GT]

ttt

 

[Icepick]

I had my top replaced a few months back by a shop, took them no more than 3 hours but i wouldn't touch it myself with a 10' pole, little cuban guy that was about 5'4" was the perfect size for that interior part of the job, i'm too big for that crap. EXTREMELY well worth the $300 i paid them for labor.

 

[kdog_x]

Yeah, the main reason i did it myself was because the top frame was bent up as well. I took it to the local shop and they told me that replacing the top and the frame was gonna cost me $1300. I didn't have that kind of cash so I ended up getting a top online ($150) and a frame on half price day at the boneyard ($50). Didn't need to replace my back window, so that was it. Only thing I would have done different, I should have replaced the top pads while I had it all apart. That was an extra $100 that I didn't have though. If you do it yourself you'll spend most of your time trying to get the wrinkles out of the rear quarters. That was the hardest part IMO. If youre not the patient type, it's well worth the $300 to save you the frustration.

Good Luck