vert tops quetions..thxs!

[MUSTANGJOE]

looking into buying a vert but wanna know how much it will cost to get a new top....just the fabric I guess!,,,I saw some on ebay for $300,,are these any good...and also you think I can install it my self? also is the motor that closes and opens the top pricey also?

Thanks

 

[gcwh02]

tops are very hard to install without experience and wouldnt look too great with wrinkles in it. Good luck though if you do try it and post some pics.

 

[srothfuss]

If you are a body man, you can probably install it. But the top is really calls for a professional to install it.

As you notice, the actual tops are not expensive. But the labor is killer! $700 - $1200 USD depending on the shop you find.

 

[7upstang]

As for the top motor, You can get them from a wrecker fairly easily. The same motor was used from 85- 99 I think.

 

[spyne]

I paid $900 to have a new top with glass rear window and all new pads installed on my 91 LX. After watching a bit of the installation I have to say there's no way I'd want to do this without a very experienced person giving me directions. This is not a job for amateurs.

 

[srothfuss]

As for the top motor, You can get them from a wrecker fairly easily. The same motor was used from 85- 99 I think.

The vert top motor is unchanged since 1966. The only thing that changed was the electrical connection. A memeber that used to post here took one out of his 1967 ? and only had to splice the harness to get it to work.

Any luck finding a vert yet?

 

[4000 Pounds of Iron]

I paid a respectable upholstery/top shop to replace the top on my (now sold) 1995. They did a crappy, wrinkled, half-ass job and I had to take it all apart and fix it myself.

It's not hard, just be prepared to measure carefully and try things till it's right.

Also, get a staple gun that fires thin, round-wire staples that's still pretty powerful.

4k#Fe

 

[feifong]

paid 900 here $300 top $400 labor pads $200

 

[MUSTANGJOE]

Thanks guys!.

No luck finding a fox vert ...but I did find lots of 94-95 verts in good condition...what do u think should I switch to the other side..lol