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?
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.
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.
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.