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Old 02-04-2011, 07:41 PM
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My top has like 4 holes in it now so this is the summer i do something about it.

Here are my 2 choices.

Buy http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NISSA...Q5fAccessories
top and pay a local 350 to install it but idk how long my motors will last last summer it took me 2-3 times to get the top down i'd have to push down then itd get stuck push up then down then up then down to make it fully go in.

or i can buy a smoothline one for 2k and just leave old top down.


This would be the 3nd top this car has had since 04

opinions what should or would you do?
Old 02-04-2011, 08:32 PM
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How much is it for a new motor? I'd consider replacing the old mechanism and then having a new top installed. That's actually what I'm doing this coming spring on my 06 roadster.

I don't think that smoothlines top is complete. There's been a thread on here about it for awhile which I'm sure you've already read.

Good luck!
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Originally Posted by RodgePodge
How much is it for a new motor? I'd consider replacing the old mechanism and then having a new top installed. That's actually what I'm doing this coming spring on my 06 roadster.

I don't think that smoothlines top is complete. There's been a thread on here about it for awhile which I'm sure you've already read.

Good luck!
dont know which motor would cause that problem

smoothlines ready to go will start production and ship out late march.
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You're right. I just checked their website and confirmed what you said about the top being ready late march. I personally don't like the look of the smoothline top but to each their own.

Does your top move at all? Or does it go part of the way down and then stop? You may just need to replace those elastic bands which can be easily done when the top itself is replaced.

Hopefully someone else with some more know-how than me will chime in.
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ok i push then top down button here is what happens:

back thingy comes up

back window come up

top goes up

starts to fold halfway thru it it just stops

raise it up a little then back down 1x or 2x and then it folds down correctly.
Old 02-05-2011, 08:07 AM
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smoothline hardtop
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i'm gonna go with the one that gets 10 votes first.
Old 02-05-2011, 08:52 AM
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Hard top isn't portable.

Don't know about your area but in So Fla we don't know in the am what the weathers gonna do in the pm.
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Originally Posted by Blooster
Hard top isn't portable.

Don't know about your area but in So Fla we don't know in the am what the weathers gonna do in the pm.
ya i've thought about that but whenever it looks like its about to rain i have my crappy holey top in the back that i can put up still right?

Also i've only been caught in the rain twice in 4 years without expecting it and texas rain during summertime feels really good
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I'm going to let you decide this on your own, but that is an expensive ebay TOP. Haartz tops run about $400.
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Originally Posted by dfresh713
I'm going to let you decide this on your own, but that is an expensive ebay TOP. Haartz tops run about $400.
cheap material probably use stayfast tech sounds better ?

http://www.autotopsdirect.com/2004-2...20-350-003.htm
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Originally Posted by dudegetalife
cheap material probably use stayfast tech sounds better ?

http://www.autotopsdirect.com/2004-2...20-350-003.htm
I followed your link and read this. Haartz is the largest manufacturer of Tops.
FABRIC
Manufactured using premium Haartz Stayfast® canvas, which is mold and mildew resistance and has superior resistance to long term exposure to the sun. It's an three-ply composite made of acrylic square weave outer fabric, a rubber inner layer, and a cotton lining fabric. Click here to go to the Haartz Corporation website, to learn more about the material used in this convertible top.

This AutoTopsDirect NISSAN convertible top has been designed and manufactured to be the best aftermarket product available for your vehicle. We will ship directly to your doorstep via UPS Ground, 3 Day, or Next Day Air.

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What have you decided on getting?
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Originally Posted by dfresh713
I followed your link and read this. Haartz is the largest manufacturer of Tops.
tried to find one for 400

probably gonna do the smoothlines deal if i can't find a top for 400 which would be extremely cheap.
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I want a smoothline top. Will I get one? IDK yet. I'm going to look at the numbers. My canvas top is still in decent condition, its the motors that are F***d. I'll look at the numbers this weekend, while im sober, and then vote
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Originally Posted by MB33
smoothline hardtop
+1 do it!
Old 02-13-2011, 06:26 PM
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pretty much set on hardtop now its just too awesome and practical will order it in early april and hopefully have it by end of may.
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listen it's shady but if you have full coverage and haven't filed many complaints get a accident report and say someone knifed it, now that's what you pay insurance 4. then you pay .00
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Since I park in a garage and my Roadster is only driven on very nice days I leave the top down always and put it up late in the fall. I want the hardtop for the fall and will get one of those emergency covers to keep in the trunk (the ones that drape over the top and keep the interior dry while the car is parked). If the car were my only ride I would just get the hardtop.
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Why the hardtop? Just for looks? I don't think it adds any rigidity or structural support.


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