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Hey guys, I just got off the phone with someone from Shine Auto to talk to them about making a removable hard top (similar to mine; a smoothline's top). Production of this top is possible if we have more than 15 people who would be serious about buying one. Shine auto is an amazing body kit manufacturer, and I've seen many of their kits in person. I've also seen that their kits often fit better than originals! Production wouldn't begin for a while, but step number one is seeing the actual interest for this product.
I'm in no way affiliated with Shine, and am merely doing this to help out my fellow Z owners get a better product from a better company.

Please post in this thread if you are interested!

MB33

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Would be interested

Resmarted

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Right on! #1


I'm really trying to push for this... Because if we can get them started, we could try to convince them into making a Spoon Style top addition or something...

Jcope

definitely interested!!

mknZ

Count me in! You should make a list. I'm ready to make a deposit to get this goin. As long as the top is badass!

laurentj23

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Hopefully the quality and the price and the customer service beats smoothline.

mknZ

^ I have a c20 spoiler and amuse style front bumper from them. Fitment is top notch.

andy11466

I'm definitely interested in a spoon style

RedScytheZ

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Interested

Resmarted

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No guarantees on that! I'll push for it because I want one but we're still trying to get them to want to do the regular top!


Alright so the list is:

1) MB33
2) Jcope
3) mknZ
4) RedScytheZ

andy11466

What's the list for? People pushing for the hardtop?

I also emailed shine about it yesterday, hopefully the more people ask about they will go for it

Also you were one of the people who bought the smoothline, all in all was it worth it?

mknZ

I emailed them also. Hopefully this doesn't die out.

Resmarted

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I'm one of the first two who bought it. I actually pre ordered mine lol. No I don't think it was worth it for what I paid. Would like to see a better shop make these things.

andy11466

I feel like fitment would need to be at least 9/10 because it needs to be sealed and everything due to it being a convert. and a lot of body kits now a these days don't have that kind of fitment. I'd be so hesitant to get one.. unless there was some sort of professional install at the place

laurentj23

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For the price i paid, its not worth it. Fitment is crap.still trying to figure out how to fix the weatherstripping on the windows. Customer service sucks. No reply to emails after getting paid.

Item took longer than scheduled. The instructions and the products do not match 100%.

andy11466

Look what I just found o.o

https://my350z.com/forum/body-exteri...n-the-usa.html

scroll down and there's a hardtop whattt

Resmarted

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True! However, after seeing what my $800+ carbon fenders fit like on my car... I would NOT buy something from seibon any time soon, especially something like a top which you can't "fenangle" to fit. My fenders were off by a few inches on both sides, and weren't even off in the same place. Then when I tried to get better moulded ones I left several messages to the place I bought them from and to seibon. Guess who got no help until he turned to the forums to complain? This guy. At that point though, it was already too late to get a new set.

But if you're brave(!) go for the seibons... Just be ready for a possible nightmare on a several thousand dollar purchase lmao.

andy11466

I see what you mean. You'd have to be super lucky to find a body part fitting 10/10
especially when you need it to fit perfectly from rain or air sockets for a convertible.

mknZ

I don't think seibon makes a hardtop for the 350z roadster. I went to their website and couldn't find it.

andy11466

mknz look at the link I posted, it's definitely for the convertible
you have to scroll down a bit