converitible top install prices, want opinions.

90blowngt · October 31st, 2008, 08:58 PM

hey guys
looking to replace the top on my 1990 gt.

here are some prices i got for the install
all these shops are pretty close and found them all online
also what type of top is best, It is a weekend car that may see 6k miles a year and is parked in a garage and the top will be down the majority of the time.

shop 1
600-includes top and labor to install
550-to install new glass window with heater/defroster

shop 2
380 + tax = stayfast top and plastic window
350-labor

shop 3
380-vinyl top and plastic window
400-installed

I e-mailed a few other shops and will post up their prices when i get a response.
thanks for the help
-Gatlan

90blowngt · November 2nd, 2008, 01:43 PM

anyone?

90blowngt · November 7th, 2008, 07:39 PM

nobody has any idea about these prices? just let me know what you think and if you know of any where else i could contact in socal for a top replacement or if you think i could do it myself. Im very good with tools just not sure about a top.

BAzombie · November 14th, 2008, 10:27 AM

I haven't checked on labor prices yet, but the cost for the kit I'm buying for my '96 is just over $350.

94-08/95 CONVERTIBLE TOP KIT, BLACK, INCLUDES TOP, GLASS, AND PADS, MUSTANG MUSTANG."]94-08/95 CONVERTIBLE TOP KIT, BLACK, INCLUDES TOP, GLASS, AND PADS, MUSTANG MUSTANG.[/URL]

Here is a quote from the install instructions.

Putting a new top on any convertible is considerably more work than you might think. Mike Ambrose, a seasoned professional who has been working with automotive upholstery for more tnan 25 years, takes the better part of a day - with shop tech Brian Burke - to correvtly install a good quality top.

The 2 guys, a better part of the day, all has me worried about labor prices. So your first price of $600 for parts and labor doesn't sound terrible.

Here's a link to the "how-to" if you want to try yourself.

http://media.latemodelrestoration.co...ons/ET-CT1.pdf

Edit: lol. 1st post wouldn't let me put links in, had to delete them. Then come back and edit them back in. Oh well, just a little more work. Good luck with the top.

90blowngt · November 16th, 2008, 10:19 AM

Thanks for those links, I think I am going to go ahead and have a shop do it sometime in the future once I finish some other things up on the car and am able to put it on a trailer to take it to a shop. I have gotten everything else set up pretty cleanly on the car and dont want to have a top that doesn't fit perfect.

BAzombie · November 16th, 2008, 07:56 PM

Same here about the top looking right. After reading the "how-to", I think I gonna find a shop that'll do it myself. I gotta do the same with the new leather I'm getting for the seats.

I can turn a wrench all day, but I think I'll be lost when it comes to upholstery and the top.

90blowngt · November 23rd, 2008, 12:34 AM

ya, i'll tackle pretty much anything but upholstery. I should be getting this done christmas time after I finish mounting my new Sparco seats and harnesses

and running new battery cables.

98stanger · December 24th, 2008, 12:26 AM

theres one place that makes hardtops for our cars. the standard top is 1199 and the deluxe is 1999

October 31st, 2008, 08:58 PM	#1
90blowngt Regular Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 55 iTrader: 0 reviews	converitible top install prices, want opinions. hey guys looking to replace the top on my 1990 gt. here are some prices i got for the install all these shops are pretty close and found them all online also what type of top is best, It is a weekend car that may see 6k miles a year and is parked in a garage and the top will be down the majority of the time. shop 1 600-includes top and labor to install 550-to install new glass window with heater/defroster shop 2 380 + tax = stayfast top and plastic window 350-labor shop 3 380-vinyl top and plastic window 400-installed I e-mailed a few other shops and will post up their prices when i get a response. thanks for the help -Gatlan

November 16th, 2008, 10:19 AM	#5
90blowngt Regular Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 55 iTrader: 0 reviews	Thanks for those links, I think I am going to go ahead and have a shop do it sometime in the future once I finish some other things up on the car and am able to put it on a trailer to take it to a shop. I have gotten everything else set up pretty cleanly on the car and dont want to have a top that doesn't fit perfect. __________________ 1990 gt vert; vortech ~8psi; iron heads 2.02in 1.6ex; edelbrock manifold; 75mm tb; 95mm MAF; Crane ignition; msd coil; 4-core radiator; sparco seats; adjustable lower control arms; lowering springs; sway bars; panhard bar; centerforce; roll bar

November 16th, 2008, 07:56 PM	#6
BAzombie Regular 1996 GT Convertible 13.88@100.71 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Queensbury, NY Posts: 360 iTrader: 0 reviews	Same here about the top looking right. After reading the "how-to", I think I gonna find a shop that'll do it myself. I gotta do the same with the new leather I'm getting for the seats. I can turn a wrench all day, but I think I'll be lost when it comes to upholstery and the top. __________________ Mods: Katzkin Leather, MMR stage II heads w/PI cams, PI intake, Accufab 75mm TB & Plenum, CAI, Ram HDX clutch, Pacesetter LT's & X pipe, Pypes hi-flo cats, Flowmaster cat back,3.73 gears, Sct SF3 tuner, Mamba M2's

November 23rd, 2008, 12:34 AM	#7
90blowngt Regular Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 55 iTrader: 0 reviews	ya, i'll tackle pretty much anything but upholstery. I should be getting this done christmas time after I finish mounting my new Sparco seats and harnesses and running new battery cables. __________________ 1990 gt vert; vortech ~8psi; iron heads 2.02in 1.6ex; edelbrock manifold; 75mm tb; 95mm MAF; Crane ignition; msd coil; 4-core radiator; sparco seats; adjustable lower control arms; lowering springs; sway bars; panhard bar; centerforce; roll bar

December 24th, 2008, 12:26 AM	#8
98stanger Regular 1998 mustang gt vert Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: stuart virginia Posts: 432 iTrader: 0 reviews	theres one place that makes hardtops for our cars. the standard top is 1199 and the deluxe is 1999 __________________ check out my garage for info

November 2nd, 2008, 01:43 PM	#2
90blowngt Regular Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 55 iTrader: 0 reviews	anyone?

November 7th, 2008, 07:39 PM	#3
90blowngt Regular Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 55 iTrader: 0 reviews	nobody has any idea about these prices? just let me know what you think and if you know of any where else i could contact in socal for a top replacement or if you think i could do it myself. Im very good with tools just not sure about a top.

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