Soft top repairs
03-12-2014, 09:47 PM
#12
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Purchase a Robbins replacent top ($500) and tackle the softop install. It's pretty straight forward, I replaced a friends top this past saturday at a techday I hosted. Make sure you sand the metal bars that s4play mentioned above. Btw, took me and my friend about 6hrs to replace the top.
03-13-2014, 10:45 AM
#13
Purchase a Robbins replacent top ($500) and tackle the softop install. It's pretty straight forward, I replaced a friends top this past saturday at a techday I hosted. Make sure you sand the metal bars that s4play mentioned above. Btw, took me and my friend about 6hrs to replace the top.
03-14-2014, 01:10 PM
#15
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Originally Posted by OZS2KCA' timestamp='1394689647' post='23060404
Purchase a Robbins replacent top ($500) and tackle the softop install. It's pretty straight forward, I replaced a friends top this past saturday at a techday I hosted. Make sure you sand the metal bars that s4play mentioned above. Btw, took me and my friend about 6hrs to replace the top.
03-14-2014, 05:25 PM
#16
Originally Posted by Ghregy' timestamp='1394736308' post='23061355
[quote name='OZS2KCA' timestamp='1394689647' post='23060404']
Purchase a Robbins replacent top ($500) and tackle the softop install. It's pretty straight forward, I replaced a friends top this past saturday at a techday I hosted. Make sure you sand the metal bars that s4play mentioned above. Btw, took me and my friend about 6hrs to replace the top.
Purchase a Robbins replacent top ($500) and tackle the softop install. It's pretty straight forward, I replaced a friends top this past saturday at a techday I hosted. Make sure you sand the metal bars that s4play mentioned above. Btw, took me and my friend about 6hrs to replace the top.
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Oh ok. I'm planning to change my top to. I'll check it online
03-16-2014, 08:30 AM
#17
03-31-2014, 07:27 PM
#18
got a 1.5" tear in my top patched today at Val's Upholstery in SF. Mike, the owner, is a really nice & professional guy. He added some reinforced patches to the underside of the notorious trouble spots in the rear on both sides and covered the closed up tear w/a small bead of silicone on the outside. the patches were done neatly, but the silicone bead is a little uneven. i'll probably scrape it off and redo it. i'm pretty picky.
i mentioned to him that there is actually a Honda Technical Service Bulletin that recommends patching the tears and sanding down the reinforcement bars. He said that he doesn't believe the problem is attributed to the bars but has more to do w/the OEM top's poor material. He said the problem spots in the rear aren't really high stress or pressure areas either. He assured me that none of his s2000 patches have torn through or come back, but if it did, he'd do it over again.
just FYI for SF Area locals looking for top repair. be forewarned though, the driveway is really narrow. my car is pretty slammed and made it up headfirst (at a slight angle), but coming out, it scraped. lucky i have my front lip protector. i'd exit in reverse if you're lowered.
i mentioned to him that there is actually a Honda Technical Service Bulletin that recommends patching the tears and sanding down the reinforcement bars. He said that he doesn't believe the problem is attributed to the bars but has more to do w/the OEM top's poor material. He said the problem spots in the rear aren't really high stress or pressure areas either. He assured me that none of his s2000 patches have torn through or come back, but if it did, he'd do it over again.
just FYI for SF Area locals looking for top repair. be forewarned though, the driveway is really narrow. my car is pretty slammed and made it up headfirst (at a slight angle), but coming out, it scraped. lucky i have my front lip protector. i'd exit in reverse if you're lowered.
04-01-2014, 10:30 AM
#19
got a 1.5" tear in my top patched today at Val's Upholstery in SF. Mike, the owner, is a really nice & professional guy. He added some reinforced patches to the underside of the notorious trouble spots in the rear on both sides and covered the closed up tear w/a small bead of silicone on the outside. the patches were done neatly, but the silicone bead is a little uneven. i'll probably scrape it off and redo it. i'm pretty picky.
i mentioned to him that there is actually a Honda Technical Service Bulletin that recommends patching the tears and sanding down the reinforcement bars. He said that he doesn't believe the problem is attributed to the bars but has more to do w/the OEM top's poor material. He said the problem spots in the rear aren't really high stress or pressure areas either. He assured me that none of his s2000 patches have torn through or come back, but if it did, he'd do it over again.
just FYI for SF Area locals looking for top repair. be forewarned though, the driveway is really narrow. my car is pretty slammed and made it up headfirst (at a slight angle), but coming out, it scraped. lucky i have my front lip protector. i'd exit in reverse if you're lowered.
i mentioned to him that there is actually a Honda Technical Service Bulletin that recommends patching the tears and sanding down the reinforcement bars. He said that he doesn't believe the problem is attributed to the bars but has more to do w/the OEM top's poor material. He said the problem spots in the rear aren't really high stress or pressure areas either. He assured me that none of his s2000 patches have torn through or come back, but if it did, he'd do it over again.
just FYI for SF Area locals looking for top repair. be forewarned though, the driveway is really narrow. my car is pretty slammed and made it up headfirst (at a slight angle), but coming out, it scraped. lucky i have my front lip protector. i'd exit in reverse if you're lowered.
04-01-2014, 10:43 AM
#20
Originally Posted by Trustd_1' timestamp='1396322865' post='23090763
got a 1.5" tear in my top patched today at Val's Upholstery in SF. Mike, the owner, is a really nice & professional guy. He added some reinforced patches to the underside of the notorious trouble spots in the rear on both sides and covered the closed up tear w/a small bead of silicone on the outside. the patches were done neatly, but the silicone bead is a little uneven. i'll probably scrape it off and redo it. i'm pretty picky.
i mentioned to him that there is actually a Honda Technical Service Bulletin that recommends patching the tears and sanding down the reinforcement bars. He said that he doesn't believe the problem is attributed to the bars but has more to do w/the OEM top's poor material. He said the problem spots in the rear aren't really high stress or pressure areas either. He assured me that none of his s2000 patches have torn through or come back, but if it did, he'd do it over again.
just FYI for SF Area locals looking for top repair. be forewarned though, the driveway is really narrow. my car is pretty slammed and made it up headfirst (at a slight angle), but coming out, it scraped. lucky i have my front lip protector. i'd exit in reverse if you're lowered.
i mentioned to him that there is actually a Honda Technical Service Bulletin that recommends patching the tears and sanding down the reinforcement bars. He said that he doesn't believe the problem is attributed to the bars but has more to do w/the OEM top's poor material. He said the problem spots in the rear aren't really high stress or pressure areas either. He assured me that none of his s2000 patches have torn through or come back, but if it did, he'd do it over again.
just FYI for SF Area locals looking for top repair. be forewarned though, the driveway is really narrow. my car is pretty slammed and made it up headfirst (at a slight angle), but coming out, it scraped. lucky i have my front lip protector. i'd exit in reverse if you're lowered.
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