Soft top replacement- $550. For labor. 

"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion) 04/05/2017 at 17:54 • Filed to: None

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Excuse me while I weep in the corner. Post your favorite shots of your own car to cheer me (and my wallet) up.

LongbowMkII > AestheticsInMotion 04/05/2017 at 17:59

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What car?

wkiernan > AestheticsInMotion 04/05/2017 at 18:00

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I feel your pain!

TysMagic > AestheticsInMotion 04/05/2017 at 18:00

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Glad you mentioned favorite shots! I forgot to post the ones I took the other day of my abarth. You’ve also brought up a good question I never asked about having my top replaced (under warranty). I have no idea how much that cost...had to be god awful.
Just curious, is it not something you can do yourself?

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > AestheticsInMotion 04/05/2017 at 18:02

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Here’s my 2015 Passat.

Am I doing this right?

wpudvah: GTI, Super Beetle, now with more 80-Series > TysMagic 04/05/2017 at 18:05

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oof. I have the inverse of this - Black w/ red accents (mirrors, side stripe, etc). Love the red, especially in the sun!

AestheticsInMotion > TysMagic 04/05/2017 at 18:06

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I can... But it’s apparently a pretty intense job, for someone who’s done tons of them it’s 3-4 hours all in. Triple that for a noob, plus however long it takes to adjust, readjust, etc. After 1.5 years of leak-patch-fix-leak-repeat I just want it done right haha

AestheticsInMotion > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 04/05/2017 at 18:07

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Judging from the other passat owners I know... Probably

AestheticsInMotion > wkiernan 04/05/2017 at 18:09

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Looks like it! That is gorgeous though... Mmm tan. As long as they don’t screw anything up I certainly won’t complain.

AestheticsInMotion > LongbowMkII 04/05/2017 at 18:10

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Ze 95 Miata. I know it’s cheap compared to a lot of other top installs but so far I haven’t had any maintenance related costs above $100. Discounting mods of course

Khalbali > AestheticsInMotion 04/05/2017 at 18:10

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I feel your pain, I bought a top online for my NA and never worked up the courage to install it, ended up sending it along to the new owner still in the box.

TysMagic > wpudvah: GTI, Super Beetle, now with more 80-Series 04/05/2017 at 18:10

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totally honest, it is FULL of micro scratches. Whoever owned it before me did not treat her well. I really need to color sand the whole car!
My dream abarth is white w/ white wheels and red accents

TysMagic > AestheticsInMotion 04/05/2017 at 18:11

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gotcha!!!! That same statement for when I replaced the top on the audi I had. I did enough research to feel I could attempt it at probably triple or more the expected hours to replace it. At least it will be done right!

Spaceball-Two > AestheticsInMotion 04/05/2017 at 18:14

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What’s a hard top cost? Might be the push you need to go that route.

LongbowMkII > AestheticsInMotion 04/05/2017 at 18:19

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It’s a DIY project if you can stand a little frustration.

CaptDale - is secretly British > AestheticsInMotion 04/05/2017 at 18:19

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Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > AestheticsInMotion 04/05/2017 at 18:20

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This is what happens when you get to ballsy with good snow tires. You get stuck.

AestheticsInMotion > Spaceball-Two 04/05/2017 at 18:20

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They, along with Miatas in general, have been climbing in value. Generally speaking 1000-1200. Some rare colors going (and selling!) for up to 1700 on forums. Really, really beat up, wrecked paint, unlaminated window ones, maybe getting down to 800

I want one, but around here I love being able to go top down while knowing I’m prepped for rain at a moments notice haha

Spaceball-Two > AestheticsInMotion 04/05/2017 at 18:21

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Makes sense. Good luck man!

AestheticsInMotion > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 04/05/2017 at 18:22

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Are you telling me if I get snow tires on my Miata I won’t be able to drift circles around stuck jeeps...? That’s not what I want to hear

AestheticsInMotion > CaptDale - is secretly British 04/05/2017 at 18:24

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I love that Pontiac. The second car... Is that a 944? Don’t recognize the taillights

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > AestheticsInMotion 04/05/2017 at 18:24

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Only if you get a suspension lift and have an LSD maybe sweet drifts are possible. I think the Mazda 3 has more clearence than the MX-5 and I can’t do much more than 6" of snow before the car starts to loose contact with the ground.

CaptDale - is secretly British > AestheticsInMotion 04/05/2017 at 18:37

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928

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > AestheticsInMotion 04/05/2017 at 18:37

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Have a naked picture of my old miata during the top replacement, and a shot of the finished result.

FWIW, you should write that check for $550 with a smile on your face. Installing a convertible top is something that I will never do again. What you read about the job is correct: you can DIY and there is no special magic involved. However, it is a long, long and tedious job. No part of that job is enjoyable, and I say that from the perspective of someone who has turned wrenches for a living in my past. I will write a check with a simile on my face to any person who replaces a top on any future convertible that I might have.

The Compromiser > AestheticsInMotion 04/05/2017 at 20:41

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Buy one of these. It’s cheaper:

DasWauto > AestheticsInMotion 04/05/2017 at 21:49

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Haven’t taken any good photos with the summer wheels yet but this is my favourite so far on the winters.

AestheticsInMotion > The Compromiser 04/06/2017 at 00:39

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I’ll never live that down...

The Compromiser > AestheticsInMotion 04/06/2017 at 08:12

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LOL. I’m almost done. Promise.