My top on my 2013 XK has had the rear window coming out for the last two years. I’ve been jury rigging it with 3m adhesive and Gorilia tape! I finally bitvthe bullet and looked to feet it fixed. Only way to fix it is to rep,ace the top. Over 5K at the dealer! Tops online was $1600, tried EBay and got a new Tops Online Top for $820 in the Blue color ( last one they had)…. Now looked around the Mid Ohio area for someone to install it. Dealer said they didn’t do especialy if not bought thru them. Referred me to several upholstery shops but none of these wanted or couldn’t do the work. Then tried Tritex Corp on Holly St in Columbus. They quoted me a rough timeline of 12 hours and said it would be no problem! Made appointment the next week took the car in on Sunday dropped off keys in drop box. Got call Tuesday morning it was done! Looked great! Cost was 9 hours Labor (3 less then quoted) which out the door was $1120.00 so got the whole thing done for just over Two Grand. Very professional, friendly, excellent work and quick! Highly recommend Tritex Corp in Columbus Ohio for this kind of work. The Top from EBay’s Tops on Line store was high quality and exactly like the factory item. Ohh this also included taking the headliner from my original top and re-installing that as well! If you need this kind of work done loom no further then Tritex Corp! Here are some pics…

 

Please post a photo of the bottom left corner of the glass so that the writing and logo, if any, is visible. Thanks.

 

It’s only writing stating that the rear window is tempered glass

 

David,

Thank you for the last photo. It's very helpful.

I'm glad you like your new top, and the color looks great on your XK. But it's not "exactly like the factory item." Looking closely at the fabric, it has the same twill grain as the factory top. However, the rear glass isn't attached the same way as the factory top. Your new top has what appears to be a rubber gasket that seals the glass to the top. The factory sealed the top fabric directly to the glass.

That probably doesn't matter to you. And you'll probably get many more years of service from your new top as the glass may be less likely to separate from that gasket. The other tell-tale clue that it's not a factory top is the logo.



Fuyao Group, Fuzhou, China 1987

The only people who will know it's not a factory top are those who read this thread.

From one vet to another.

Stuart

 

The new top looks very nice, especially in blue.

 

Hmm… Might be the way the factory should have done it in the first place. Only time will tell.

 

Nice looking!
A bit unusual in blue too.
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Stuart, I put this top on my 2011 XKR in black, and I love it, especially the way the glass is installed versus the factory-direct glue-in. But thanks for all your posts in the past because they gave me two extra years with the original top!

Tim