My Christmas present --- convertible lines replaced!
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My Christmas present --- convertible lines replaced!
So I got my car back today (after two and a half weeks)... I had gotten the green shower a few months ago and was doing the manual latch but recently the top quit working and appeared to have another leak somewhere else (as the fluid was low).
So I bit the bullet and all-in spent ~$1,875 for the complete job. This included all new lines and rebuilt rams and main latch from Top Hydraulics ... with up-front shipping that was around $1,100 (the up-front shipping is where they send the rebuilt rams and charge you $900 for the cores and an extra $100 for who-knows what... normally the total parts are a grand but with the up-front shipping they charge you $2,000 and refund $900 when you return the cores - hopefully that goes as planned).
I found a guy to do all the work for around $750 out the door (oil, other misc and tax) and he did a good job all in all... he said the latch and rams appeared fine, but since I was doing all the lines and plan on having the car for a while I figured it was best to do it all at once.
Had I known it would take him two and a half weeks to complete the job (between other jobs he was doing) I probably would have done the job myself, but it WAS nice not to have to mess with all the crap involved
The top definitely seems to go up and down quicker now and having the peace of mind knowing that the convertible top / green shower is no longer a worry makes it all worth while
So I bit the bullet and all-in spent ~$1,875 for the complete job. This included all new lines and rebuilt rams and main latch from Top Hydraulics ... with up-front shipping that was around $1,100 (the up-front shipping is where they send the rebuilt rams and charge you $900 for the cores and an extra $100 for who-knows what... normally the total parts are a grand but with the up-front shipping they charge you $2,000 and refund $900 when you return the cores - hopefully that goes as planned).
I found a guy to do all the work for around $750 out the door (oil, other misc and tax) and he did a good job all in all... he said the latch and rams appeared fine, but since I was doing all the lines and plan on having the car for a while I figured it was best to do it all at once.
Had I known it would take him two and a half weeks to complete the job (between other jobs he was doing) I probably would have done the job myself, but it WAS nice not to have to mess with all the crap involved
The top definitely seems to go up and down quicker now and having the peace of mind knowing that the convertible top / green shower is no longer a worry makes it all worth while
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JimC64 (12-24-2014)
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Blingside, Like you, if it was going to take that amount of time, I would have sent my rams and latch to be rebuilt, would have saved the unknown $100 and any guess work as to the money getting back in my account.
The guy did you a good deal and I hope some of the locals will be able to use him.
Have a great Christmas.
Wayne
The guy did you a good deal and I hope some of the locals will be able to use him.
Have a great Christmas.
Wayne
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