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They look to me same as the discontinued OEM mounts, just made from higher grade material.... ?

Hi, I have been reading a lot here about 996 hardtop conversion to 997 and appreciated the helpful information there. From what I have learned the easiest / most cost efficient way to mount an older style 996 (twist pin type) hardtop would be to just install the matching twist pin-type mounts. Some people claim that Porsche changed them to the screw type because of problems but I had this type of mounts on my 996 C4 convertible and never any problems with them which makes my rather suspect that the true reason for changing the mount and locks is to make it impossible to fit 996 hardtop on 997 convertibles and buying expensive new hardtops instead or at least have to convert them with a lot of effort to the newer screw type pins…. :( The problem is now that the old twisted pin type mounts (part numbers 996.561.653.03 and 996.561.654.03) seem to be discontinued and not available from Porsche dealers anymore. The reason again would probably be that Porsche has not interested in people just buying the old type mounts and easily putting 996 hardtops on 997 convertibles that way… ;) Recently when I was trying to found some used old type mounts in the internet I couldn’t find any but I looks that these mounts have been remanufactured by some company called “Daytona” in a claimed improved version from mil-grade alu alloy and are now sold at a similar price like the discontinued cast iron original mounts. This looks kind of interesting to me and could be a much cheaper solution and less effort than to convert the hardtop itself and later to have to readjust it completely. Has anyone tried this part yet / any experiences? You can find them here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/PORSCHE-996-to-997-HARDTOP-CONVERSION-RETROFIT-INSTALL-ADAPTOR-ADAPTER-MOUNTS-/271761095467?ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT or look for item No. “2717610954672” or “996 hardtop retrofit” on ebay