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I'm Sooo Confused! Is The Rear Window Replacable?


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Wow, thanks so much for extending your help. What is this clamping rails that you speak of. PN or picture? I can drop by and get it this Friday before I start it on Saturday. Thanks again!!!

I just ordered a Robbins Top on ebay for $650. I decided to stay with black and have the smaller glass window option. I know that the top will not stay in "service mode" by itself anymore so I will try and order the strap that Robbins makes to keep the top in service mode (PN 3162 STRAP).

I went for the glass because of better visibility but also because I can tint it to match my side windows which I tinted last weekend. Hope that helps.

Honda:

Check out Mike Focke's Boxster Pages for excellent DIY instructions on replacing the top, with loads of photos at: http://mike.focke.googlepages.com/replacingthetop-adiy

So that you don't get delayed once you start, be sure to buy the two clamping rails ahead of time. The plastic ears into which the little black pins push into almost always break when taking them apart. They're relatively cheap (about $12.00 each) and you can always return them if you don't break the original ones.

If you run into any roadblocks, shoot me a PM, or post here and I'll provide you with any help I can.

Regards, Maurice.

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Wow, thanks so much for extending your help. What is this clamping rails that you speak of. PN or picture? I can drop by and get it this Friday before I start it on Saturday. Thanks again!!!

I just ordered a Robbins Top on ebay for $650. I decided to stay with black and have the smaller glass window option. I know that the top will not stay in "service mode" by itself anymore so I will try and order the strap that Robbins makes to keep the top in service mode (PN 3162 STRAP).

I went for the glass because of better visibility but also because I can tint it to match my side windows which I tinted last weekend. Hope that helps.

Honda:

Check out Mike Focke's Boxster Pages for excellent DIY instructions on replacing the top, with loads of photos at: http://mike.focke.googlepages.com/replacingthetop-adiy

So that you don't get delayed once you start, be sure to buy the two clamping rails ahead of time. The plastic ears into which the little black pins push into almost always break when taking them apart. They're relatively cheap (about $12.00 each) and you can always return them if you don't break the original ones.

If you run into any roadblocks, shoot me a PM, or post here and I'll provide you with any help I can.

Regards, Maurice.

Honda:

The clamping rails are part numbers 986 561 559 01 and 986 561 560 01 (one left and one right).

Also, if you review the DYI in the link I referred you to, you will see that I refer to two black foam strips that are necessary, but I have never been able to find a part number for those two strips. When I replaced my top and added to the write-up, I found the two foam strips in a "kit" that came with my new top. The new top was an original OEM Porsche top that I bought from someone who had to get rid of it. You will see when you peel the aluminum shoulder plates back, that, just above where the top of the windows would be, in that metal channel, there will be crushed remnants of the original foam strips. I think their purpose is for waterproofing, but not sure.

I posted photos of the black foam strips in the DIY link, so maybe you can print out the photos and take them to the dealer to get replacements. If all else fails, you can make black foam strips from some weatherstrip material (closed cell foam, about 3/4 to 1 inch wide).

Feel free to ask more questions, but I recommend you read and re-read the DIY instructions and look at the photos again. Once you become familiar with what is really involved, you will have that much easier time during the install.

Regards, Maurice.

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