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Old 09-30-2003, 01:31 AM   #1
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T-top Conversions

Hi all. this is more for you souther californians out there. I am concidering converting my hard top 85 firebird to a t-top. I have the entire old top of a wrecked t-top for a donar.
for those of you who have doen this.. do you know of any good body shops? and about what it would cost? Im in Bakersfield if that helps and i dont mind traveling to get this done.
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Old 09-30-2003, 09:45 AM   #2
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Do a search of old posts to get an idea of a cost... it might not be CA-specific, but I know this has come up before. The general consensus is it's not worth the money/time/effort to convert a hard top to t-top and you should sell the hard top and just buy a t-top car.
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Old 10-09-2003, 01:27 PM   #3
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If you want t-tops that bad, sell your hardtop and buy a t-top car. The money you'll spend to have it done will be comparable to the actual value of the entire car, I work in a body shop and can tell you its not worth it. It will never be as good as a factory t-top car, trust me.
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