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convertible top conversion

Old Sep 4, 2017 | 08:53 PM
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convertible top conversion

on a 1989 Camaro convertible can a manual top be converted to a power top
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Old Sep 5, 2017 | 03:33 PM
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Car: 1992 Z28
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Transmission: 700R4
Re: convertible top conversion

No one makes a conversion from manual to power top. Im sure you can take your car to a custom shop and have one custom built but it's not going to be cheap.
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Old Sep 6, 2017 | 02:10 PM
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Re: convertible top conversion

As convenient at power tops can be, they are heavy, and the parts don't last forever. Give me a simple, easy to operate folding top, any day. And 30 years from now, it'll still work...

Power top saves what, 5 seconds? Maybe.
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Old Sep 6, 2017 | 02:46 PM
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Re: convertible top conversion

Originally Posted by Big&BadGTA
As convenient at power tops can be, they are heavy, and the parts don't last forever. Give me a simple, easy to operate folding top, any day. And 30 years from now, it'll still work...

Power top saves what, 5 seconds? Maybe.
I've never seen a power top actuate as fast as I can move my top. Up or down.
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