Soft top install? PIA or Take it on?

[CMP]

Last winter I took off my ratty vinyl top and installed a new canvas top. I removed the entire frame and brought it inside (car was garage kept) and did it all on my living room floor. It's not hard, just time-consuming. I followed the instructions on m.net garage I think. The hardest part is putting the frame back on and stretching out the new top to latch it down for the first time. I had to lay on my own roof to do this.

[Mexican_Guy]

i got my car last january, and brand new, the top its already broken, not even 1 year old... fuck... quality sucks in the NC

[Grumpy]

??? No problems with my NC top, What happened? I'm not real gentle with mine, just unclip and throw it back...

[Tekel]

I guess I'm going to try and tackle this in the coming months.

[jester911]

I helped a friend with his and neither of us had done it before. We did it in a several hours over a weekend. I definitely see it being easier with an extra pair of hands. I would have no problem doing it again.

[NAautoxer]

not bad in the least, especially if you don't have a roll bar. time consuming, yes, but every miata owner should do it once. i've done it like 3 or 4 times..

[Tekel]

not bad in the least, especially if you don't have a roll bar. time consuming, yes, but every miata owner should do it once. i've done it like 3 or 4 times..

I have a rollbar

[Doward]

I have a rollbar

Thats makes it a little more tricky to pull the frame out, but not too bad. It just gets in the way.
Go for it, take pictures, throw a few back and enjoy it

[joe morreale]

I would recommend doing yourself. Recruit a friend. Take all day and do it right. You'll have the knowledge and pleasure of tackling such a job, which is not hard, just time and knee consuming. Plus you know it was done right. Then when one of your friends needs a hand you'll be a pro at it.

[wannafbody]

Depending on the use of the car, maybe the Project G Bikini Top would be an easier install since you have the hardtop.

[Tekel]

Depending on the use of the car, maybe the Project G Bikini Top would be an easier install since you have the hardtop.

Unfortunately with my location and uses, the g-string would have be with a soft top. This car is a DD and I love the ability to put the top up and down depending on weather.

[GI Jo]

do it urself and save all that money. its actually much easier than u'd think. ive done 3 so far. the local shop wanted 350 to install it....wtf??.. so i did it myself.
oh, if u have a roll bar, its more of a pita. if not, its really simple.
good luck

[jesseshoots]

I took mine out a few times before finally selling it since I got a hardtop. Its really easy and can be done in all of a few hours!

[Neocataboi]

do it urself and save all that money. its actually much easier than u'd think. ive done 3 so far. the local shop wanted 350 to install it....wtf??.. so i did it myself.
oh, if u have a roll bar, its more of a pita. if not, its really simple.
good luck

O'Rly?! i have mine to do. what kind of time frame should i be looking at? and should it do it at your place? ;-)

[morr]

I glanced over the instructions on M.net and with the help of a friend (with no prior experience with Miatas) managed to get it done in a few hours. That was taking our time though...

It's one of those things that seems intimidating at first, but once you do it you'll be kicking yourself for not doing it sooner.