posted 02-08-2003 09:04 AM                  

1-Yes I love my hard top.

2-Yes it will leak if you spray a direct hit from the water hose when washing.

3-No it wont leak in the rain normal useage.

4-Had a hard time adjusting for proper fit but now is great just a little trial and error.

5-more head room.

6-Radio sounds better and car is much quiter

7-Color? Orange is hard to match so seems off alittle at times but might just be the lighting.

8-Price? is costly but what you get is more then worth it.

9-Call Bob today and order yours TGF is the best now from
Real Rod.

block-buster

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posted 02-08-2003 10:31 AM                  

It takes a little trial and error to adjust the pins and latches.

I found a few picture of my orange top that show a little more detail on the top.

Here is the crate it was shipped in:

A couple with it on the stand:

Here are some close ups of the pins and latches:

And finally on the car:

posted 02-08-2003 12:15 PM                  

Here's a few helpful hints:

First, make sure the padding on the cradle doesn't shift - "borrowing" one of the above pictures for reference:

Look at where the cradle contacts the top (right behind the silver nut). The rubber padding on the cradle is held on with a contact adhesive that can (and does) shift - Chip City. Suggest a wrap of electrical tape to hold the padding to the cradle both in front and behind where the hardtop makes contact. It ALMOST happened to me, and it has been reported here that it actually happened to someone else.

Second, if you don't have a second pair of hands readily available to help put the top on and off, it's a fun project to build your own top lift. I based mine on a $80 hoist from Northern tools and mounted it to a sliding track so one person can lift, slide and lower into the cradle without moving the car.

And finally, in response to the quote:

quote:

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Originally posted by superdoppler:
I know a LOT of people have problems with the Prowler tops leaking.

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CONVERTIBLE TOPS DON'T HAVE TO LEAK. It just takes persistence and doing several things in the right order (make sure you have the "new" seal design, adjust trunk lid to final position first, "star-wheel" adjustment, glass adjustment, confirm full contact with "glass grease"). I started out with a sieve, it now takes a direct pressure-washer hit for anything to get through.

Good luck. STRONGLY recommend the purchase.

posted 02-08-2003 01:17 PM                  

Do you have a pix of yours with the hard top on?

I don't think I've ever seen a red or a yellow with a hard top. I bet your Kat looks fantastic with the red bumpers and hard top!

posted 02-08-2003 04:38 PM                  

Adjusting the rear hardtop pins takes a little time with trial and error.

I found the extra weight on the rear deck lid created new noises especially when driving over a bumpy road. I was able to solve the problem by adjusting the stops for the rear deck lid plus, I place a small amount of white grease in the alignment pinholes for the deck lid. Noise gone!

posted 02-08-2003 05:39 PM                  

quote:

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Originally posted by Randy Cobb:
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Do you have a pix of yours with the hard top on?

I don't think I've ever seen . . . . a yellow with a hard top. I bet your Kat looks fantastic with . . . . hard top!

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Not the greatest lighting, but here's GRROWL with a yellow hardtop:

-GRROWL

posted 02-09-2003 07:54 AM                  

quote:

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Originally posted by moparmania:
All I can do is Imagine what mine will look like ? I ordered mine last year in September still haven't got it !!

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Oh?

Tell us more.

-GRROWL

posted 02-09-2003 12:34 PM                  

quote:

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Originally posted by Steve T:
The tops are well made and very cool. I don't know if they leak, never have gotten one wet.
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Nice, sure changes the look of the kat. Maybe a birthday gift for the wife.

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Oil; Raybestos Ceramic Brake Pads; TGF Door Panel Inserts & Headrest Covers;
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posted 02-10-2003 09:54 AM                  

Yes it seems we have delays on getting the hardtops out to some of you. Usually this is caused by the production getting delayed do to our main business of building the concept cars taking a higher priority and tying up the necessary resources to manufacture the hardtops. I asked the owners of Metalcrafters how we can solved these delays last week and we decided we are going to dedicate 2 men daily to build our hardtops.

Several of you who have issues with the rear pins coming loose, Lock-Tite is the best solution as some of you have mentioned. I do not apply the Lock-Tite to the pins during the final assembly process because it would not allow you to do the final adjustments when installing it on the car. Every car will need a final adjustment to fit the top properly. Each car is a little different in dimensions, not much, but even a 1/2mm will cause it to be mis-aligned. What causes the rear pins to loosen up from time to time is the rear decklid seal settling in it's final position.

posted 02-10-2003 03:27 PM                    

That said, I wouldn't opt for one because I have one on a Porsche Boxster "S" I own. It, like the Prowler top, looks great on and gives the car a whole different look to it but, requires two folks to take it off and a way/place to store it when you want it off. It also seemed that when I wanted the top down (or roof removed) I was 25 miles from home, so it wasn't an option whereas if just the canvas top, I could have hit a button and been topless.

It probably would be a good investment anywhere it snows or gets really cold where you want something more then just canvas over your head but, here (it's mid 70's and sunny outside right now) even in February, that is not a big concern.

posted 02-10-2003 05:23 PM                  

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Current mods: Mopar dual exhaust & front mudflaps; MacMotorsports Air Intake;
Real Rod Air Patrol; Graphics by Balistek Designs; ($8) Chrome grille; Chrome
tire valve-stem covers; Painted rear bumper lettering; Prowler Pro Gears; Synthetic
Oil; Raybestos Ceramic Brake Pads; TGF Door Panel Inserts & Headrest Covers;
SheepskinExpress Sheepskin Seatcovers; Grille Light; Pinstriping by Bo Boring;
Painted Valve Cover; Window Tinting; Windshield Visor Banner; Front Bumper
Removal / Relocation of Front Turn Signal Lights; Real Rod Transmission Cooler
Cover, Sill and Carper Covers, Aero Front Covers and Roadster Rear Pan and
rear bumpers removed.
More 'Pumpkin' photos . . . . . More cars and other stuff