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PostPosted: Mon Jul 29, 2019 7:03 pm    Post subject: Re: Hard Top ? Reply with quote
all of them are in CA Crying or Very sad
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 11:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
uberautowerks wrote:
The factory hardtop is awesome, the aftermarket tops, like fiber fab or fiber jet suck.
Why.... The factory hardtop has built in attachment points the aftermarket don't. Mounting a Fiber Jet top involves drilling holes in the body or making a "Hoop" for the rear to attach to the body.
Also the aftermarket tops have no internal reinforcement and ad such the sag in the middle, forming a nice mini swimming pool.


How can you tell if the top is original or not?

Number of ribs?
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 11:50 am    Post subject: Re: Hard Top ? Reply with quote
Not sure of all the ways, but the factory ones have mounting areas on top for the optional luggage rack, no idea if non-factory ones did. Factory ones were all a sort of white color, but many, like mine have been painted over... They did have a part number near the inside front, but again, like mine, many were removed or painted over...
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 23, 2021 4:32 am    Post subject: Re: Hard Top ? Reply with quote
Obus, I have a hardtop in Maryland I am willing to let go if you still need one. I can get pics tomorrow and see if it is a VW or AM.
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 23, 2021 9:14 am    Post subject: Re: Hard Top ? Reply with quote
Jg57sc wrote:
Obus, I have a hardtop in Maryland I am willing to let go if you still need one. I can get pics tomorrow and see if it is a VW or AM.


thanks for the offer. I didn't realize with the roll bar i have on it that a hardtop most likely would not fit. thanks for the offer! You should pt that up on here. You would get a nice buck for it as you know they arent easy to find especially on the east coast!
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 24, 2021 12:46 pm    Post subject: Re: Hard Top ? Reply with quote
How about a hardtop middle nowhere Illinois haha been looking since I bought the thing haven’t found one anywhere close even put a wtb ad they are tough original or aftermarket
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 18, 2021 4:40 pm    Post subject: Re: Hard Top ? Reply with quote
How can you tell if a top is factory or aftermarket?
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 18, 2021 8:36 pm    Post subject: Re: Hard Top ? Reply with quote
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=730729&highlight=hardtop

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 18, 2021 8:38 pm    Post subject: Re: Hard Top ? Reply with quote
and here:

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=617182&highlight=hardtop
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 18, 2021 8:51 pm    Post subject: Re: Hard Top ? Reply with quote
obus wrote:
and here:

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=617182&highlight=hardtop


Thanks... I searched and came up with nothing but figured it was on here somewhere.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 10, 2021 9:02 pm    Post subject: Re: Hard Top ? Reply with quote
I have a factory hard top . Don't have the roof rack anymore thanks to hurricane Michael. The roof survived with minimal damage and I am thinking about selling it separately from my 73. Let me know if anyone is interested.
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