The brackets themselves block the soft top from going up. Honda s2000 fixing anti wear scratch soft top roof oem. Open and close the top so you can reach all of the mounting pegs. I was wondering if anyone knows of a good repair solution for this problem. In 2004 the ap2 s2000 top body style was released, which featured several updates to the ap1 platform. Im hoping i can give the soft top from it a new home if it is totaled out lol click to expand. It seems to have happened to a lot of people as there was a thread about it on s2ki i think.
Our s2000 soft top replacements not only look great, but theyre competitively priced to ensure you get the best deal. I would like to publicly thank all the guys s2ki, s2k. Ive got the normal wear spots on my top and they let a little light through but no water through yet. S2000 under the hood my experience with a diy softtop patch there are a million threads on diy softtop patch repair on this forum, but a. I lower and raise my top an awful lot, so i may have worn it out sooner than many others. Hey yall, i have a 2007 gpw s2000 that has a soft top that will need to be replaced pretty soon. It is the 2 piece design with deck seams and overlapping quarter panels like original. When the oem elastic straps wear out the top does not retract correctly, jamming the top material between the support bars.
Your definitive honda s2000 buyers guide hagerty media. The top includes a new dot approved heated glass window. Alternatively, s2ki also contains several diy threads for convertible top replacement should it be irreparably damaged. Modeled from the oem original style, this twopiece top also comes with all of the sewnin retainers so that the window and top sections are easy to bond to your car right from. Anyone on here has any tips on which top is better. I just realized that i have a 3 rip in my soft top.
Join the conversation about soft top care tips right here in the s2ki forum. This convertible top is a factory style replacement for the honda s2000. The allnew honda s2000 is a 240 ps frontengined, rearwheel drive. Honda s2000 convertible top replacements are manufactured in southern california. I would buy this top again and have already recommended it to a buddy with an s2k. How to replace your convertible top with a robbins top s2ki. Honda s2000 soft top replacement s2000 convertible tops. I went to put the soft top back up and, yeah, it didnt work. S2000 convertible top replacement honda and acura car forums. The honda s2000 soft top replacement is available in black or blue twill grain vinyl from haartz, the same factory provider of the original honda top. As wonderful as convertible soft tops are, they are also delicate and need proper care in order to live long and happy lives. Sierra auto tops convertible soft top replacement, compatible with honda s2000 20022009, wheated glass window, stayfast canvas, black visit the sierra auto.
My experience with a diy softtop patch s2ki honda s2000 forums. One day i was going to a car show and i took off the hardtop. Heres the steps i took to fix it before it got any worse. I created this miniguide which shows you an effective way to avoid troublesome and costly problem of tearing the roof of the honda s2000. Soft tops, which are easily damaged or vandalized, are also pricy to replace. The s2000 soft top patterns are created by an experienced craftsman and manufactured in a modern factory from the original materials to ensure the best fit, original look, feel and highest quality construction. Want to know the secret to installing an s2000 hardtop. Maybe that damage is the perfect opportunity for you to order the blue top that was offered as an extra accessory or perhaps to go all out and purchase a hardtop as if honda made that easy to find. Buy some honda soft top cloth, cut a patch bigger than the tear, then cut your top smaller than the patch you have, glue patch to inside, the place another patch exactly the size of hole you cut and glue it to the patch you placed inside. Or, choose to upgrade to the haartz stayfast cloth, which offers a richer look and feel than the original vinyl with threeply composite fabric and excellent sun resistance. Today im going to show you how to fix soft top wind noise on a honda s2000. Restore your s2000 to the factory original style 2 piece convertible top in haartz premium stayfast cloth with a heated glass window. Pull the top over the metal bracket, and snap the rubber mounting guards in their mounting holes. I have seen way too many people in person and online not assisting their soft tops when taking the roof down.