floridadiver81 0 #1 July 18, 2008 SUCK! I had to take both of mine out yesterday and lemme tell ya...to get to them i had to strips everything from my front seats back to the control box for the top. It took more time getting to them then actually removing them. I realised after taking them out that the internal gear(the gear that turns the gear that actually raises and lowers the top) was stipped. It would turn with no load on it...but when i held the outer gear and operated it...it wouldnt move. So i go online. THe dealerships was 475 dollars PER MOTOR! So i shop around and the cheapest i found them was 329 dollars a piece. Well..im about to give up and say screw it cuze i cant afford that right now....but i see this one last website. "rebuilt convertible top motors". So i check it out and im sooooooooo glad i did. There is a guy that rebuilds them in his spare time. I sent him a request and he immediately responded with his phone number....so i give him a call. Turns out he has three sets of them in his stock..being that they are the same motors that Cavilers, Lebarons, and SAAB's use. So i ask him how much its going to cost including shipping....he tell's me 110 dollars!!!!!!! I damn near fell out. thats saving me 550 dollars even if i got the cheapers ones elsewhere! SO i most certainly jumped on it. All ihave to do is send my old ones back to him so he can rebuild them as sell them again. He shipped them out today and i should have them by saturday. So if you know of anyone that needs new top motors let me know...i got the hook up!!! And for you gearheads out there...yes i did draw blood removing them! LOL"Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 43 #2 July 18, 2008 Don't you find a onvertible very cold in winter? They seem to crack too easily when it gets down to -40 "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
floridadiver81 0 #3 July 18, 2008 umm...bro..i live in florida. we have tow seasons...january and summer...lol"Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 43 #4 July 18, 2008 Quote umm...bro..i live in florida. we have tow seasons...january and summer...lol umm...bro... I kinda guessed that with a name like floridadiver81... hence the LOL"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boinky 0 #5 July 18, 2008 I lived in South Carolina and then Georgia. Had a convertible. You'd be amazed how well the heaters work in those things!! My top only cracked because I was not told how to care for it and put straight bleach on it, to clean it. I'll never get another white top (nor put bleach on one again!). Other than that...I absolutely LOVED it!!! Nina Are we called "DAWGs" because we stick our noses up people's butts? (RIP Buzz) Yep, you're a postwhore-billyvance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #6 July 18, 2008 Where in SC did you live? OP Did the price include you sending him your old motors to use as cores?You are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
floridadiver81 0 #7 July 18, 2008 oh duh..yeah now i see that. Im about to go pick up this girl and go out...brain is kinda not thinking straight...lol"Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boinky 0 #8 July 18, 2008 Greenville and SpartanburgNina Are we called "DAWGs" because we stick our noses up people's butts? (RIP Buzz) Yep, you're a postwhore-billyvance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #9 July 18, 2008 Quote oh duh..yeah now i see that. Im about to go pick up this girl and go out...brain is kinda not thinking straight...lol Please post tomorrow and tell us how it went! Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
floridadiver81 0 #10 July 18, 2008 hell yeah..the heater works outstanding! AC is ice cold too! I use convertible top cleaner on mine. It works beautifully. I went through 4 lint rollers though cuze when i was with my ex the neighborhood cats like chillen on my top...which just made it look ghetto. It wasnt till after i left her that i was able to make it look good. The cleaner is time consuming if ya do it correctly...but it is well worth the time and money spent. Then again...being in florida my top is down unless its raining...so ya hardly ever see it anyway! lol"Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 43 #11 July 18, 2008 Does it get cold in South Carolina and then Georgia? Aren't those places in the "southern" States, at least as defined during the civil war? "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
floridadiver81 0 #12 July 18, 2008 Well..he has two methods of purchasing. the first(which is the one i did) is sending him the cores first them he would send the rebuilt ones. Now i didnt send him the cores yet only beause we talked on the phone for like 30 minutes just about movies and stuff cuze he siad he was about to watch "Jumper" with his wife and i told him it was a very good movie IMO. He said i seemed like a trustworthy person..which i am...so he didnt make me do method 2...which is adding 200 dollars to the price...that he would refund after recieving the cores back. I told him the day i get the rebuilds in i would get the cores back out to him. Thats one thing about me...my word is my bond. Thats how i was raised and thats the standards i uphold myself too!"Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #13 July 18, 2008 Quote Does it get cold in South Carolina and then Georgia? Aren't those places in the "southern" States, at least as defined during the civil war? It gets very cold, but only for short periods of time. Oh, and the designation of southern isn't really affected by the war of northern aggressionYou are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boinky 0 #14 July 18, 2008 It snowed like crazy one year when I was in South Carolina. And yes, it gets cold in Georgia too. I remember that I bought the car in April. Drove home at night. Had the top down, but the windows up. Was cold...stopped and bought a blanket at a Roses dept. store. Kept driving home with the top down! Nina Are we called "DAWGs" because we stick our noses up people's butts? (RIP Buzz) Yep, you're a postwhore-billyvance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
floridadiver81 0 #15 July 18, 2008 i will deff do that! Its a blind date kinda thing but the thing that has me interested is the fact that she went into hooters to pick up wings to take home and she was approached by one of the waitresses. She told her that they are hiring. So she went to get the manager and he came over..talked to her for about 3 minutes and hired her on the spot. SHe filled out the application and took her ID and SS card up the next day. SHe starts next week! And i have frequented every hooters in jacksonville and none of them have even remotely ugly waitresses/hostesss' so i know she has to be attractive. So she already quit her other job. hell yeah..hooters girl! Edited to fix spelling."Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #16 July 18, 2008 Aren't you gonna be pissed if they hired her to cookYou are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #17 July 18, 2008 Quote i will deff do that! Its a blind date kinda thing but the thing that has me interested is the fact that she went into hooters to pick up sings to take home and she was approached by one of the waitresses. She told her that they are hiring. SO she went to get the manager and he came over..talked to her for about 3 minutes and hired her on the spot. SHe filled out the application and took ehr ID and SS card up the next day. SHe starts next week! And i have frequented every hooters in jacksonville and none of them have even remotely ugly waitresses/hostesss' so i know she has to be attractive. SO she already quit her other job. hell yeah..hooters girl! Awesome! Sounds fun! Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
floridadiver81 0 #18 July 18, 2008 oh yeah i did the same thing. I grew up in Pennsylvania. THe first car i bought on my own was a 91 dodge daytona turbo. It had T-Tops. well yeah..my dumbass drove around all through winter with the heat blasting with the tops off. I think everyone i passed did nothing but stare! LOL"Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
floridadiver81 0 #19 July 18, 2008 haha..not at all. She was hired as a waitress...lol"Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
porpoishead 8 #20 July 18, 2008 Quote Aren't you gonna be pissed if they hired her to cook or take out the trashif you want a friend feed any animal Perry Farrell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boinky 0 #21 July 18, 2008 Yup. I know the feeling! I rode with the top down as much as I possibly could! But you just smiled at them with this, "Ha-ha. You're just jealous that I have a convertible and you don't" shit-eating grin! Nina Are we called "DAWGs" because we stick our noses up people's butts? (RIP Buzz) Yep, you're a postwhore-billyvance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #22 July 18, 2008 Quote or take out the trash Isn't that what she's evidently doing sociallyYou are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
floridadiver81 0 #23 July 18, 2008 umm...whats that suppose to mean?"Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
porpoishead 8 #24 July 18, 2008 Quote Yup. I know the feeling! I rode with the top down as much as I possibly could! But you just smiled at them with this, "Ha-ha. You're just jealous that I have a convertible and you don't" shit-eating grin! I dont know I kinda feel like a dumbfuck. when I get caught in traffic in the rain in my jeep with no top or doors. no convertible option fuck it though i just put on my shades and enjoy the rain. even wave at peopleif you want a friend feed any animal Perry Farrell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boinky 0 #25 July 18, 2008 Before I got divorced, I worked at a car dealership with my husband. He was the general manager. He was in charge of buying the inventory. As a salesperson/finance person, I got to drive the vehicles as my "demo." He'd purposely buy convertibles or sportscars for the lot just so I could drive them. He might've been an ass in a lot of ways, but he made sure I had cool rides! I remember one time, I was driving down to the dz with the top down. It started raining like hell. I figured, "fuck it." I pulled up in the parking lot with the music blaring, my hair wet and a huge smile plastered on my face. ahhhhh.........memories! (smiles in fond remembrance) Nina Are we called "DAWGs" because we stick our noses up people's butts? (RIP Buzz) Yep, you're a postwhore-billyvance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
