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Hi All

I'm thinking of buying a used hardtop for my 02 996 C4 Cab. It did not come with a hardtop from the dealer. What should I be aware of? Will there be any additional parts that I will require? Is installing a DIY or will I need to bring it in to a dealership? Any advice from the members of this board would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

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Hi All

I'm thinking of buying a used hardtop for my 02 996 C4 Cab. It did not come with a hardtop from the dealer. What should I be aware of? Will there be any additional parts that I will require? Is installing a DIY or will I need to bring it in to a dealership? Any advice from the members of this board would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

I'm pretty sure that the car comes with the latching mechanism whether it came with a hardtop or not. On the shelf behind the back seats just to the outside of the rollbar covers you should see two round plastic pieces that cover the latches. They just pop out. Beyond that, all of the hardware is part of the hardtop. I think Porsche changed the latches in some year, so you will need to make sure the top you buy has the right hardware to match your car.

It's nice to have the hardtop during the winter, but it is big and bulky making storage when not in use a pain. It takes two people to install and remove. You can buy a lift to do it with one person, but with the design of my garage, I can't figure out how I would install one without interferring with the door. I'm not sure I would go out of my way to buy one if I didn't have one. I was talking to the parts guy at the local dealership who said tons of people buy cars with the hardtop and ask for it to be removed to drive the car home with the top down and they never return to retreive the top. Go figure!

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I believe this has been addressed before in this forum-- if the car was a "hardtop delete" when new it won't have the rear attachment hardware.

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Hi All

I'm thinking of buying a used hardtop for my 02 996 C4 Cab. It did not come with a hardtop from the dealer. What should I be aware of? Will there be any additional parts that I will require? Is installing a DIY or will I need to bring it in to a dealership? Any advice from the members of this board would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

I know this is an old post but I have an Artic silver hard top from an 01 C2 Cab I just purchased. It's not perfect, it has a blemish on the top in the center. I am using this vehicle as a seasonal car so I don't plan on using the top. I am located in upstate NY. PM me if you are interested.

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