SmokeeDizzla Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 (edited) Hi all I am just wondering if you can convert a 1992 Del sol Manual Roof to a Electric Roof ? does any one know how hard it is to and ruff guide of cost. Please Edited October 27, 2010 by SmokeeDizzla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 It will end up costing you probably more than you paid for the car, and you lose half of your trunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeeDizzla Posted October 27, 2010 Author Share Posted October 27, 2010 It will end up costing you probably more than you paid for the car, and you lose half of your trunk Not to worried about boot space, its not soming i can do my self then? suppose it not teh end of the world i am just a lazy sod lol thanks the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 If youre too lazy to manually take your roof off, then youre definitely not going to be able to swap in an electric one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeeDizzla Posted October 27, 2010 Author Share Posted October 27, 2010 If youre too lazy to manually take your roof off, then youre definitely not going to be able to swap in an electric one i would if it took less then 1 weekend lol 1 weekend of pain is well worth it then keep doing the roof manually, I did not care about the roof when i bought it i just wanted a Del sol lol now it bugs the hell out of me lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MChester Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 I'd be really shocked if anyone but a Pro could line all the parts up nad be prepared enough to get the swap done in a weekend. It's a LOT of work. There are threads out there documenting the Trans Top surgery required and who will see you the parts needed, it's just not cheap, easy, and when done, you have a lot of tuning to make it work right and you still give up valuable trunk space. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeeDizzla Posted October 28, 2010 Author Share Posted October 28, 2010 Ok thanks for all your info think i will leave it as manual roof. thanks again Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MChester Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Didn't mean to scare you off, but it really is a HUGE deal to do correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolMusic Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 MChester is right, I've seen a few threads on it, it is hell of a lot of work, and certainly not a thing to do if the thought of grinding half of your trunk floor away doesn't sound appealing. Although I'd love to have a transtop too, can't get over how awesome it looks, I think it'd be a pain in the arse if it buggered up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MChester Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 And even as installed by Honda, 15 years down the road, I've heard they are a little tweaky to keep operating due to all the electro mechanical switches and safeties involved. I can't imagine how one I cobbled together might behave. My luck it would get stuck in the up position all the time and I would have to drive around with my trunk lid at roof level for weeks at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Yeah I think they used plastic gears in the motors and they kept failing, not positive on that though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeeDizzla Posted October 28, 2010 Author Share Posted October 28, 2010 yeah i think i will leave it manual and yeah i know what you mean on that Mchester knowing my look it will get stuck down and i wont be able to get it back up have to drive around with an umbrella and no i dont fancy cutting away at my boot i dont want to cut away at any part of the sol lol , think i will spend the money on a engine transplant instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchool007 Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Of course there is also the added weight involved as well. If you are building your Del SOl for performance as well as show, the extra weight would slow the car down a bit too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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