man roof to elec roof?

[SmokeeDizzla]

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

[airjordan223]

It will end up costing you probably more than you paid for the car, and you lose half of your trunk

[SmokeeDizzla]

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

[airjordan223]

If youre too lazy to manually take your roof off, then youre definitely not going to be able to swap in an electric one

[SmokeeDizzla]

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

[MChester]

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.

[SmokeeDizzla]

Ok thanks for all your info think i will leave it as manual roof.

 

thanks again

 

Andy

[MChester]

Didn't mean to scare you off, but it really is a HUGE deal to do correctly.

[MChester]

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.

[airjordan223]

Yeah I think they used plastic gears in the motors and they kept failing, not positive on that though.

[SmokeeDizzla]

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.

[OldSchool007]

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.