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YOUR RESEARCH996 Cab. Hardtop
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Install before putting
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so the hardware has to be installed before putting on hardtop, same as 997.
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somehow i recall the 997 using the 996 top.....the top on the cab and the roof on the coupe is the same....I could have gotten bad info, but thats what i have heard....check with the 997 guys, they would know for sure.
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somehow i recall the 997 using the 996 top.....the top on the cab and the roof on the coupe is the same....I could have gotten bad info, but thats what i have heard....check with the 997 guys, they would know for sure.
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somehow i recall the 997 using the 996 top.....the top on the cab and the roof on the coupe is the same....I could have gotten bad info, but thats what i have heard....check with the 997 guys, they would know for sure.
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Check with the 997 guys, they would know
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somehow i recall the 997 using the 996 top.....the top on the cab and the roof on the coupe is the same....I could have gotten bad info, but thats what i have heard....check with the 997 guys, they would know for sure.
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somehow i recall the 997 using the 996 top.....the top on the cab and the roof on the coupe is the same....I could have gotten bad info, but thats what i have heard....check with the 997 guys, they would know for sure.
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My friend who has a brand new 2007 997C4S Cab. just bought a 996 hardtop for it. I told him this 996 top may NOT work on his new 997 cab. What do you 996 guys think, will it work??
So it will work. I'm not sure what year 996 hard top my buddy bought, but his car is a brand new 2007 C4S cab. I still cannot understand why he would buy a 996 top for his brand new 997?? I mean if you can afford such a car, you can pay for the hardtop. I still think it won't work, but I'll sit back, wait, and see for myself.
no, it won't work without some work.
early 996s and boxster have the hardtop-housing hardware built -in, even for those who oped for "hard top delete" option. so for them, it's plug-in and play.
later 996s and boxster didn't come with the hardware if the hardtop was not orginally ordered with the car. so the hardware has to be installed before putting on hardtop, same as 997.
somehow i recall the 997 using the 996 top.....the top on the cab and the roof on the coupe is the same....I could have gotten bad info, but thats what i have heard....check with the 997 guys, they would know for sure.
Sorry for hijacking, but can anyone provide details on shipping a hard top? Crate? Cost? Would a dealer do it for you? All the good ebay deals are too far to drive. Any advice? Thoughts? Anyone go get it for me??? Thanks!!! JOE
Maybe I could slip down there sometime.
I have a hardtop for my 06 997S cab and I ordered it from the factory that way. My understanding is that the roofs are shared between the 996 and 997s in an attempt to save on some reengineering work. But, as stated above, the problem is the cost of putting in the corresponding mounts into the 997.
well i was wrong
the tops are the same have the same part number
the mounting hardware and the inserts are diffrent 997-996 and the rear seal has a diffrent part number 996-997
suposedly though a 05 c4s or turbo hard top will bolt onto a 997 straight up
