Soft top replacement

[robertcedgar]

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone knew of a quality business in the Los Angeles area who would be able to replace my soft top canvas on my 71 280SL?  And what approximately, should I expect to pay for such a job?

Thanks,

Rob

[66andBlue]

Check out German Auto Tops: http://www.germanautotops.com/ they also do installations.
You can also search for more info on GAT here and you'll find for example:
http://www.sl113.org/forums/index.php?topic=20008.msg141902#msg141902

[robertcedgar]

Thank you very much!

[66andBlue]

Rob,
show us a photo of the new top when it is done! 

[robertcedgar]

Will do...thanks again!

[jedwards]

Its quite an achievable and satisfying job to do it yourself, even for a first timer like me.  I had never done a soft top before, but ended up with something I am pretty happy with.
I bought my top from Topsandseats.com for $325.00. I read all the great advice on this forum and took my time and did it over a weekend.
Well worth trying.

The images here are after it has been stowed for over a month and just opened and put up to take these pics. It stretches out nicely once its warm.

[robertcedgar]

Jedwards,

Thank you very much.  I thought about doing it myself.  I am fairly mechanical but when I looked into doing it myself, I became a bit overwhelmed.  Was it fairly easy for you and which advice/instruction column did you follow?

Thanks,

Rob