Hard Top

[blackbird2002]

I'm looking for a black hard top for a 2002 Thunderbird. Located in St Louis, Missouri area. Any help would be appreciated.

blackbird2002

[Borla Babe]

Re: Hard Top

Here's one, don't let the location bother you, we love a hard top relay!
http://www.thunderbirdnest.com/forum...ad.php?t=24575

[5bird7]

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I see a potential hard top relay. Do some searches here on hardtop relays and see what fun we've had in the past. None have been set up yet this year.

[Leroy]

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Blackbird2002, Here's one on Ebay Item #190301255005. Buy-It-Now price $1625.00, no stand. Leroy

[capslock]

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was the original price of these $2500?

[Leroy]

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I believe it was a $2500.00 option, but when they were available as a replacement through Ford dealers I heard that price more than doubled? I don't think you can get a new one anywhere anymore. But there always seems to be one or two on Ebay from cars that were wrecked or stolen and the hard top was not on the car. I found one for $400.00. Leroy

[Ray]

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I see a potential hard top relay. Do some searches here on hardtop relays and see what fun we've had in the past. None have been set up yet this year.

Count me in!

[joe166]

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was the original price of these $2500?

The option cost that but as in all cars, the sum of the parts far exceeds the value of the whole. I think some car magazine went to the trouble of adding all the parts that make up a typical car (I think they chose a Dodge) and while the car sold for less than $4,000 (this was some time ago), all the parts needed to make up the whole car cost more than $25,000.

The top, if ordered separately, even at the time we bought our cars would have cost every bit of $4,000 or more. Right now, if you tried to buy the top the shell alone, with no trim or glass lists for more than $5,000. $5,242.58 to be exact.

[Leroy]

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In 04 if you wanted a Hard Top on a Deluxe Model it was $2500.00 Retail / $2225.00 invoice option. I believe the Premium Package ran about $4000.00 but that also included the chrome wheels. According to what I have read. Leroy

[Ediron]

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A S.Fl. Ford parts manager told me he sold one as "New" with stand and cover for $3600 .It was sitting in his parts department for a couple of yrs.There are more tops sitting at dealers in fl. than any were else waiting for the owner to remove them .Most Birds in Fl. use the soft top (S.Fl.)

[jadicredico]

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Hi
I just bought a 2005 that came with 2 tops. Because of a storage issue I will sell the black one.

I'm new to all this so I'm kinda flyin' blind here.

It sounds as though members have arranged a "hardtop relay" in the past???

[5bird7]

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not just one. We've had about 2 to 3 a year for the past 5 years. Makes a big moving event.

[BirdWingsToo]

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...I just bought a 2005 that came with 2 tops. Because of a storage issue I will sell the black one. ...

Doesn't get much better than that. Do we see a NJ to IL hardtop relay in the near future?

[04birdman]

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the top was a $2500 option in 04.........

[5bird7]

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when bought off of ebay, the price seems to run between $1200 and $1800, though some have sold for more or less.