Spider Hardtops?

Anybody got a hardtop for a 97 spider?
Autodelta seem to do a nice one but want over two grand for a nice new one.

George.

They are veeerrry heavy - impossible to put on by yourself without marking the car

One of my mates has an M3 convertible with the extra hard top option, he says his is definitely a 2 person job (don't know whether he's hinting I should help???) ... he only swaps his twice a year ...

The previous owner of my Spider had one, but I didn't buy it. Instead I had to get all the scratches fixed where he'd 'missed' when putting it on

Thanks paintergirl.
Did you get your spider locally? and has the previous owner still got the hardtop?

It came from East Kilbride but I think the hardtop has gone now, in fact I think AutoDelta bought it back so it might be worth checking with them for second hand ones?

Thanks, that's a thought.
My son's friend has one for his BMW. It only goes on in the winter and is an engineering task to fit, remove and store. However, it IS nice and snug in the winter!

I can't complain about the cosiness of the soft top RB.

However, my biggest problem was going to be securely storing the hard top when it was off.

Yes, the soft top is well lined and is one of the best in the business and is quiet at motorway speeds. I have had some cars with tops which resembled tents in howling gales, even around town.
Rob has a special bracket system to hang the top on the wall of his garage.
If you really want a challenge, try the Mercedes SL hardtop!
(I have e-mailed Autodelta to see if they have any used ones)

black hardtop for sale
£500

http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/parts...autodelta.html (Alfa Romeo Spider Hard Top (Autodelta))