Who has the best quality and price for a tonneau cover and a soft convertible top?
Luggage rack and the cages for the headlights ?
also car does not currently have either and I do not see snaps, is this easy to do yourself
currently has this strange hard piece the previous owner fabricated.
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I bought a haartz fabric top and full tonneau to replace the vinyl CMC pieces from the old VS in Hawaiian Gardens --- now VMC. Prices have gone up a bit. You can install yourself using instructions available here. Do you have the steel top bows, tensioning pieces and the header bow? Snaps are not included - use regular one or more costly Tenax ones. Installing ones by windshield requires its removal or gymnastics to drill holes from below.
Cages? Headlight buckets are from a pre '67 VW bug. CIP1 or other VW place has them $35 or so each.
VMC luggage rack will NOT fit with the CMC cast alloy engine grill. Same for the vintagespeedsterparts.com one. Leitz repros in Stainless steel are about $400. I have old AMMCO one and there is a painted Reuter one out there.
NO fit - due to diameter of legs --- $290.
For the top and tonneau, if you decide to go with Tenax fasteners instead of snaps, I found that English ones were cheaper than German ones at the time I bought mine.
https://www.vintagecarparts.co.uk/search?query=tenax
Maybe this is what you mean by headlight cages. This is one source for one style:
https://sierramadrecollection....-s-50-65-p17420.html
There are other sources and other styles, perhaps even eBay.
@Speedster Alli, if you become a supporting member you can download the CMC build manual which will tell you how to install the top and tonneau.
@Michael McKelvey posted:For the top and tonneau, if you decide to go with Tenax fasteners instead of snaps, I found that English ones were cheaper than German ones at the time I bought mine.
https://www.vintagecarparts.co.uk/search?query=tenax
Maybe this is what you mean by headlight cages. This is one source for one style:
https://sierramadrecollection....-s-50-65-p17420.html
There are other sources and other styles, perhaps even eBay.
Just remember that the English Tenax snaps are different than the German ones so you can't mix them.
@Michael McKelvey posted:@Speedster Alli, if you become a supporting member you can download the CMC build manual which will tell you how to install the top and tonneau.
Was going to do this and gave me the reminder to subscribe. Done and very happy to offer support for this board. Everyone has been friendly and helpful.
@WOLFGANG posted:I bought a haartz fabric top and full tonneau to replace the vinyl CMC pieces from the old VS in Hawaiian Gardens --- now VMC. Prices have gone up a bit. You can install yourself using instructions available here. Do you have the steel top bows, tensioning pieces and the header bow? Snaps are not included - use regular one or more costly Tenax ones. Installing ones by windshield requires its removal or gymnastics to drill holes from below.
Cages? Headlight buckets are from a pre '67 VW bug. CIP1 or other VW place has them $35 or so each.
VMC luggage rack will NOT fit with the CMC cast alloy engine grill. Same for the vintagespeedsterparts.com one. Leitz repros in Stainless steel are about $400. I have old AMMCO one and there is a painted Reuter one out there.
NO fit - due to diameter of legs --- $290.
Wolfgang you have a rack for sale? Will the AMMCO fit the CMC? Picture?
Mine is still on car - but here's one on eBay. Mine appears to be a little different. Extra holes are to accommodate a twin grill engine lid. For price I'd rather have the larger stainless steel new Leitz repro.
Porsche 356 Amco Style Single & Twin Grill Luggage Rack CHROME Leitz Reutter | eBay
and the new SS Leitz for $298 - Free shipping
Porsche 356 Leitz style reproduction stainless steel Luggage Rack Engine Grille | eBay
Has anyone ordered a carpet kit that fit their CMC ?
Can you share the supplier info?
For my CMC I used carpet from JPS. I had him add the pockets in front of the doors.
@Speedster Alli posted:Has anyone ordered a carpet kit that fit their CMC ?
Can you share the supplier info?
I've used Vintage Motorcars carpet set in over a dozen different speedster builds Carpet Kit (Interior) - Vintage Motorcars of California Inc. (vintagemotorcarsinc.com)
