View Full Version : Can someone Identify this top and more specifically the side windows
NottaVette
06-01-2019, 09:48 PM
I have this 1993 (antenna car) Roadster which came with a hard top. I can't tell what top it is. More importantly, I'm trying to find out information about the side windows. The plastic handles held onto the exterior by two "bolts" have deteriorated and I'm looking to replace them.
Any help would be appreciated. Note in the bottom picture, the white string hanging from a hole of the passenger's side window. That is one of the bolt holes which held a hard plastic handle.
I'm also looking for the "proper" bolt which secures the windows to the door post.
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NottaVette
06-01-2019, 09:51 PM
With these windows installed and the hard top on, it is impossible to open the doors from the exterior. If you noticed the white string, I've got that connected to the door handle to allow it to be opened. But, is there another option? The "remote" aftermarket door opening mechanism which get's installed near the hood side opening won't work for my car because I have "gills" (hood gap space filler). Any other options?
01sapphirebob
06-01-2019, 09:52 PM
Im sure thats an Autoform top. Reach out to them and see what they can do for you.
NottaVette
06-01-2019, 10:09 PM
Thank you 01sapphirebob.
I thought it may be an Autoform, but I couldn't see my window design on the few pictures from them I saw. However, I'll look more diligently now.... LOL
Any ideas on how to get into the Gen 1 when this top and window set is "installed"? My "string" is working, for now. But, I know it's a short lived option.
Viper Red
06-02-2019, 06:01 AM
Interesting, your Rt/10 is an early model 93 or 92.
I would like to ask the same question but I don't want to hijack your thread.
I have no clue what brand my hard top and windows are.
Lalmeida617
06-02-2019, 07:42 AM
You need remote door poppers.
https://theviperstore.com/Viper2_Products_Parts&Upgrades_Replacement_Parts%20-%20Convertible_Back_Glass.htm
Bottom of the page.
GTS Dean
06-02-2019, 10:02 AM
Im sure thats an Autoform top. Reach out to them and see what they can do for you.
Nope - Hennessey. Autoform tops had front extensions that followed the windshield frame down to their hold-down points on top of the foot boxes.
NottaVette
06-03-2019, 12:28 AM
The remote door poppers may not work on my Gen 1 because I have the "gills" (hood space "filler") where those handles need to be accessed. The fillers prohibit getting one's hand in to pull the popper handle. Does anyone have the remote door popper AND the "gills" hood gap filler (see picture)? Yes, I realize this picture is of my Gen 2, but the gills are the same as on my 1.
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NottaVette
06-03-2019, 12:39 AM
It's coincidental that "Hennessey" is brought up here..... The center caps of my aftermarket rims say "Hennessey" on them...
I checked the Hennessey website and there's nothing mentioned about hard tops for Vipers there..... Can someone point me in the proper direction?
Does Dodge have the proper "bolt" or knob which secures the slide-in door windows to the "B" post on the doors? Right now I'm just using a SS bolt with a nut and washer.
Granger73
06-03-2019, 06:52 AM
Jon B had about a dozen a couple years ago. He probably has a few left.
SNKEBIT
06-03-2019, 07:10 AM
I had my remote poppers operated with the alarm fob...……………..
GTS Dean
06-03-2019, 07:05 PM
Does Dodge have the proper "bolt" or knob which secures the slide-in door windows to the "B" post on the doors? Right now I'm just using a SS bolt with a nut and washer.
Remembering Waaaaaaay back to my '93 OEM side curtains, there was a threaded thumb screw with a knurled barrel top on it to grip and twist with your fingers. There was a leather or vinyl retainer strap it pushed through that was sewn to the B-pillar mating post and a pocket to slip it into. I don't really recall at all what the HMS screw was, but it was likely a dressier, larger diameter plastic knob cemented onto a similarly knurled screw. Not a major deal to use something else.
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