WTB Edag Shooting Brake Hardtop

JohnWR said:

I did not directly contact anyone at the time I was looking, I just went through every on-line catalog I could find looking for similar profiles. I would have to dig out the old files to see if they were one of the ones I looked at, but since the extra shells are apparently no longer available I no longer have need for the seals.

Don't forget that all of my involvement with this was 8-10 years ago.

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I was thinking replacement seals for “down the road” in the future

HHGadget said:

I was thinking replacement seals for “down the road” in the future

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Good point. With my top rarely up I don't think a lot about wearing those seals out, but it will become an issue for many at some point.

@ChopTop : EDAG had been, and may still be, a GM subcontractor prior to the Kappa platform. It was Matt Remenar who told me that Revenge had been given the tops as compensation, and that was confirmed to me by Peter Collafari, but whether that was for work done at the beginning or the end I have no idea. My impression was that Revenge had provided styling for the top while EDAG provided the engineering and manufacture, but that could be totally made up inside my head. I met Matt at EDAG and he gave me a tour of the production, and then met with Peter when I picked up my top from him during the "fire sale", but didn't take notes during either conversation.

I think that the only concerns GM had were financial, presuming that demand would be too small to make the tops a viable product.

My thought is that anything that keeps this thread visible will be OK with @Hindsight , but if he objects to our meanderings I can create a new thread for this discussion.

Continue on…I’m enjoying the education.

Andrew

Anyone have close up pictures of a original finished top…

Upper rear window hinges

rear window struts

rear window closing mechanism

Inside Headliner

Door weatherstripping

IMHO they do not look like the clown shew. as for weather striping ebay has oh somany different varataions to choose from. I have one of the tops, I was going to sell it but now I may use it either on my gxp or on my coupe.( the coupe top would go on my gxp), the guy that was selling them on ebay did not have compleate kits, just windows&top.no hardware. and norm shiped seperatly the rear hatch fiberglass peice that needs work to fit the glass and to fit the top.Im not sure why that is but thats how mine arived.it wouldent of been hard to make the rear hatch fit the glass & top or just the glass. I wish I had bought 2 tops when I got it.butt I didnt.
on another note, whats a shooting break?

marksbug said:

IMHO they do not look like the clown shew. as for weather striping ebay has oh somany different varataions to choose from. I have one of the tops, I was going to sell it but now I may use it either on my gxp or on my coupe.( the coupe top would go on my gxp), the guy that was selling them on ebay did not have compleate kits, just windows&top.no hardware. and norm shiped seperatly the rear hatch fiberglass peice that needs work to fit the glass and to fit the top.Im not sure why that is but thats how mine arived.it wouldent of been hard to make the rear hatch fit the glass & top or just the glass. I wish I had bought 2 tops when I got it.butt I didnt.
on another note, whats a shooting break?

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I think that you have a very do-able project. If you get tired of it though…drop me a line!

Hindsight said:

Anyone have close up pictures of a original finished top…
Upper rear window hinges
rear window struts
rear window closing mechanism
Inside Headliner
Door weatherstripping

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Of several of these parts there are drawing in the installation manual.

HHGadget said:

I was thinking replacement seals for “down the road” in the future

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Is there any source for the rear glass and /or hardware?

1of1266 said:

Is there any source for the rear glass and /or hardware?

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I have been searching for a few months now…if the glass exists, no one seems to want to give it up or te anyone that they have it.

personally, I don’t see the hardware being that hard to fabricate, especially if you can hook up with someone who has a complete top.

Do you have a shell?

1of1266 said:

Is there any source for the rear glass and /or hardware?

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There is a limited quantity of glass out there and as stated, most of the hardware is either commercially available with the rest relatively simple to fabricate. The sticking point has been the window seals, as no one that i am aware of has found the source.

I'm thinking that the guy who bought the remaining Revenge Design inventory and was advertising incomplete tops for a couple years on Ebay & Craigslist would be the last hope of any Edag parts left overs. I corresponded with him a few times but was too short sighted to have saved the emails.


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I'm checking one out tomorrow (EDAG top installed) but no rear glass/hardware ...if anyone come up with spare parts of solutions/options ... lemme know ASAP??

FWIW, here's a couple related threads regarding two forum members documenting installation of their Edag tops.

Bump: Still looking…

Bump. Still looking

I have a coupe soft targa top that I would consider trading.

Bump and still looking…

If I were to buy a top now it would be the norms coupe top rather than to of bought the edag.