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Originally Posted by howdo
Anybody ever modify the manual top to upgrade to electric? (If there is a thread referencing this please re-direct me, thanks).
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Yes, we had SMB West do that for us several months ago. In the past, they weren't that receptive to doing it since it took two people out of the assembly line for a full week. But with the economy, orders are down.
It is not cheap...over $4,000. That is way more than twice the cost of selecting the electric top option during the initial build but they need to remove the penthouse and replace the steel frame around the opening in the roof before installing the motors, bows, etc. But we felt it was worthwhile. It takes a full 5 days to complete. I drove down early on a Monday so that I was there at 8:00 am and then took a cab to the train station and rode Amtrak back home. Did the reverse on Friday afternoon. If you decide to do it, be sure and clean everything out of the van. In our EB-50, that meant everything we store behind the sofa, everything out of the storage area above the sink and frig, and everything out of the cabinets in the rear corners (the latter is where the electric motors are installed).