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Merrillville Auto Glass & Restyling
"Your Complete Auto & Truck Restyling Store"
8606 Mississippi Street Merrillville IN 46410 (219) 769-1905
Our Hours are: 9:00 am to 5pm- Monday - Friday
Our Craftsman average over 15 years experience in the industry, including experience in such areas as classic car restoration, custom upholstery , convertible mechanics , headliners, and sunroofs,
Not only can we replace your top or rear curtains - the soft stuff, but here at Merrillville Auto Glass & Restyling, we can repair the hard mechanicals of your convertible top.
When your convertible top is replaced, it is necessary to have a "break-in" period for your new top. We usually recommend a break-in period of one to two weeks.
A break in period is required for two reasons. Once installed on the car , convertible top materials stretches. Depending on the time of the year, this stretching process takes one to two weeks. once the top stretches out it should have a nice tight look. Therefore, we put new tops on extra tight so that they will still be tight when they stretch out. For best results it is important for the stretch process to happen without interruption.
Second, as the top stretches out in some places, it will tighten up in others. As the top changes, so will positions of the frame, pads, and seals.
This"settling -in" process will affect things's like effort to close the top, wind noise, and weather tightness. Generally all these things will improve as the top settles in place.
Once the break in period is over, we invite our customers back so we can perform the first fold down of the new top. The first fold down sets "memory" in the top material - the top will tend to fold down the rest of its life as it was folded down the first time. We like to make folds straight and neat, and minimize there number. Certain tops need to be specially folded to avoid developing wear spots and holes. As we do this together, the customer is able to verify that their top is working up and down properly.
as a convertible top frames age, links and joints wear and top frames do not have the same alignment as when convertibles were new. Leaving convertible tops and glass windows in the up position after installation allows them time to relax and adjust, or become " seasoned" to the top frame. Always follow the instruction in you Owner's Manual for lowering and raising of your Top. Always keep well free of objects -a harmless item such as beach towels can cause glass windows to break.
CAUTION !!!
Avoid high presure car washes, as they can damage the top material. Also, incresed water presure may force water past top and weather strips
We carry what your tops needs to stay looking great!
Merrillville Auto Glass & Restyling
8606 Mississippi St – Merrillville IN – 46410
Hours are : Monday – Friday
9:00am to 5:00pm
(219) 769-1905
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We carry full line of Best Top Replacement Tops
For your Jeeps, Suzuki, Geo and more!
The Convertible top on a modern car is a complicated, sophisticated, high-tech system. Installing a replacement convertible top is a many-step, detailed and sometimes trick process. Installation times in some models can run as height as seventeen hours.
Because of this complicated, convertible top installation is not a service like performing smog test where one test station is much like another. Yet we often get calls from people "price shipping" for the lowest price. They are making a "penny wise pound foolish " mistake. Not all top installers are the same. We see the results of inferior work all the time- tops that look terrible, tops not fitted properly, screws and bolts not installed, tops cut short etc. A low price can be offered when shortcuts and/or cheap quality tops are used. The buyer will only discover a problem later when their top does not last. Your new top should last well over 7 years with proper maintance.
We install replacement convertible tops on new and old cars, foreign and domestic. We do not use shortcuts. We use only high-quality tops.
- We use only quality tops. All our tops are made of the original (or better) materials to OEM dimensions. All out tops come with manufacturer warranties.
- We fit each top to manufacturer specs. Properly fitting the bows, straps and pads to minimizes wear to lengthen top life.
Convertible Top Repair
Convertible top life can be extended if the top is fitted and installed properly. If wear spots are caught and fixed early, and if periodic maintenance is performed at Merrillville Auto Glass & Restyling , we'll be glad to inspect your top to determine its condition. We also will look for wear spots and check the installation of your top.
There are many, many top repair scenarios - Some common ones include:
- We repair problems such as wear spots, small cuts and fraying areas. Often an economical small repair of adjustment can delay the need for top replacement
- We perform periodic maintenance on top systems by replacing item the wear out. Stay pads, designed to protect the top from the frame, are good example. Another is tension straps on 19987-2000 BMW 3 - series convertibles.
- Many tops are two-piece tops. If one part is damaged, many times only the part will need repair or replacement. For example, if only the window or window curtain is damaged, then a convertible window replacement can obviate the need for a complete new convertible top. For
- Does your convertible may have the "bubble" look as you drive down the road? This is caused by loose listings that are detached from the top frame. Unfortunately, the only way re pair this problem is for top replacement.
- Thieves and vandals slash convertible tops. if you can't afford to have a new top installed, we may be able to patch our top. Once slashed, there is now way to make a slash disappear or make the patch invisible. When making these repairs our goals is to may your top weatherproof again and then to minimize the look of the patch.
- Convertible top headliners often come loose from attachment pints or sag around rear windows. BMW and Mercedes use a string system to allow headliner movement that sometimes goes awry. these can be replaced if your top is still in good condition.
Please visit us . We would be glad to inspect your top and discuss your options with your convertible top.
CONVERTIBLE TOP REPLACEMENT AND REPAIRS . MOST BACKGLASSES REPLACED NEXT DAY