**CRX Glasstop Install**

[SiRMarlon]

So as many of you know I got my hands on a SiR Glasstop for my CRX, well Chris (EF_Squad) was kind enough to hunt down the glasstop headliner for me (which was the deciding factor for me buying the glasstop) So anyway I finally got started on the top this week.

I am writing this up in a new Thread because Carlos lost all his pictures from his write up! So this will be in write up form as well! I will try and dump as much information as I can as I gather it up from different sources! I Still don't know what I am doing, so I am just kind of winging it on what I hear from people! Hopefully I don't fuck it up to bad!

This past Sunday I took the top to a glass shop here in LA (They have taken numerous glass tops off so they know what they are doing) So I picked up both pieces about an hour after I dropped it off, I had told my brother if the glass broke it was because it wasn't meant to be! But sure enough the glass came off without a hitch and I drove home a happy camper!

The Day I picked it up!



What it's going on!



And here is what it looks like once you get the glass removed, and all the panels removed...



Next what you will need are the tools of the trade or so I thought!!



Let me tell you something I ruined my drill bits! These spot weld are really tough and take a long time to drill out...It took me a while to get these right here drilled out







My bits were working at first but would quickly lose there bite...so I started asking around some of the local body shops what they use and they all pointed in the same Direction!

Blair Equipment sells a really sweet Spotwell removal drill bit! This will make your life so much easier! It doesn't dull down because it cuts around the spot weld instead in directly into it! and its super fast!! Make sure you also have a Center Punch as you will need it!!!





Just make sure that you read the instructions! I ended up blowing up 2 bits because I did not read the instructions right! You have to be gentle with these bits, once you get the hang of it, it's like baking a cake!

Broken bit from not following instructions!



And end results! It took me like 30 mins to get the welds off compared to about 2 hours the other day!











So that's it for today! I am going to try and get the top off by the end of the weekend! (Crosses fingers)

On a side note Carlos give me a call bro! I need your guidance and wisdom!!

[calirex]

sick

[JDM_Matter]

Subscribed...........

[grunt2001]

dude you never sease to amaze me, im definitly tuned in, if i can find a glasstop im next

[tico_ek9]

NICE, JDM ALL THE WAY! FINAL PICS?

[racer_rex89]

what is the reason u removed the spot welds ?

[Jim Dangle]

baller

reason for removing spot welds, is to spot weld the panel back in to place, once it's installed on the car. It's a BIG structural factor.

[phunhaus]

This had better be a write-up on the first page when you're done!

[nigthkid]

gowww very sick..

[viera]

oh wow! it looks like alot of work dude. im glad i dont have a rex so ill never have to do this...lol. cant wait to see the final pics tho

[89civicracer]

Freaking right on! love the fact that you are committed. .
I had to remove the spot welds when i swapped to the JDM front and it was no fun. I did not know there was that spot weld bit. .nice!

[jdmEF270]

daaaaaaaaaaaamn, super sick mayne

[rallypoint_1]

Dude it's coming along nice! Do you still have Carlos' phone number. If you need it I have it.(found it). Let me know when the big day is and I will come over too. I don't want to miss this.

[ransombmxalex]

subscribed! good luck!

[SiRMarlon]

So I'll be posting some pictures of today's progress...I am really farther along then what I anticipated, this is not as overwhelming as I thought it would be! But I've had a setback I've broken my spot well drill bit (the main shaft) and I will have to wait until tomorrow morning to go buy another one because I am not about to go deal with traffic! I'll post the pictures in a bit!