The convertible top on a modern car is a complicated, sophisticated, high-tech system. Installation of replacement car convertible tops is always a many-step, detailed, sometimes tricky process. Installation times in some models can run as high as seventeen hours.

Because it is complicated, replacement convertible top installation is not a car service like performing smog tests where one test station is much like another. Yet we often get calls from people "price shopping" for the lowest price. They are making a "penny wise pound foolish" mistake. Not all top installers are the same. Any upholstery, body or mechanical shop can attempt to throw a convertible top on a car. We see the results of bad work all the time - tops that look terrible, tops not fitted properly, screws and bolts not installed, tops cut, 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. In some cases, improper installation will foul up the top operation, resulting in expensive repairs down the road.

At Premier, we install replacement convertible tops on new and old cars, foreign and domestic. We do not use shortcuts. We use only high-quality tops and properly install each top to manufacturer specifications. We guarantee our convertible top workmanship 100% for life and replacement tops for their service lives. We can do this because:

• We know what we are doing. Each year we install 400 to 500 replacement convertible tops on a wide array of car models. Further, we are the convertible tops installer of choice for dealers of high-end brands like Mercedes, BMW, Porsche, Corvette, and Mazda.
• We use only quality replacement convertible tops. All our tops are made of the original (or better) materials to OEM dimensions. All our replacement convertible tops come with manufacturer warranties.
• We fit each top to manufacturer specs. Properly fitting the bows, straps and pads lengthens top life by minimizing wear.
• You don't have to take our word that we do great work. Our Diamond Certified award is proof - from an independent source - that our quality and service are all that we claim. (See our Diamond Certified section for more information about this award.)

The replacement market for car convertible tops has a wide array of choices. At Premier, we offer buyers quality replacement tops in different grades of material and colors at several price points. Please visit us in Santa Clara so we can go over your options in detail. No appointment is necessary and estimates are free.

Premier serves the entire San Francisco Bay Area from our location in the South Bay. We would be pleased to serve you whether you live in San Francisco or Santa Cruz, or someplace closer like San Jose, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Campbell, Los Gatos, Saratoga, Cupertino, Los Altos, Milpitas, or Fremont.

Could your top be repaired in some way? If you are not sure, visit our Convertible Top Repair page. Other pages related to specific types of convertible top repair are Convertible Plastic Window Repair and Replacement, Convertible Glass Window Repair and Replacement, and Convertible Top Frame, Motor, and Mechanism Repair and Replacement.

For detailed information on top care visit the Convertible Top Care section of our Convertible Top and Interior Care Guide.

Auto services: Replacement of Convertible Tops, Convertible top repair, Convertible plastic window repair/replacement, Convertible glass window repair/replacement, Convertible top frame, motor, and mechanism repair and replacement, Breaking in a new convertible top, Ten stupid convertible top tricks, SUV tops, Vinyl and landau tops, Tonneau covers, Seat repairs, Headliners, Carpets, Leather interior conversions, Enhancing seat comfort, Interior dash trim, Synthetic suede