Convertible Top Replacement Instructions Options

[JPArdee]

Hey all, a new Celica owner reporting in here at 6gc looking for tips and advice on taking care of my first ever car, the '97 25th Anniversary GT. I was lucky to come across it on Craigslist and fell in love with it immediately. But however, it has sustained some wear and tear over the years - pretty much all only cosmetic, and I'm looking to tending to them in the near future.

I want to start with getting a new cloth top for the El Nino winter that we're expected to have here in Texas. Before I pull the trigger on buying a cloth top from eBay (all I can afford really), I was wondering if anyone can share their instructions PDF or whatever help came with your replacement top. I had read on here that some people got them with buying a new top, but am unsure if the one I'm looking at would, and also to see how much work I'll have to do to install one.

I did hear it was a two-person job, but I have no idea where I would start without these instructions, apart from knowing that it's a two-piece design that can be done with glue and a stapler gun. Any advice is welcome too, and thanks in advance.

[IllIllIll]

I replaced my top too, & it was a giant pain in the butt. Probably spent 3 days getting it off & getting it back on right. The biggest problem I had was I made the top too tight in some spots & too loose in others, & had to pull out all the staples & redo it. A second person is really needed, but I didn't have help for most of it. The instructions that came with my top were just a photo copied page of generic instructions with no car specific info.

My top is done except for the short tension cables. Can anyone take a few pictures on the inside of the convertible top frame? I had broken cables on my top, so I removed them & I don't remember where they attach. It's the two short cables about where the side windows meet. I was going to make some new ones, but I lost the pieces once I finally got some suitable cable, so I don't know how long they need to be either. If I knew for sure where they need to go I could measure the distance & crimp some new cables for it. The two long tension cables that run to the front corners are good, I riveted them in like the pictures above.