I got the CARBON ROOF! How to fit & more modifications - Abarth 124 Spider 

www.abarthcars.co.uk/mopar/accessories.124-spider.external-personal-7.full-hard-top-in-carbon-fiber-52101279

That is the theory! I shredded my fingers trying to do it, then I was told by a 124 GT owner that they came with an extra piece of cable to link them more easily! When I can get to a dealer again, I'll be getting one fitted 👍

Would highly recommend it! There are also 2 metal clips and you need to plug in the heated window 👍🏼

Cheers! The theory is that it is interchangeable but I've not seen anyone fit it to an nd yet. Wind noise / road noise is reduced, not had any issue with water ingress (and I live in the UK so this has been thoroughly tested!)

​@@TiffLangham Thanks for the quick reply! Its great to know that you've so far had no issues with water ingress 👍I'm not sure if your carbon hardtop is manufactured in Mazda's Hiroshima plant just like the Abarth 124s are, or if its outsourced from an external supplier... There's a MX-5 tuning specialist in japan called 'Murakami Motors' which offers a carbon hardtop for the ND (and therefore also the Abarth 124) but the rearward visibility is much more compromised than yours and it costs an absolute fortune!

I saw £4000

Whatever MoparStore.co.uk have the price as at the moment!

I think it is available in the US market! I know there was also a company called DG Motorsports that was going to make an aftermarket one; could've been fibreglass or carbon from memory 👍

Tiff Langham DG makes both. Carbon and glass.

Same. If it fits. I want to buy it

I bought it from a former GT owner who sold it separately - still available on italo-welt.de as far as I know.

Thanks! I haven't driven it at ten tenths back to back, but it feels about the same at normal speeds

Would you say that the carbon roof makes it quieter than the soft top?

Aye, I've got them - per the pics on the 124spider.org GT thread, bracket & threads don't quite align - if I can be bothered drilling them I shall! It's so quick to get on and off like this though and I've not had any rattles or issues 👍

I’m trying to tee up a test with an ND MX-5 to see if it fits - subscribe to see that - hopefully this summer!

Hi mate i was interested if you had any complain about hardtop use. Sealing, noise, etc. I would use this car daily and i was wondering if the hardtop was better on highway for noise reduction or stuff like that.

Yes please ​@@TiffLangham

Per 124spider.org post, bracket & threads don't quite align - if I can be bothered drilling them I shall, but I've not had any fitment issues / rattles without - plus it's so quick to get on and off like this 👍 It was several magic beans. Well worth it though!

It does indeed - I just didn’t think screwing unreachable bolts into a hard to reach and see place would make for a particularly interesting video! They are essential to deter theft and to prevent any rattling.

At least 6 magic beans! I got it from a former GT owner that sold their roof separately, tiny bit more headroom, lots less road noise. Thanks, appreciate it!

@@TiffLangham I've just bought a GT without a hard top! I hadn't done my home work on cost of the carbon, now slightly, just slightly, disappointed. Notwithstanding the roof, it's the best car I've ever had (even though I've only been going to the local shops during lock down). This is a great channel BTW, and partly contributed to my decision to buy.

@@pitstrop2234 That's interesting! It wouldn't happen to be metallic black, automatic, lowered and sold within about 30ish miles of Gloucester would it? Many thanks, that's really exciting to hear - enjoy your spider!

@@TiffLangham Yes, I think it could be. It is metallic black auto - no heritage pack. It is lowered. I sourced from a dealer further north, but the sat Nav still had a home address near Gloucester. Sounds like you've got my hard top :) According to www.howmanyleft.co.uk/ there were only 46 GT's registered in the UK, so I was very pleased to get it.

@@pitstrop2234 I have your roof then haha! Small world. Aye, you're on to a winner there. If I can find a solid grey manual GT with black leather and low miles, I'll be all over it!

Available on mopar / Abarth accessories. If you google 124 spider hardtop it should be the top hit

They came with the roof - unfortunately can’t be ordered separately to my knowledge.

Removal of the soft top is possible if you were super keen on saving weight yes, but it's a bit of a faff I believe!

Thanks and congratulations on the new car! The various websites that come in and out of stock change all the time; I'd recommend the googling '124 spider carbon roof' and just working your way through the websites until one is in stock! From a quick look now, there's a website called Lipscomb that may have it in stock at the moment.

@@TiffLangham Many thanks!

Mine's not a GT so yes it should! In theory it will fit an MX-5 too but I've not seen anyone try it yet

Brilliant. Will try and hunt one down

Appears finding one for sale might be harder than I thought

Congrats on ordering one and enjoy your spider when it arrives! It’s available on the Abarth Accessories website 👍🏼

Just on eBay 👍🏼 if you search for MX-5 rather than 124, they were about half the price last time I looked!

@@TiffLangham great thanks. I'll keep an eye out. I had a quote from a Mazda dealership and were 140 GBP each!

eBay! If you search for mx-5 ones they're identical, but cheaper for some reason.

desponibile su mopar.eu 👍

There are two more (very large and awkward) bolts on the inside that I didn't put in this vid 👍

@@TiffLangham well thats good xD

Noticeably - less wind and road noise 👍🏼

Just saw you answered noise ;) thanks mate :p

It’s a “Stubby” one that I got from Moss 👍🏼

From a former GT owner!

It can indeed - mine's not a GT! All 124's and in theory as nd MX-5's have the same mounts it should fit them too

va su tutte 👍

@@TiffLangham grazie mille e complimenti per il mezzo✌🏼

eBay!

I should have put in a "some sequences shortened" disclaimer - I have those items. Although when I first picked it up I just used the bolts and didn't have any problems doing so.

If you don't fit the bolts anyone can easily steal the carbon roof!!

Mopar have them in stock 👍

The same reason you got the 4C instead of a Cayman! The looks, the sound, more emotion, the sound, more unique, the sound...

en teoria si

Las tapas del MX5 son diferentes, y además está la tercera luz de freno. Lo dudo bastante.

Dame un mx-5 y ya veremos 😬

@@TiffLanghamI have Mazda MX5. Where do you live in UK. We can meet and check fitment. If it works we can inform online community. 😊

Hi Ricardo, I had a chat recently with a lady in the US, she used “italo-welt.de” and they shipped to her (in California). I think everything went smoothly with the purchase and shipping from what she said. From a quick google it looks like €4,600 rather than £4,600, so you’d save a big chunk of money too!

@@TiffLangham thanks a lot I'll check them out 😄.

italo-welt.de was the last place that has this in stock I believe

@@TiffLangham thanks a lot man, I've been wanting to get this roof for my mx5 club but here in the u.s it never was available, cool cat bay the way cheers from L.A

No worries, DG Motorsports is closer to you and makes a fibreglass or carbon roof and is a bit cheaper - should also fit the mx-5 in theory!

@@TiffLangham I've heard about quality issues...

Printed on the mounts is NA4L-R1383 K3006 and then what I assume is the model designator for Mazda; NF 03ZE.

An ex-GT owner!

@@TiffLangham Hmm do you know if you can order them too?

Yes, mopar store online

@@TiffLangham Thanks mate! Dreading the postal costs to Aus. XD

@@vanders4198 how much cost ?

Well, if it raining a lot, you will save wear and tear on the soft top. When the rainy season is over, the hardtop gets removed and you are back to the soft top driving.

Winter.

Not sure you have ever owned a soft top in winter.....

You can get a Mazda Miata with factory hard top.

@@felixt1470 The factory hard top weighs a fair bit more though.