CS1-CS2-CS0 ?

[wengr]

So I'm shopping for a top, and hearing about cs2, etc in the vin. My vin does not have any of that in it. Car is an 83, so I guess I need the CS2 style top? Provided th frame has not been swapped previously.

[So Cal Mark]

look at the vin plate under the hood or on the left corner of the dash rather than the door jamb

[kristoj]

Wouldn't '83 be a DS?

[Flyingthere]

This is the first I have ever herd about this can someone share more information?

[wengr]

This is the first I have ever herd about this can someone share more information?

Top sellers commonly reccomend checking the vin, as I assume it should have cs1,cs2, or cs0 somewhere in the vin, and this would help indentify the proper style top for the car. However my vin has none of these.

Mark, if it ever stops raining here I'll check the car. Iv'e been refering to the title for the vin.

Kristoj - no DS in there either.

[kristoj]

Need to check the chassis number stamped on the top of the firewall on the passenger side (not the VIN on the title or in the windshield).

[Kevin1]

From Spidercenter.com
124AS 1966-1969 Spiders (1438cc)
124BS 1970-1973 Spiders (a mix of 1438, 1592 and 1608 engines)
124CS1 1974-1978 Spiders (1756, or '1800'cc)
124CS2 1979-1982 Spiders (1995cc or 2 litre, aka Spider 2000)

http://www.spidercenter.com/history.html

[pope]

They changed to CS0 in 1980 to accommodate the VIN# changes to 17 digits and the requirements that were associated with that. 1983's became DS

[manoa matt]

When shopping for a top, suppliers commonly use the CS-1 or CS-2 chassis designations. There are only two different top designs. CS-1 is for 68-78 cars, while CS-2 is for 79-85 cars.

CS-1 cars have a header bow with square corners.
CS-2 cars have a header bow with round corners, also the three cross bars are about 1/2" inch higher than the CS-1 top frames.