T-Tops... True or False???????
Drifting
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From: Burlington WI
Wasn't there a test done by the NHTSA where they chained down 3 corners of a C3 and started jacking it up. I heard it only got a 1 star rating because someone lost an eye when the glass T-Top shattered under stress. It was understandable though they had that corner 63 inches in the air when it blew. 
Melting Slicks
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From: largo florida
Originally Posted by fl_rider
Wasn't there a test done by the NHTSA where they chained down 3 corners of a C3 and started jacking it up. I heard it only got a 1 star rating because someone lost an eye when the glass T-Top shattered under stress. It was understandable though they had that corner 63 inches in the air when it blew.
that is over 5 foot. The frame would have to have bent big time to get that kind of height, not to mention the torn up body. What would a test like that accomplish?
Drifting
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From: Big Pine Key FL
Originally Posted by fotyfobravo
I am SO HOSED !
I haven't put in my Tops OR rear Window in over TWO YEARS !
I haven't put in my Tops OR rear Window in over TWO YEARS !
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Melting Slicks
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From: Olmsted Falls, Ohio
This topic made me laugh..... If it was true don't you think Ralph Nader would have been ranting and raving about "unsafe at any speed!"
Maybe we should petiton for another topic section labeled "Urban Myths".
Maybe we should petiton for another topic section labeled "Urban Myths".
Parrothead
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From: Margaritaville Embassy
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Originally Posted by fotyfobravo
I am SO HOSED !
I haven't put in my Tops OR rear Window in over TWO YEARS !
I haven't put in my Tops OR rear Window in over TWO YEARS !
