Which top to use ???
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2003
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From: Raymore Mo
Originally Posted by artfahie
Leave the tops at home & put a cooler in the back.... it's summer... enjoy it while you can !!!!!
Advanced
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: Bellevue WA
I bought my car with a smoked plexi top. Just found a matching color solid top on Ebay. Much cooler temp in summer, especially when parked outside at work. Plus, quiter due to thicker top material and insulation. I'll use it for "covered" days in summer, then back to smoked plexi for winter months.
All in all, the solid top is quieter and cooler.
The smoked top is nicer in winter months for more light.
Both have their place.
All in all, the solid top is quieter and cooler.
The smoked top is nicer in winter months for more light.
Both have their place.
Instructor
Joined: Aug 2004
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From: Imlay City Michigan
Why don't they have a nice pop in headliner that works well, the matrix one I herd sucks and looks like something anyone could trace and cut themselves, and the more expensive headliner doesn't go into against the glass which sucks for us taller people. Isn't there anything good out there?
Pro
Joined: May 2003
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From: Covina CA
Originally Posted by sailohio
I have both tops too. The painted one is in the back of a closet, covered w/ blankets. Here is what I have learned. The transparent top is nicer under most all conditions. It gives you the sky view and is less clausterphobic. The painted one has a little insulation in it and is warmer in the winter and cooler in the really hot summer months. I've read posts from several Southern owners who say the tranparent top is too hot in their hot summers. In N.J. and Ohio we seldom will have that problem. I hope that helps, a little.
Tom
Tom
I have both too, and here in Southern Cal, we have had 21 straight days of triple digit temperatures. The Glass top is great when the weather is cool, but in triple digits, you'll cook like a bag of pop corn in a microwave. During the summer, I keep the painted top on until winter.
