Smooth Line Custom Removable Hardtops
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Smooth Line Custom Removable Hardtops
Has anyone purchased 1 of these for their Roadster?
http://www.smoothline.com/contemporary_models_C5.php
http://www.smoothline.com/contemporary_models_C5.php
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I had one - after a couple of years sold it.
Issue - installing and removing is a PIA, as it storage.
More importantly - if you live in a warm state - you might find you very seldom use it
Issue - installing and removing is a PIA, as it storage.
More importantly - if you live in a warm state - you might find you very seldom use it
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Not for my Vette, but had a removable HT for my MB 450SL. It was definitely a PIA. Needed at least 2 people to remove or install, you worry about scratching the paint on the car and top, storage can be a problem, and extended use can cause the folded up soft top to have issues. They look great when they are on, but after having one for a different car, I thought about it for this one for about 3 seconds.
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If I'm going to drive my Roadster all year I really didn't want ice on the rag top...
...it starting to looks like the Big Dog's going to make the trip back to TN with me! 
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Of course the roll bar is probably safer. Its all risk management.
I am looking at the HT option over the Roll bar myself.
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Not for my Vette, but had a removable HT for my MB 450SL. It was definitely a PIA. Needed at least 2 people to remove or install, you worry about scratching the paint on the car and top, storage can be a problem, and extended use can cause the folded up soft top to have issues. They look great when they are on, but after having one for a different car, I thought about it for this one for about 3 seconds.
Unless you're doing track events this is an unnecessary PIA. Ice on a vert top is no problem. The '01-'04 Vert top acts just like a hard top in sound deadening and leak protection. The hard top is just a piece of bling that will take up room in your garage. However if you must have one, try Caravaggiocorvettes.com for an improvement over Smoothline IMHO.
