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Nov 14, 2011 | 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by GoldenFlame

I'm pretty sure those are actually glass and not whatever the C5 top is made of

Acrylic.

Nov 14, 2011 | 08:42 AM

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Put the clear on this weekend when I detailed the car, it looks black from the outside of the car, I like the looks of it.

Nov 23, 2011 | 10:33 PM

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OK, I'm finally getting around to actually reading the owner's manual. Under the section "Cleaning a Removable Panel Roof" it states:

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NOTICE: Do not use a glass treatment or conditioner containing ethyl alcohol or ethyl sulphate on the roof panel. These products may damage the panel.

Nov 25, 2011 | 01:25 PM

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I went out to look at a guy's top today. He had it on CL for $600 and I figured I could get it for $500. He had an '04 that he bought with both tops. It came with the body-colored panel mounted and that's the only one he used. The car was wrecked so he was selling the clear one.

On first inspection, it looked just like a 7 year-old unused panel should look. When we put it on my car, though, and looked up into the sunshine, it had a haze that wouldn't go away after cleaning both sides. It wasn't the "crazing" discussed earlier in this thread, just a haze like there was some clouding in the acrylic. I decided to pass on the panel. I guess I'll just go buy the remanufactured unit.

Anyone else have this haze on their clear panels?

Nov 27, 2011 | 03:24 PM

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Today I picked up a clear panel in nice condition for $295. It was much nicer than the $550 one I saw yesterday. I had all but decided to spring for the remanufactured one at $675 when this one popped up on CL. The remanufacturing outfit will still take my old one for $175 so my net cost will only be $120.

Now I can keep an eye out for a solid top.

Thanks for all the informative posts.

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Nov 27, 2011 | 03:27 PM

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Endeka

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I wish to God some dealer would just step up and make a carbon fiber replacement that was always available on order. This has happened to so many of the clear tops, that if they could do it for a reasonable price (for CF), they wouldn't be able to keep them in stock.