Tinted top
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Redding California
Like the BSM subject, there are alternate views on this, and there are many people who love the tinted roof panel and use it exclusively. I am glad I have both as I wouldn't want to not have the option to use the tinted panel occasionally when the whim takes me.
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Joined: Jul 2014
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I have both but mainly use the painted top. Look wise it doesn't matter on to me, the tinted and black top match my black vett. I just didn't like all the sunlight shinning on me with my dark tinted windows. So I stick with the painted top now.
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Joined: Aug 2003
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From: Scottsdale AZ
In Arizona, I use the painted roof during the summer to avoid the "ant under a magnifying glass" feeling from May to October - - -then the lexan top during the cooler season.
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I've got both in the car now, one on it and one in it. I just got the painted top and love it. I've thought about selling the tinted top but it's too much of a hassle to ship so I'll keep it safely stowed in the hatch for now.
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I run the tinted top probably 99% of the time. I enjoy being able to see through the roof.
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My glass top was badly spidered, so I kept it off for 4-5 years. I don't drive in the rain, so it was never an issue. I bought a new glass top last spring and didn't take it off all summer. I actually think I like the looks of my car better with it on. I also like the fact that it protects my interior from the sun when I'm at car shows. 
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From: Bay Point California
Since we have both we try to use both. In the summer time it's just too hot for the tinted top. We will be putting the clear top on in the next couple of weeks. Myself I think the car looks better with the colored top and of course the wife thinks the opposite.
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