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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 12:21 AM
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are all targa tops, glass tops? I just got my vette, and I'm not sure if it is a glass tp. How would I know?

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are all targa tops, glass tops?
There is a glass top available, as well as a painted top
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 12:25 AM
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There is a glass top available, as well as a painted top
Then there's the way Vette's were meant to be.... with convertible tops!
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by stalker07
are all targa tops, glass tops? I just got my vette, and I'm not sure if it is a glass tp. How would I know?

If you can see through it (blue tint) then it is a Lexan plastic top. There are no "glass" tops. The other top would be a solid body color matched one.
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 12:42 AM
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Originally Posted by eddie44
Then there's the way Vette's were meant to be.... with convertible tops!
Actually, I think they were all meant to be FRC's, but someone messed up on the assembly line.
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Originally Posted by stalker07
are all targa tops, glass tops? I just got my vette, and I'm not sure if it is a glass tp. How would I know?
From the factory, the C5 coupe came standard with the solid roof panel. However, either of 2 options could be specified when ordering. RPO CC3 replaced the solid roof panel with the translucent panel. RPO C2L included both the solid and translucent panels.

Check out my sig pic for my favorite roof panel.

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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by GrayC5
From the factory, the C5 coupe came standard with the solid roof panel. However, either of 2 options could be specified when ordering. RPO CC3 replaced the solid roof panel with the translucent panel. RPO C2L included both the solid and translucent panels.

Check out my sig pic for my favorite roof panel.

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Hmmmmm. Looks like a Photoshopped pic over a Dana Forrester print. Nice.

Great looking car, but your roof is missing.
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Hmmmmm. Looks like a Photoshopped pic over a Dana Forrester print. Nice.

Great looking car, but your roof is missing.
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If you can see through the top, it is a glass one. Otherwise, you would have the fiberglass top, which comes with a headliner.
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