View Poll Results: what do you prefer?
glass
38
29.46%
solid
38
29.46%
both
53
41.09%
Voters: 129. You may not vote on this poll
"glass" top, solid top, or both
Safety Car
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 4,939
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From: CHOCOWINITY NC
I just changed my '08 order to include the glass top (both actually), despite the issues, and because of rave reviews. Since I'm not going 3LT, there was plenty of $$ left for options I really wanted...
Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,185
Likes: 0
From: Rockmart GA
depends on the color of your coupe and if a sunroof means that much to you. Honestly I don't like the black cleartop on anything but Black or Velocity Yellow. I have the dual roof package and I never use the cleartop..just doesn't look as good on white.
Safety Car
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 4,279
Likes: 82
From: North Strand, NMB, SC; Retired x 2 (US Army: 70-90 AD) (US Army: 91-16 DAC); yea, I'm old.
My '05 came with only the transparent top and to tell you the truth, I don't know that I would ever use the body colored top.
For me, the top is either in or out and with it in, it's almost like being without it except it's quieter.
For me, the top is either in or out and with it in, it's almost like being without it except it's quieter.
Pro
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 516
Likes: 1
From: Long Island NY
My vote is for the Glass Top, I like the extra light that gets let in during the day. Also, the paint on your roof usually takes the greatest beating so having something more durable is preferable to me.
CF Senior Member
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 23,313
Likes: 25
From: Tucson Arizona
I live in Arizona with often high temperatures and relentless sunshine. When it's nice outside I want the top off. When it's hot I need the shade and insulation of the solid top. For me, a glass top wasn't even a consideration.
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 1999
Posts: 20,054
Likes: 44
From: Swansea IL
My car was ordered with just the solid panel, but when all the solid panels started coming apart last summer I bought a Lexan top from Gene Culley.
Two weeks after it arrived, my solid panel failed w/o warning. Luckily I had the new Lexan top to use while my solid panel was being replaced and painted with the SMC panel.
Having both is a nice luxury, but not a necessity. I do have one of DSV's roof liners for my Lexan top that affords me a fourth option. It’s a must have option for Lexan top owners, especially if you live in a sunny hot locale.
Take a look from the outside:
From the inside with DSV's neat insulated roof liner:
Looks and works just like the soild panel
And without:
Talk about the best of all the possible options.
Tom
Two weeks after it arrived, my solid panel failed w/o warning. Luckily I had the new Lexan top to use while my solid panel was being replaced and painted with the SMC panel.
Having both is a nice luxury, but not a necessity. I do have one of DSV's roof liners for my Lexan top that affords me a fourth option. It’s a must have option for Lexan top owners, especially if you live in a sunny hot locale.
Take a look from the outside:
From the inside with DSV's neat insulated roof liner:
Looks and works just like the soild panel
And without:
Talk about the best of all the possible options.
Tom
Last edited by AFVETTE; May 30, 2007 at 12:55 PM.
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Racer
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 309
Likes: 16
From: Thousand Oaks CA
Moderator
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 39,115
Likes: 17,972
From: DFW Area TX
I had both tops on my C5. Living in an area with summertime highs of 100°+ I found the "glass" top to be too hot to use. The solar gain through that top is incredible. Even with the A/C running full blast, you can really feel the heat from the sun coming through the top. As a result, I only used the "glass" top a few months of the year.
When I ordered my C6, I went with just the solid top. No regrets.
When I ordered my C6, I went with just the solid top. No regrets.
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 2,324
Likes: 0
From: MN
My 2006 LMB has both tops. The body color top is STILL at the shop (coming up on 4 weeks on Friday) - Long story.
Anyway, having used both, I believe I would simply order the clear top - with the DSV interior liner, it looks just like the body top, and since mine is LMB, you really cannot tell when the clear top is on because of its blue tint. In retrospect, I would have saved the extra $$.
Anyway, having used both, I believe I would simply order the clear top - with the DSV interior liner, it looks just like the body top, and since mine is LMB, you really cannot tell when the clear top is on because of its blue tint. In retrospect, I would have saved the extra $$.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 8,913
Likes: 15
From: El Segundo California
St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-12-'13-'14-'15-'16
If I had to do it all over again, I would not have wasted my money on the solid roof.But as some of you have said, color choice is a part of it. I can see it not working as well with white or the new Jetstream Blue.
I have Machine Silver with Comp wheels. So it looks great!
Race Director
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 16,684
Likes: 1,193
From: La Center WA
I ordered my coupe with every option available except Ontar and the "glass" top. I went with only the painted top for several reasons:
To be honest, when I ordered my car I didn't know about the readily-available headliner that's available for the glass top. Even had I known, I think I still would have gone with only the painted panel.
- I prefer the look of the painted top.
- IMO the "glass" top is way overpriced.
- I had "glass" t-tops on my '84 Trans Am and didn't like the heat factor. (I'm in CA.)
To be honest, when I ordered my car I didn't know about the readily-available headliner that's available for the glass top. Even had I known, I think I still would have gone with only the painted panel.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 2,964
Likes: 0
From: Huntsville AL
CI 2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 Vet
St. Jude Donor '09-'10
I have and use both. Solid during the hot summer months here in AL and the "glass" the rest of the time. I like the look better with the solid from the outside but I like the look from the inside better with the "glass"
Race Director
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 11,762
Likes: 2
For me the decision to stick with the standard top was pretty easy. I live in Texas. I think a lot of it has to do with the climate you live in. Plus I didn't want to spend extra for something that would get little or no use. If I want to look at the sun I'll take the top off. I thought a clear roof was a little silly for that. Plus having a black car with a black interior I need all the insulation I can get and I felt that having a glass top would turn my interior into a convection oven. My $.02.
Instructor
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 184
Likes: 0
From: St. Louis MO
Glass to with the Headliner from Down south vettes, best of both worlds, especailly on a black vetter b/c you can't really tell if it's glass or painted unless your up close. Love the way the glass top looks when looking out through it and when it's hot keep the suction cup headliner in place, works awesome.