C7 convert
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '17, '19
C7 convert
Hey Guys,
How do you guys like the convert with the top up?
I have to admit, this convert was the first I thought was really good looking. But that top I think destroys the look. Especially the tan top version with the grey.
How do you guys like the convert with the top up?
I have to admit, this convert was the first I thought was really good looking. But that top I think destroys the look. Especially the tan top version with the grey.
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http://media.gm.com/product/public/us/en/c7/photos.html
Lots of folks don't like the look of any convertible tops. I like the tan with the gray but would probably go for black.
Pro
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From: Duluth GA
Wait you can do that at 30 MPH? My mom and I both have C6's hers is a vert and I used to put the top up/down at like 10 MPH (just moved the e-brake up one click and boom). I was also around 17-18 at the time, man my dad would of whooped me if he saw that.
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Racer
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Just the fact that you can be moving at a slow rate of speed and work the top is great. When the rain hits I'm usually driving.
Racer
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Then look for something else...
http://media.gm.com/product/public/us/en/c7/photos.html
Lots of folks don't like the look of any convertible tops. I like the tan with the gray but would probably go for black.
http://media.gm.com/product/public/us/en/c7/photos.html
Lots of folks don't like the look of any convertible tops. I like the tan with the gray but would probably go for black.
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I've raised the top of my '05 vert at less than 10 mph by clicking the e-brake up one click and holding the switch. It started raining hard and I was in traffic. I wouldn't do it any faster as I would be worried about the top's frame getting out of whack.
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Thread Starter
Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '17, '19
Racer
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From: Hamburg Ny
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I'm not a vert fan, but I have to admit, the C7 top is the best looking soft top I think I've ever seen on a car. When the top is up, it is completely smooth and looks really nice, regardless of color.
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St. Jude Donor '11
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I have never been a fan of the Corvette roadster with the top up, even dating back to my '66 BB. I was lucky, as I had the hard top to go with it, so that was on the car most of when the weather was not good. The only time I would normally use the soft top was if I was out and it rained. Now a Corvette roadster with the top down looks great. I will admit the picture with the tan top on the C7 is not bad looking.
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St. Jude Donor '11
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That is a lot of wait to add to a sports car. I did see one C6 that had it done, and the owner tried to tell be it was an option in 2005 and they made 350 of them. I said sure they did.
Melting Slicks
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That color combo on the Geneva convert has got my juices flowing. Up till seeing that car I was very cold and had little interest in the C7.
I think the car looks great with the top up and it appears they have added additional padding to help disguise the top bows.
Melting Slicks
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The Mercedes SLS is their flagship sports car that costs twice what a loaded SL goes for and the SLS has a soft top. The SL and SLK are retractable hard top cars and are marketed towards and mostly bought buy women. My son is with Mercedes and they chuckle about it when a guy brings a SL or SLK in for service that he is driving his wife's car.
Drifting
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There was an aftermarket company that did C6 retractable hard top conversions. It ended up looking a bit like a C5 Z06 with the top up.
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