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Hello C7 owners. I hope to be joining you in ownership soon. Until then I have a question about the removable roof section on the coupes. Are there any unpleasant side effects with the top off?
I ask because I have a Z4 M Coupe and it's roof is also removable - if you take out the headliner, A pillars and cut out the sealant. I had it off for a while during a CF roof swap, and drove it with the roof panel out. The buffetting and resonanace from air pressure pulsing in the trunk area behind my head was extremely unpleasant. But of course this car was not designed to be driven with the roof panel off whereas the C7 Coupe is.
There is wind turbulence with the top off and of course the car is louder but just cruised today for a couple hours with roof off and it was nice not uncomfortable
There is wind turbulence with the top off and of course the car is louder but just cruised today for a couple hours with roof off and it was nice not uncomfortable
very true,not near as pleasant as my Trans Am used to be.
I much prefer t-tops over this thing.
I wonder...does anyone make a clip-in wind deflector? Seems like an easy item to fabricate and if it clips into the front 2 roof mount points then it could also be stored in the trunk when the roof is on.
Windrestrictor.com does. I am concerned it will block the view
-I guess I shoudl have specified...not a wind blocker (that sits between the seats to create a high pressure zone), but a wind deflector (a kick-up on the leading edge of the roof opening).
Like this one on the E39:
It doesn't take much to alter the wind's path. I have this as standard equipemnt on my M5 and there is almost zero air movement in the cockpit, albeit with a smaller opening to deal with.
Virtually no one actually Tracks a Corvette. All the Tracking is done Street Racing. There's usually zilch reason to buy a hatchback. However, the 6-lb. paddleboard, is a nice touch for non-swimmers.
I wonder...does anyone make a clip-in wind deflector? Seems like an easy item to fabricate and if it clips into the front 2 roof mount points then it could also be stored in the trunk when the roof is on.
You're never going to stop the buffeting from air movement in the cockpit of the hatchback.
-I guess I shoudl have specified...not a wind blocker (that sits between the seats to create a high pressure zone), but a wind deflector (a kick-up on the leading edge of the roof opening).
Like this one on the E39:
It doesn't take much to alter the wind's path. I have this as standard equipemnt on my M5 and there is almost zero air movement in the cockpit, albeit with a smaller opening to deal with.
I had one on my C6 that went into the windshield header secured by two thumbscrews in the targa mounting holes. Got it on ebay from a forum member here who made them. Would not fit the C7 so I sold it to a local C6 owner. It helped quite a bit.
Last edited by NashvilleGrandSport; 04-15-2018 at 09:23 AM.
very true,not near as pleasant as my Trans Am used to be.
I much prefer t-tops over this thing.
Agreed. My 1998 Camaro was quite pleasant with the T-tops off, even at highway speeds. The monsoon stereo also still retained its sound quality. I’m not sure why it isn’t the same for the Vette!
Agreed. My 1998 Camaro was quite pleasant with the T-tops off, even at highway speeds. The monsoon stereo also still retained its sound quality. I’m not sure why it isn’t the same for the Vette!
absolutely,the stereo was definately far superior as well.
04-14-2018, 10:05 PM
Resonance with top off?
