hardtop roadster?
Originally Posted by driftk1d
but even if you put a hardtop on it it would look exactly the same as a roadster with the soft top up...
Originally Posted by chortik2
k.. well yea, that is a hardtop zr... butttt... i was hoping for a functional hardtop lol.... like, i dunno, precut sliding panels? am i just dreaming here or what? =p
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Originally Posted by buzzardmountain
Well.....it's a start.....kind've.
lol... kind've is right =p
i mean come on... i kno u have all seen hardtops on cars like the lexus sc430... theyre retractable and look clean as ****!
there has to be a way to create some kinda mechanism and panels to have the top slide into the conv. compartment as well as seal when its up....
gotta be....
Originally Posted by chortik2
i mean come on... i kno u have all seen hardtops on cars like the lexus sc430... theyre retractable and look clean as ****!
there has to be a way to create some kinda mechanism and panels to have the top slide into the conv. compartment as well as seal when its up....
gotta be....
there has to be a way to create some kinda mechanism and panels to have the top slide into the conv. compartment as well as seal when its up....
gotta be....
In order for Nissan to make a retractable hard top, the whole design of the mechanics operating and stowing the top would have to change. If you look at the way the Roadster soft top functions, it is like no other hard top out there that I have seen. All of the other hard tops I've seen utilize what I call a trunk lid tilt back where the entire trunk lid hinges back to give the top room to collapse and stow under it. The Z's top folds the back side of the top up first to allow the tonneau to open up to accept the folded top for storage. In order for the back of the top to fold up first, it has to intrude into the cabin, easily done with fabric. If this were a hard top panel, it would take a fancy (therefore expensive) mechanism to slide it into the cabin without bumping the occupants head to allow the tonneau to flip up. All of these separate panels would also have to seal together and be water tight. That's why we probably won't see a retractable hardtop ZR. And if we do, it will cost!
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Originally Posted by FishBrownie
In order for Nissan to make a retractable hard top, the whole design of the mechanics operating and stowing the top would have to change. If you look at the way the Roadster soft top functions, it is like no other hard top out there that I have seen. All of the other hard tops I've seen utilize what I call a trunk lid tilt back where the entire trunk lid hinges back to give the top room to collapse and stow under it. The Z's top folds the back side of the top up first to allow the tonneau to open up to accept the folded top for storage. In order for the back of the top to fold up first, it has to intrude into the cabin, easily done with fabric. If this were a hard top panel, it would take a fancy (therefore expensive) mechanism to slide it into the cabin without bumping the occupants head to allow the tonneau to flip up. All of these separate panels would also have to seal together and be water tight. That's why we probably won't see a retractable hardtop ZR. And if we do, it will cost!
but it can be done... lol
yea... i was just dreaming i guess... for some reason i thought i heard talk about one being created...
Originally Posted by merlin3
most hardtops are not retractable, they are installed with latches. That hardtop above looks butt ugly, even the stock soft top looks better.
to the OP - STOP SMOKING CRACK! You bought a $40k car, not a 60k or an 80k car lol....
Drop tops only comes on really high end and expensive car. Plus if you wanted a hard top THAT BAD should gone for a coupe or better yet shouldn't have bought a Z at all.
Actually I don't think this looks half bad:
Drop tops only comes on really high end and expensive car. Plus if you wanted a hard top THAT BAD should gone for a coupe or better yet shouldn't have bought a Z at all.
Actually I don't think this looks half bad:
Originally Posted by AlvinHuyN
to the OP - STOP SMOKING CRACK! You bought a $40k car, not a 60k or an 80k car lol....
Drop tops only comes on really high end and expensive car. Plus if you wanted a hard top THAT BAD should gone for a coupe or better yet shouldn't have bought a Z at all.
Drop tops only comes on really high end and expensive car. Plus if you wanted a hard top THAT BAD should gone for a coupe or better yet shouldn't have bought a Z at all.
http://www.pontiac.com/g6convertible/index.jsp