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05-25-04, 12:08 PM
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Hey 1987RX7guy...is it actually flat and bends when you mount it, or does it come with a slight contour to it to match the roof? I found a local source of tinted Lexan for a good price and I'm going to make a non-movable sunroof for my TII. If it turns out good, I'll produce a few and sell them on the forum. It would be cheaper than the one you have, but only because it will be a non-movable version and won't require as much hardware.
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05-25-04, 12:15 PM
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I don't see how it would be cheaper because its non-removable. You woudl still have to use the mounts unless you came up with an independant mounting style which would require fabrication. It took a bit of working with my roof to get the contour just right but it comes flat. Once mounted it is a bit easier to form it to the contour.
05-25-04, 01:45 PM
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I would buy this in an instant if the bolts were hidden on top...I just don't like seeing those 6 uneven bolting points from outside of the car. If there was a way to make it look stock I'd buy it and paint it body color.
05-25-04, 01:46 PM
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Originally posted by Aaron Cake
I have noticed that on anything I have ever done with Lexan, it will dull very quickly if washed and dried. Whether it is the soap or the towel itself, within about 6 months is becomes slightly blurry to look through. It is also very easy to scratch.
I have noticed that on anything I have ever done with Lexan, it will dull very quickly if washed and dried. Whether it is the soap or the towel itself, within about 6 months is becomes slightly blurry to look through. It is also very easy to scratch.
05-25-04, 01:53 PM
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Originally posted by 1987RX7guy
I don't see how it would be cheaper because its non-removable. You woudl still have to use the mounts unless you came up with an independant mounting style which would require fabrication. It took a bit of working with my roof to get the contour just right but it comes flat. Once mounted it is a bit easier to form it to the contour.
I don't see how it would be cheaper because its non-removable. You woudl still have to use the mounts unless you came up with an independant mounting style which would require fabrication. It took a bit of working with my roof to get the contour just right but it comes flat. Once mounted it is a bit easier to form it to the contour.
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05-25-04, 02:34 PM
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how can people even consider mentioning how it'd be easier to break into the car from the roof? that thing could be made of half a mm of glass and still be more trouble for a robber to break and climb into the car. does no one know how easy it is to get into a second gen? there was a thread on it. its rediculously easy. i think people just like to attack Santiago sometimes. ah well *hops on bandwagon* "KILL SANTIAGO!!*
05-25-04, 03:41 PM
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Someone stole the Overkill Symbol, turned it upside down, and replaced the bat-demon with a rotor, then slapped it on a t-shirt... wish i had thought of it first
Someone stole the Overkill Symbol, turned it upside down, and replaced the bat-demon with a rotor, then slapped it on a t-shirt... wish i had thought of it first
05-26-04, 05:43 AM
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Originally posted by 1987RX7guy
Did it actually make it through ups without getting beat to hell?
******* UPS... and I work there now...
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05-26-04, 07:41 PM
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It was insured by UPS default, but I'm guessing UPS is bitching about how it was shipped. I have't heard from the seller in about a week and half after he told me he was contacting UPS to get the insurance claim forms.
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Originally Posted by 1987RX7guy
Im going to have to see how it looks in the day to see if I should paint the sides/rear of it. But i wouldn't even know what to use to do that. Oh well.
the only gripe i have with the lexan sunroof is wind noise (it gets loud once you get going, when it gets to me i crack the sunroof open which helps) - and at some point one of my friends must have slid their bag or something over it, so there's a faint scratch mark that i can't get off. (what can be used to smooth down lexan? anyone? bueller?) but it's more than worth it to have a light sunroof that doesn't stick and is clear enough to let a little light in but smoked enough to keep the car from heating up too much. i wish i could smoke my hatch to the same shade. and it looks very clean from the outside - the bolts are hardly noticeable.
as to the naysayers who don't have anything better to do with their life than to **** around on this thread saying "i could have made it for cheaper, it looks bad, blah blah blah" - do i really have to say STFU? go ahead and make one yourself, we'll see how it looks, and if you don't want a lightweight lexan sunroof then wtf are you doing on this thread? jesus. go trade your rotary for a mustang - it'd suit your stupid *** better - and leave us alone.
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