Just wondering if there was a hard top that I could put om my RX7.

 

A female, huh? Go to the lounge and post pics of yourself.

But seriously no, i dont think there is one.

 

there have been some people that have made them by molding fiberglass top from the stock soft top. really ugly IMO but besides that no options but soft top.

 

I would like to see someone produce a quality hardtop for the Vert. If done right, it could become a huge hit. Which in turn would make it suck again. Hmmm.

 

...and if it cost more than $25 shipped, no one from these forums would buy it.

 

Considering it would be truck frieght that wouldn't happen. I'd imagine around 400 or 500 shipped.

 

You should talk Cheapy McCheaperson.

 

I wonder if someone could just make a mold from a stock vert top and start a group buy. I was planing on doing this but with doors in the summer time for myself.

 

actually its quite refreshing to see a woman joining the scene.. Don't scare her off with your desperation.


Welcome Amy! You should post pictures OF YOUR CAR in the picture thread at the top of this section. Don't get scared off by the sausage fest.

 

Only Vert hard tops that have ever been done have been one off custom jobs. They didn't look all that good either.

 

I would REALLY like to see a custom hatch for the coupe with a solid deck and MR2 style rear glass.

 

its been done. its fugly.

 

I've seen the one with the vents and "Fiero-esque" sides. Forgot who made it though. That's not what I mean. I mean having a slightly curved back window that's recessed a bit. Kinda like an El Camino, not to sound redneck or anything.

 

Does anyone have any pictures of either of these? That would be sick.

RoninRX7

 

 

My friend Gonzz has a FB with some kind of Jspec rear hatch.. it looks cool.. Kind of like a MR-2 hatch..

 

At least on the thread a couple of weeks ago there were pics that pretty much shut everyone up with the 'Oh, that would be so cool!' nonsense. Fugley is as fugley does.

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...48#post6660948

I honestly never understood why anyone wants to put a hard top on the only convertible on earth that has a... hard top. It's a convertible, people. And it already has a hard top.

https://www.rx7club.com/showpost.php...13&postcount=7

 

The same reason people with Jeep Wranglers buy hardtops instead of soft tops. You can still take it off in the summer and drive around topless, but you can throw it on in the winter to block out road noise, moisture, and burglary. Hard tops are also easier to maintain and last longer. I think there are definate benefits to having one. The question is could somebody DIY one that was good enough to have those benefits.

 

Exactly. So Jackchild you've never seen the Miata or S2000 removable hardtops? They seem to be pretty popular.

 

the tops themselves on the convertables never seem to leak - it's the door seals which are available at the dealer!

 

Having not owned a convertible for like 8 years (I live in oregon.. there's no point... unless there were hard tops)... I can't really tell what the seal areas look like... but, considering the top is a frame, probably tube frame... and the targa top which I'm not sure what that is made of... but.. When you shut the doors, everything flexes. If the seals wear out, it leaks sooner. On a coupe, nothing flexes, so the seals don't have to be as-new for everything to seal. Coupe's doors DO leak eventually... it just takes longer because of the lower tolerances needed.

If the top didn't flex, like a hard top wouldn't, I would imagine the seals on the door frames would seal TONS better.

You could also have a bigger rear window.... with defroster (I can't remember if the verts had defrosters in theirs)

 

Never had a S4 vert but I know the S5's had defrosters.

 

Yea I have an S4 vert and it has the defrosters, Mines almost 20 years old and the top is still going strong, I almost wish I had a coupe for the winters and such, but i bought a beater for the winter times and those nice days with the top down make happy with the vert..

I dont know why people would want a hard top for the vert when you could just buy a coupe......

 

If you put tons of money into your vert.... and don't want to do it all over again with another car.. I'd say it would be a damn good option.

"Just buy a coupe" is a great option for people with enough money to do so. But, a hard top would make an already fun to drive car even more practical.

If I had a vert, I would want one. I probably couldn't afford one, but I would still want one.

 

Someone should make a retractable hardtop for the Vert like the Benz SL series has. That would be pimperrific, but FC owners are definately way too cheap to get something like that.