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Posted by ArcticYT95TA (Member # 1816) on :
 
I am going to try my luck again here. I have a few questions for you all, so here goes.

1. Has anyone found a "tonneau bar" without the third brake light? RKSport sells one, but it has a brake light on it. Why they put it on there is beyond me, I already have a third brake light.

2. Has anyone removed their back seats? I have thought about making my TA a true 2 seater, and installing some sort of carpeted wood box to make it like the inside of a Corvette Z06.

3. This is an odd question, but to any TA vert owners, in your interior, specifically the center console, opposite of the power top button, the other side, is there any sort of panel there? Mine is lacking, and I cannot get a straight answer to whether I am missing a panel or something, since the bottom of the cigarette lighter is exposed from the passenger side.

4. This is a really odd question, but, on the windshield, it seems like there is nothing to block the rain coming off the wipers, so if it is raining, you absolutely cannot crack the window, because water will pour in. Is everyone's car like this? On a previous car, there were "sills" that ran vertically with the windsheild to block the water coming off the windsheild.

Thanks in advance.
 
Posted by OBSSD (Member # 1258) on :
 
I don't own a 'vert but I can offer some info on #4. I had a '98 V6 that had flush windshield molding. My SS, however; has a slight channel in the molding on either side of the windshield. It's not enough to channel all the water to the roof, but gets most of it.
 
Posted by Steve da Wrench (Member # 1301) on :
 
New cars usually dont have "rain gutters" anymore because it really hurts aerodynamics. At least the coupes and T-top cars get somewhat of a lip directly above the side glass. The convertible gets nothing (its not possible to put anything there!). But then converts have always been that way! [Big Grin]
 
Posted by HTWLSS (Member # 117) on :
 
Sideshow's car has the rear seat removal mod. It makes for more gear & equipment room for traveling.
Our next road trip w/the SS will most likely be sans rear seat.
 
Posted by ArcticYT95TA (Member # 1816) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by HTWLSS:
Sideshow's car has the rear seat removal mod. It makes for more gear & equipment room for traveling.
Our next road trip w/the SS will most likely be sans rear seat.

Do you have any pictures or a link to a site where I can see this mod? Thanks
 
Posted by BPS (Member # 1260) on :
 
one of my first mods was !rear seats and belts - provides a lot more room and looks cool with a full reae tonneau cover over it.

for your point 1 - haven't seen any - you may want to consider a 2 or 4 point roll bar instead?

point 4 - yes - you get wet in the rain if you crack the window
 
Posted by ArcticYT95TA (Member # 1816) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by BPS:
one of my first mods was !rear seats and belts - provides a lot more room and looks cool with a full reae tonneau cover over it.

for your point 1 - haven't seen any - you may want to consider a 2 or 4 point roll bar instead?

point 4 - yes - you get wet in the rain if you crack the window

Thanks for the reply, do you have any pics or a site where I could view pics? E-mail is also fine
LovTrance72@cs.com [Smile]
 
Posted by BPS (Member # 1260) on :
 
In sig
 
Posted by Sideshow (Member # 1231) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by HTWLSS:
Sideshow's car has the rear seat removal mod. It makes for more gear & equipment room for traveling.
Our next road trip w/the SS will most likely be sans rear seat.

Actually I only had the seatback folded down. Curtis had the rear seat in his SS coupe out for the BG trip. [Smile]
 
Posted by HTWLSS (Member # 117) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Sideshow:
quote:
Originally posted by HTWLSS:
Sideshow's car has the rear seat removal mod. It makes for more gear & equipment room for traveling.
Our next road trip w/the SS will most likely be sans rear seat.

Actually I only had the seatback folded down. Curtis had the rear seat in his SS coupe out for the BG trip. [Smile]
'Doh! My brain is slipping. I was initially thinking it was you, but now that you mention it.....yes, it WAS Curtis that had his back seat out.
 
Posted by DROPTAWP (Member # 865) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by ArcticYT95TA:
4. This is a really odd question, but, on the windshield, it seems like there is nothing to block the rain coming off the wipers, so if it is raining, you absolutely cannot crack the window, because water will pour in. Is everyone's car like this? On a previous car, there were "sills" that ran vertically with the windsheild to block the water coming off the windsheild.

That's the price we pay for owning 'Verts. [Wink]
 


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