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Yves Dec 30, 2008 07:57 PM

Put my old hard top (different color) on TTCab - it's hideous
 
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Put the hardtop from my old 996 C2 on my TT Cab, the only difference being the difference in color between the 2 cars.
Too much bling for my taste, gosh , I feel like a rapper. Gonna have to paint that thing Speed Yellow. hilarious

RENEGADE Dec 30, 2008 08:03 PM

Yeah there is too much going on with the wheels and the 2 tone, would look nice painted the same color.

MY996TT Dec 30, 2008 08:34 PM

I'm actually thinking about buying a hard top for my Cab; a used one.

sharkster Dec 30, 2008 08:38 PM


Originally Posted by MY996TT (Post 2194441)
I'm actually thinking about buying a hard top for my Cab; a used one.

Hey check on craigslist or ebay I used to see them on there all the time back in the day! You'd need to get it painted but still;)

MY996TT Dec 30, 2008 08:59 PM


Originally Posted by sharkster (Post 2194447)
Hey check on craigslist or ebay I used to see them on there all the time back in the day! You'd need to get it painted but still;)

Thanks Sharky! I'm trying to get one with the same color first; if not then I'll look into a diff. color and then get it painted. I do like the look with a hard top.

Maybe I can get 2 mph faster with the better aerodynamics. :D

Onetime Dec 31, 2008 12:11 AM

That's not bad. I like it. It looks so different than anything I've seen.

ripCuRrent Dec 31, 2008 01:27 AM

It sure looks different, bumble bee different :) It might look busy in the eyes of us car guys. But might look cool to others.
My Solara's top started to leak in a lil bit since this winter. Lucikly I'm in L.A., but this experience kindda drives me away from soft top convertible. Nvr the less I can half way imagine how nice it feels owning a TTcab :)

Speedshaq Dec 31, 2008 01:55 AM

Soft top looks better.

ScottKelly911 Dec 31, 2008 03:38 AM

I think it would look pretty cool if the wheels were powdercoated/painted black. Maybe some nice blacked out Techart wheels with a yellow stripe around the rim. But if you were to keep the wheels as is, then yes paint the top.

rlj996tt650gt Dec 31, 2008 08:06 AM

Hideous is too harsh--your car does not look that bad with the hardtop. But not being a rapper or any other sort of celebrity:D--I'd change something too. Either black wheels with yellow stripe as has been suggested or paint the hard-top speed yellow as you suggested. The lines look great with the shape of the hard top.

soothsayer Dec 31, 2008 12:07 PM

I kinda like it...it doesnt look bad.

SXN Dec 31, 2008 12:12 PM

I actually like it

DaveMo Dec 31, 2008 01:53 PM

Make sure if you buy a HT that the interior headliner color matches the interior of your car.

Speedy996tt Dec 31, 2008 01:55 PM

just get a set of black wheels and it will nice!

Yves Dec 31, 2008 02:07 PM


Originally Posted by DaveMo (Post 2195366)
Make sure if you buy a HT that the interior headliner color matches the interior of your car.

That's covered. It's black on black. It's just the outside of the HT that's bothering me.
Might just have my rims powdercoated matte black, leaving the lip chrome. Should also be stellar in Summer with the top down.


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