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Silverado · 05-03-2007, 02:26 PM

As for ruining the lines of the car, I don't agree, but can see the point. The easiest way to fix that...make the T-tops out of the same material as the roof...doing that allows for the body line to be molded into the panel and then is retained when the panel is in place. As I mentioned in another post, if you do the panels in the same material as the roof rather than glass, you save on the weight issue.

So, keep the body lines, keep the weight down, and still manage to put t-tops in as an option (which as someone said, if you don't like them, don't get them)....pretty much makes a Camaro available for everyone doesn't it? Okay, except those who want a hardtop convertible...but, talk about adding weight, a hardtop convertible would add hundreds of pounds...

I still say reinforce all the hardtops like you would with T-tops, then make the entire roof out of aluminum (since it would have to be the main structural piece, more or less, just a skin) (carbon fiber would be better, but way too expensive), offer the t-tops as options, and make them out of the aluminum too. This would help keep the weight down over the entire coupe lineup. The convertible has its own problems due to the nature of the beast.

By the way, that talk about raising the roofline (what was it 15mm from what the concept has been showing)...think GM is creating enough room for a power sunroof maybe?

05-03-2007, 02:26 PM	#55
Silverado GM Guy For Life Drives: 2010 GMC Yukon XL Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 971 View My Garage	Ruining the lines.... As for ruining the lines of the car, I don't agree, but can see the point. The easiest way to fix that...make the T-tops out of the same material as the roof...doing that allows for the body line to be molded into the panel and then is retained when the panel is in place. As I mentioned in another post, if you do the panels in the same material as the roof rather than glass, you save on the weight issue. So, keep the body lines, keep the weight down, and still manage to put t-tops in as an option (which as someone said, if you don't like them, don't get them)....pretty much makes a Camaro available for everyone doesn't it? Okay, except those who want a hardtop convertible...but, talk about adding weight, a hardtop convertible would add hundreds of pounds... I still say reinforce all the hardtops like you would with T-tops, then make the entire roof out of aluminum (since it would have to be the main structural piece, more or less, just a skin) (carbon fiber would be better, but way too expensive), offer the t-tops as options, and make them out of the aluminum too. This would help keep the weight down over the entire coupe lineup. The convertible has its own problems due to the nature of the beast. By the way, that talk about raising the roofline (what was it 15mm from what the concept has been showing)...think GM is creating enough room for a power sunroof maybe?