Disable and delete the annoying vert top clearance net. - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

SUX2BU · 08-08-2011, 02:47 PM

8/8/11 This has annoyed me more often than I can count. I am cleaning my car or out driving around and I want to put my top down. I pull off to the side of the road, unlatch the top and nothing happens. The damn safety net thing isn't pulled out! I have to get out of the car pop, the trunk, oh wait, the trunk won't pop unless I latch the top back up! I latch the top, pop the trunk, get out of the car, walk to the trunk, open the trunk, pull out the clearance net, try a couple of times to get both ends in the slots, close the trunk, get back in the car unlatch the to for the second time and now I can FINALLY put my top down!

I hardly ever have anything in my trunk, when I do it is not big enough to poke up past the clearance net, but I have to close the net to put in or pull out whatever goes in the trunk and then pull out the net in case I want to drop the top. It gets real annoying, real quick.

So i decided to find a way to bypass the (I assume it's some type magnetic type) net sensor. I was thinking maybe put a magnet on it or use a resistor to jump the sensor, turns out all you have to do is unplug it! So I unplugged it, used a 10 mm nut driver and pullet the net out. It weight a good 2-3 lbs and taking weight out of my car always puts a smile on my face!

Now i can operate the top with out having to go in the trunk to pull that annoying net out.

Another plus is that it gives yo a couple extra inches if you put something big all the way up against the back of the trunk, which would have been helpful on my trip this last weekend when i shoved some suitcases back there.

Cost of today's mod: Free!

chopper · 08-08-2011, 02:50 PM

Nice sux, Im with you there it is a pain... was that easy to do?

SUX2BU · 08-08-2011, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by chopper

Nice sux, Im with you there it is a pain... was that easy to do?

VERY! Hardest part was pulling the carpeting wall thing out and using a little screw driver to unplug the sensor.Total time took about 5 min.

dmullen · 08-08-2011, 03:45 PM

Thanks for the info...where exactly is the plug?

SUX2BU · 08-08-2011, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by dmullen

Thanks for the info...where exactly is the plug?

On the left side behind the carpeted wall where the bar on the net hooks in.

Lightrider · 08-08-2011, 07:20 PM

Hehe...I especially like the weight savings comment you make. Every day, trimming a little here, a little there...getting Ginger into 'bikini' shape soon.

billyboyf · 08-08-2011, 07:31 PM

This is a great discovery. I got locked out of the trunk for a while the first time I didn't have the net pulled out.I dont put anything in my trunk anyways.

mtmtx · 08-08-2011, 09:05 PM

got nailed by this "feature" a couple of weeks ago...thanks for the tip!

united1 · 08-08-2011, 09:34 PM

Good idea.

SUX2BU · 08-08-2011, 09:47 PM

Just an FYI. You guys don't have to remove the roll out net like I did. You can just unplug the sensor and get the same effect.

Wantconvertible · 08-08-2011, 10:03 PM

Thanks for helping,I was showing off one day and the top wouldnt go down,I had to get out to pull it out ,lost my show off stat quick,im going to unplug mine
Thanks again

RAWarrior · 08-09-2011, 10:26 AM

Yeh, got the smackdown by that stupid thing at a car show of all places.

hwanger24 · 08-09-2011, 12:21 PM

Do you know if there's any real function to that net being there? Maybe just a precaution so that the owner doesn't drop the top in a packed trunk?

SUX2BU · 08-09-2011, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by hwanger24

Do you know if there's any real function to that net being there? Maybe just a precaution so that the owner doesn't drop the top in a packed trunk?

That's it's only function. It's to make sure you don't lower the top with no room for it in the trunk.

08-08-2011, 02:47 PM	#1
SUX2BU Quit being a pu$$y Drives: FAST Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Sachse TX (DFW) Posts: 5,825 View My Garage	Disable and delete the annoying vert top clearance net. 8/8/11 This has annoyed me more often than I can count. I am cleaning my car or out driving around and I want to put my top down. I pull off to the side of the road, unlatch the top and nothing happens. The damn safety net thing isn't pulled out! I have to get out of the car pop, the trunk, oh wait, the trunk won't pop unless I latch the top back up! I latch the top, pop the trunk, get out of the car, walk to the trunk, open the trunk, pull out the clearance net, try a couple of times to get both ends in the slots, close the trunk, get back in the car unlatch the to for the second time and now I can FINALLY put my top down! I hardly ever have anything in my trunk, when I do it is not big enough to poke up past the clearance net, but I have to close the net to put in or pull out whatever goes in the trunk and then pull out the net in case I want to drop the top. It gets real annoying, real quick. So i decided to find a way to bypass the (I assume it's some type magnetic type) net sensor. I was thinking maybe put a magnet on it or use a resistor to jump the sensor, turns out all you have to do is unplug it! So I unplugged it, used a 10 mm nut driver and pullet the net out. It weight a good 2-3 lbs and taking weight out of my car always puts a smile on my face! Now i can operate the top with out having to go in the trunk to pull that annoying net out. Another plus is that it gives yo a couple extra inches if you put something big all the way up against the back of the trunk, which would have been helpful on my trip this last weekend when i shoved some suitcases back there. Cost of today's mod: Free! Attached Images __________________ <----- Click HERE to see ALL of my mods/write ups Last edited by SUX2BU; 08-08-2011 at 03:48 PM.

08-08-2011, 09:34 PM	#9
united1 Drives: slpzl585vert. Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: ma. Posts: 925 View My Garage	Good idea. __________________

08-08-2011, 09:47 PM	#10
SUX2BU Quit being a pu$$y Drives: FAST Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Sachse TX (DFW) Posts: 5,825 View My Garage	Just an FYI. You guys don't have to remove the roll out net like I did. You can just unplug the sensor and get the same effect. __________________ <----- Click HERE to see ALL of my mods/write ups

08-09-2011, 10:26 AM	#12
RAWarrior Drives: '11 CGM/IOM 2SS 'vert '02 GMC Envoy Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Springfield IL/Indy IN Posts: 461	Yeh, got the smackdown by that stupid thing at a car show of all places. __________________ Cyber Grey/Black Conv 2SS IOM interior 12/07/2010 - (1100) Order Placed 12/10/2010 - (2000) Order Accepted by GM Dealer 12/15/2010 - (2500) Order Preferenced Order 12/15/2010 - (3000) Order accepted 01/29/2011 - (3100) Order available to sequence. 01/29/2011 - (3300) Order Scheduled for Production 01/29/2011 - (3400) Order Broadcast 02/07/2011 - (3800) Order produced, 02/07/2011 - (4000) Vehicle available to ship 02/07/2011 - (4104) Bailment Invoice Created 02/07/2011 - (4B00) Your car is bayed 03/12/2011 - She's finally Home!!!!

08-08-2011, 02:50 PM	#2
chopper Drives: 2011 camaro 2ss convertible Join Date: May 2011 Location: moving camaro to las vegas nevada Posts: 87	Nice sux, Im with you there it is a pain... was that easy to do?

08-08-2011, 03:45 PM	#4
dmullen Drives: 2011 RS Camaro convertible Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Flowood, MS Posts: 146	Thanks for the info...where exactly is the plug?

08-08-2011, 07:20 PM	#6
Lightrider Drives: 2011 2SS/RS M6 Hurst Convertible Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: PA Posts: 602 View My Garage	Hehe...I especially like the weight savings comment you make. Every day, trimming a little here, a little there...getting Ginger into 'bikini' shape soon.

08-08-2011, 07:31 PM	#7
billyboyf Drives: 2011 2LT RS Convertible Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 33	This is a great discovery. I got locked out of the trunk for a while the first time I didn't have the net pulled out.I dont put anything in my trunk anyways.

08-08-2011, 09:05 PM	#8
mtmtx Drives: 2SS/RS convertible, 6M Join Date: May 2011 Location: ATX Posts: 237	got nailed by this "feature" a couple of weeks ago...thanks for the tip!

08-08-2011, 10:03 PM	#11
Wantconvertible Drives: 2011 SS/RS VERT Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: PHILA PA Posts: 1,615	Thanks for helping,I was showing off one day and the top wouldnt go down,I had to get out to pull it out ,lost my show off stat quick,im going to unplug mine Thanks again

08-09-2011, 12:21 PM	#13
hwanger24 Drives: 11 Camaro Convert 2SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Anchorage, AK Posts: 71	Do you know if there's any real function to that net being there? Maybe just a precaution so that the owner doesn't drop the top in a packed trunk?