I've been pondering how the eclipse would look with a pop top like the corvettes....I can't photoshop, don't have the program, so the only thing I can do is imagine it. I think it would look pretty cool...:scratch:
Stokes
Someone on the .org photoshopped it. Looks like crap IMO.
Also, the coupe isn't built for that and would not be strong enough.
Also, the coupe isn't built for that and would not be strong enough.
I'm sure a bunch of people have thought about this, I know I have. I think cost wise it would be alot unless you have the skills to weld and paint. Also, access to a plasma saw would be ideal. Unfortunatly, I speak for my self here and probably alot of other members when I say I seriously lack the confidence to try that myself. Would definitly make for an awsome looking 3G.
yeah, i think it would be really costly as well. See, I picture it kinda like a supra. That pic looks almost dead on..but then you have to think about the back hatch...what would protect it when it goes up and down?...
It's not a "pop" top, it would be called a targa top.
The car isn't designed for it - so to do it with the proper engineering and reinforcement for safety, would make the project extrememly costly. Regardless how much money you put into it, it would look ugly as shit.
The car isn't designed for it - so to do it with the proper engineering and reinforcement for safety, would make the project extrememly costly. Regardless how much money you put into it, it would look ugly as shit.
its called a targa, and on the correct vehicle it looks amazing, on out platform, ehhh no thanks
i would like a hard top for my spyder, i would even pay up to $1000 for one. then i could remove my soft top completely and switch back and forth.
that isn't a spelling mistake, it is a typo. he hit the wrong letter, a spelling mistake, is different.
your / you're is a spelling mistake.
out / our is a typo.
your / you're is a spelling mistake.
out / our is a typo.
it's been talked about often in the past, and everything that has been said here is pretty much the conclusion that's always been made...I don't know who the hell would be willing to spend the money for a proper targa roof on this car, and even if they did, it would look like shit anyway.
For what its worth, there is a guy on the 3SI forums that rebuilt a 3KGT from virtually its frame and incorporated a targa roof in the process. It looks fantastic (I can post pictures if anyone hasn't seen it), but it's also a completely different animal compared to the turd gen Eclipse.
For what its worth, there is a guy on the 3SI forums that rebuilt a 3KGT from virtually its frame and incorporated a targa roof in the process. It looks fantastic (I can post pictures if anyone hasn't seen it), but it's also a completely different animal compared to the turd gen Eclipse.
i was actually supposed to be getting a 99 vr4 instead of the eclipse a few years back and the targa top was the first thing on the list after a complete tune up. i love my 3g but i still regret not getting the 3k......99 pearl white vr4 mmmmmm:drool:
I have always been a fan of the "T" tops on a Trans am, but them are the only car I think it looks good on.... Other than the targa on the Supra.
actually you could pull this off basically keeping the back glass in the car.
you can get the trunk lid itself to fold up with shocks while the glass stays in the car so you can access the trunk. i dont think it would be that hard. you wont need that extra with the right modded car it would look good.
you can get the trunk lid itself to fold up with shocks while the glass stays in the car so you can access the trunk. i dont think it would be that hard. you wont need that extra with the right modded car it would look good.
if anyone seriously wanted to do this it would be easier to start with a spyder. that way you have a working trunk already, and the car is made to not have a roof. then graft in the rear glass and wings from a hardtop. it would still not look good though, IMO.
im think it looks good
but it will damage the structure and strength of the car even an aftermarket sunroof
but it will damage the structure and strength of the car even an aftermarket sunroof
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