posted 08-02-2012 12:07 AM                  

I am melting in the heat and with the top up visibility is down like you would expect. To any of the aftermarket or factory hard tops have a bigger rear window for ease of driving with the top on. Does the AC work better, less wind noise. Easier to talk to a passenger.

Any other mods that I should look at doing to make the car more user friendly. My last kats have been weekend only cars and though I did rack up the miles I never did it at the rate I am now. Only regret is I have a brand new set of the factory runflats on the car and they are harsh.

On my last one I dynomated the entire interior tub and the doors and it made a world of difference but it took me a solid two weeks after work to get it down and there is no way to that now.

posted 08-02-2012 04:30 AM                  

WHEN I GOT MY HARDTOP ON THE KAT THE VISIBILITY IS ALMOST WORST THE WITH THE NORMAL TOP UP. THE BACK WINDOW IN THE HARDTOP IS SITTING HIGHER THEN IN THE NORMAL TOP, SO LOOKING BACKWARDS YOU DON'T SEE A LOT.

WITH THE HARDTOP WILL REDUCE THE THE WIND NOISE, BUT I THINK THAT'S ABOUT IT.

posted 08-02-2012 07:21 AM                  

cons: no trunk access, a bit of a job to remove and re-install, a little less visibility, a little harder to access/egress (it seems less forgiving in a head bump).

posted 08-02-2012 09:43 AM                  

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Originally posted by beachcat:
I love my hard top. Less wind noise, air works better, easier to talk to passengers and listen to tunes, car looks better imo.

cons: no trunk access, a bit of a job to remove and re-install, a little less visibility, a little harder to access/egress (it seems less forgiving in a head bump).

all in all it's a plus.

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I can live with no truck access not like I can get alot back there.

Any idea what a good price would be on a used one, there is one on eBay at something ridiculous like 5K, they were ~3500 new I think when I bought my first prowler at the dealership.

Also does the hardtop have a inner liner. I have been talking it over with the wife and we can car pool sofr a week or so if I want to dynamat the car again, but it would be helpful if I could do the roof as well.

posted 08-02-2012 09:50 AM                  

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Originally posted by St0rmBr1nger:
I can live with no truck access not like I can get alot back there.

Any idea what a good price would be on a used one, there is one on eBay at something ridiculous like 5K, they were ~3500 new I think when I bought my first prowler at the dealership.

Also does the hardtop have a inner liner. I have been talking it over with the wife and we can car pool sofr a week or so if I want to dynamat the car again, but it would be helpful if I could do the roof as well.

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posted 08-04-2012 06:26 PM                  

Road and wind noise are greatly reduced and it just makes the interior such a nice environment. The inside headliner is finished off. As far as rear vision goes, I don't perceive it to be any better or worse than the factory soft top.

Appearance of the whole car changes because it makes it look "finished" versus the soft top.

posted 08-04-2012 09:24 PM                  

The hard top has extra head room. It's quieter, cooler with the air. It does give the cat a whole different look.

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