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Old 05-23-2015, 08:56 PM   #40
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Originally Posted by RealG View Post
I disagree I feel the engineers could make a modern T-top work. Modern manufacturing technologies with modern alloys and composites are making almost anything possible .
You are correct. Given enough capitl, enough piec price increase and enough time, I can do it.

But please everyone that wants T-tops start list everything you want. Bolt in ok? Probably not. 60 pounds per panel? Also likely a no.

So if you want them easy to use, easy to store, you will add so much cost younwouldnt want them.

Would you pay $10,000 for them? Better have thousands say yes for the business case to work.

So yes, I've run the test and yes I've engineered the solution to get cars to pass this test. T-tops would be very nearly impossible to productionize at anywhere near an affordable cost.
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