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YOUR RESEARCHBlack hardtop on silver car? Yeas and nays
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Our canvas tops are black anyway and I see nothing wrong with using a black hard top.
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Finally, storage of a hard top when not in use can be a pain in the rear.
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Can't use that part of my garage so it's a good use of wasted space and I often forget it's there.
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I have a hardtop that I bought to mostly use on the track.
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So I'm thinking seriously of intentionally buying a black hardtop to go on my Silver Cab, I like the black roof combo it preserves the cab look in the offseason and there's a certain funky retro look to it with the rest of the black trim... Anybody seen one done it like the idea? Haters are invited to reserve comment☺
I vote "nay", but my vote isn't necessarily against the black hard top as much as it is against any hard top. When I first purchased a cabriolet, I was planning to buy a hard top for winter months. I ended up skipping it, and I'm glad I did. First of all, the soft top insulates you from the elements very well. I don't see the hard top adding much in terms of usability or functionality. Secondly, it's nice to be able to drop the top on the occasional warm day during winter. Finally, storage of a hard top when not in use can be a pain in the rear. Just say no!
Plenty of silver verts with canvas black tops that look fine. The hardtop lines do the 996 no justice and I only think that will be heightened by a different color.
This looks good
This not so much
Maybe someone could photoshop it for you?
I have a hardtop that I bought to mostly use on the track. I've found that I use it more often than I originally thought I would. The car is quieter and you can protect your top if you know you're not going to go topless anytime soon. I use it during the winter and in the middle of the summer even though my car is garaged all of the time. In both cases I'm not putting the top down because of temperature extremes so it's nice to have that option.
For storage I have a winch setup in my garage so the top sits right under the ceiling. Can't use that part of my garage so it's a good use of wasted space and I often forget it's there.
I personally prefer the body colored option but don't necessarily think it'll look bad going with black. It will make people look twice for sure!
I vote nay. I have a silver hardtop for my silver cab, and it still looks like a baseball cap in the back-can't see with this pick, and i would think that would stand-out more with a black one. The soft-top black blends better than the hardtop due to tighter fit and seem's and has the more natural look and fit. Just my .02....
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DO IT. If later on you realize it was a "bad" idea, then repaint-to-match (will not be cheap). FWIW, I considered doing this but the price tag of repainting later forced me to find a matching one.
Or keep it for the sunny days and buy the coupe for the rest of the year
b3's photo skills helped. I agree with most of the others that have stated a dislike of the hard top at all. I'm not a fan of the Cab lines to begin with and I think the hard top makes it stick out even more.
The contrasting color, however, actually helps a bit in my opinion though.
As already mentioned, you can get it repainted if you decide you don't like it. Alternatively you could just sell it on again and then pick one up in the correct color.
Woodman,
For a second I thought you may have "hacked" into my computer because I was about to photoshop that same car. (see picture) But after starting on it, I noticed a clearer image of a silver 996 cab. That's too funny... a lil' weird, but funny still. ha!
I have the same silver top on mine but like the black one as well. I say do what you prefer. Our canvas tops are black anyway and I see nothing wrong with using a black hard top. During the summer I winch my hard top up to the ceiling. I have banged my head on it a couple of times and still haven't knocked any sense into my brain.
Hah! Yeah I googled "silver 996 hardtop" and one of the first results was this image.
Or, maybe I really am as computer savvy as David Lightman in Wargames...
It's a targa hardtop system manufactured by GTN Automotive. It's insanely expensive. Probably cheaper to sell your current cabriolet and buy a coupe.
http://www.realtarga.com/gtn/sites/home_e.html
I have a 2004 Arctic silver cab that I traded the AS silver hard top to a guy that was going to paint his black hardtop AS. I like the look. One area that the black helps camouflage is the space between the rear of the top and body. With the silver one you see the black line. The black top hides it.
