the ultimate cabriolet thread!
 

you knew this was coming...and for those who don't like the look of the cab, you dont know what you're missing when it comes to driving in one on a beautiful summer day.

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a real cab
 

Yes, I did know -- despite all my fears. Ok, I let my leased silver Boster S go back, but I still have this..... note the structural integity of the body....




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Isn't this bar supposed to go between the fold and not on top of it? Please correct me if I'm wrong... I'd hate to think I've been putting my top down incorrectly all this time.

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Yup - it is supposed to go 'inside the fold'. :eek:

:D
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1089849776.jpg :D

you gotta be schitting me! are you serious?

:eek: :eek:

Give it a shot... it'll fold the headliner down nice and tight. Those two straps on either side won't flap around either.

on the topic of headliners - anyone know how much they cost to replace - mine just disintergrated.

now i feel like a real idiot, for almost 5 years, i've been folding it down this way, and always wondered why that stupid bar would swing up at highway speeds and block my rear-view mirror.

this one deserves a big:

DAH!

They go fast too...
http://www.a1-staffing.com/Porsche-sbr4.jpg

Hmm.... called for a taxi...and they sent me a yellow cabhttp://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1089855574.jpg

Hey I'm keeping it

Me and my boys on the F1 track at Indy.
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turbo cabs
 

does it get better? I very much doubt it! http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1089856319.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1089856342.jpg

explains it all :D

the headliner is beat to shreds right now...probably due in part to my leaving that bar out flopping around all the time.

fun fun fun

http://www.pelicanparts.com/pmpre/im...Sonics_911.JPG

Damn, I have been leaving my bar out as well. Honestly did not know what to do with it, it just settled there when the top went down. And those little straps on the side seemed to be intended to keep the bar at a particular position once up to speed.

Whatever.

Here is one more.

With the 15" rims everyone on this board gives me a hard time about.

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am i missing something? what's wrong with them? look great to me (i have 15's).

fwiw - 15's are less common:D

"I didn't start life as a cab, but I got there as soon as I could"

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Bastard cabs need love too!

Gruppe B!!!

Gruppe B!!!

:)

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Colby

on-ramp, don't feel bad about not knowing about the bar--this is the first I've heard of how to properly use it also! Great thread!

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Okay guys, this is the first I have heard about the bar too. I just had to walk outside to look at mine. Apparently it is wrong too. Someone please take a picture to show how it SHOULD go.

Oh, and another picture...

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mine is wrong too????

the chrome cups are in the garage now, but I still like this pic.

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89Cab,

I was one bid away from buying those exact wheels and putting them on my black cab.

Why did you take yours off?

my is wrong too. some one told me the bar was suppose to be down all the time even when u drive fast but becasue of the elastic part of the strap is not being elastic any more it won't hold down the bar? am i making sense here?

Can't resist-

Cabs Rule!

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One more-

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Stone43:
the chromes have minor curb rash and oxidation. I found perfect silver mille miglia cups with tires on ebay (picture on the ultimate driver thread). the chrome mille miglias have new Kuhmos, so I'm just waiting for other tires to wear out, then mount the Kuhmos. will then trade/give the chromes away. (would sell the chromes now for the price of mounted replacement Kuhmos. drive north and come get 'em.)

Photo is over a year old and I've made a few mods but here she is.
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Since we're all sharing...


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v9ff, are those Euro bumpers? Whatever they are, I like them. I've decided to get rid of mine...it's just I don't know what I'll replace them with.

I'm with those that haven't been using the bar correctly when putting the top down. Going on 6 years of doing it the wrong way!

The two straps, when working properly will not allow the bar to go where it is not supposed too. That bar can actually poke right through the top (ask how I know) The straps are still available from the dealer.

Add another cab owner to the bar folding wrong pile. I've had my car for two years and assumed the bar just folded that way.

So, since I haven't seen anybody ask this question, I'll be the dumby and ask...How do you get the bar to fold the correct way? are there any pics of the proper way? While I'm asking questions, I'll add one more. What's best for the back window, to unzip and let the top close normally or put a towel/sheet between the window?

Great thread, I really like porsche coupes, but I love the cabs.

Hope you all are having a great summer, Ron

BTW, reesteww sweat looking turbo!SmileWavy