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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 01:50 PM
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Hey guys this morning i was in a rush to get to work because of a emergency,and i thought i locked in my t tops before leaveing my house but unfortuanetly i didnt seem to of locked the passengers side which ended up blowing out...so my question is what should i do now?where can i get a cheap replacement?
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 01:52 PM
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check the F/S section frequently.
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 02:19 PM
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mine did that a while back, i posted a WTB thread and got tons of replies...they are surprisingly common here. Im sure u can find one. mine was 135 shipped.
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 02:38 PM
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also ebay i got mine there same problem. i think we need a sticky on how to lock the t-tops down lol
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 02:40 PM
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 02:42 PM
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 03:36 PM
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wow i couldn't imagine driving down the street and seeing such a thing it would rip my heart out seeing part of my car break like that!! Good luck finding a new t top but ill be sure to check my tops every time from now on
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 03:37 PM
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salvage yard or on here. i did the same thing years ago in my 96. i turned it in to my insurance company. I think it was like $700 for one side only. i only paid for my deductable. make sure you keep the guts from the old one so that you can swap the lock from the old to the new.
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 03:37 PM
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sorry to hear that...bet u do not have SUBFRAME CONNECTORS.

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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 03:41 PM
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damn that sux...

that would really suck if it happend in the interstate or highway and hit another car behind you.... could you imagin that....
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by 1BADTALS1
damn that sux...

that would really suck if it happend in the interstate or highway and hit another car behind you.... could you imagin that....
mine flew out on the Freeway....but it was 230am and noone behind me for miles..
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http://www.ls2.com/forums/showthread...hreadid=222038

read and do
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 04:32 PM
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mine also blew out on the free way and there were like 30 cars behind me but luckily it blew off to the side of the freeway and shattered in the grass
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 05:28 PM
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I have a Passenger side one you can buy, same thing happend to me with my camaro that I had back in High school, except the Driver side blew out...it is a Dot Matrix stlye though, so it won't match your other one
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 05:41 PM
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wow man that sucks major! this actually about freakin happened to me Saturday. idk i guess i forgot to lock it back Friday night when i got home but heading up to a Truck pull/mud run i started hearing air coming in at around 65 mph.... scared the hell out of me and i locked it as fast as i could. i'd probably cry also if i watched one of my t tops fly off my car!
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sorry to hear that...bet u do not have SUBFRAME CONNECTORS.
WELL...DID YOU.?????
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 07:06 PM
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I've never done this. I'm always really careful to remember to lock 'em down. It sucks for ya man. There is one at a local yard here but they are pretty weathered On the outter trim at least.
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 07:42 PM
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been there done that. it sucks and can be an expensive mistake. But hopefully you can find a deal from someone on tech!
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 08:40 PM
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so its important to actually lock them down with the key? i would imagine that what you all mean since its too easy to close the latch. maybe i dont have a problem with this because i have subframe connectors.
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 10:17 PM
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THanks for the all the great replies.....i had just passed up a few cars on a backroad when that thing just flew out in a split second......i looked in my rearview and saw it laying on the edge of the opposite layin shattered and mangled.....i was pissed i didnt even pick it up but i did pull over..cus i knew the cars i just passed ran it over...but no i dont have subframe connectors for those who asked..but im assuming your gonna tell me to get some haha...i found a guy in my area sellin his for a 100 bucks luckily
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