 Convertibles- Are they really reinforced? |
 Mar 10, 2005 - 6:36 PM
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I own a 95 GT Convertible. Little did I know when I opened the door panel, it had a sticker saying top was installed in california. I then found out all the celica's came oversees with hardtops- then chopped off in the states and made into a convertible. This sounds very shady. I have a tough time believing toyota actually reinforced the structure as well. Ive has so many problems with the "aftermarket" convertible. If I knew toyota outsourced this to some company, I would have never bought this convertible. The fact is was a hard top transformed into convertible makes me wonder how safe the car really is..
Can anyone confirm celica was reinforced?? |
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Mar 11, 2005 - 1:55 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 8, '04 From LA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
You think 7 years is a bad lifespan for a soft top? You're crazy, thats GREAT time on a top. On some other cars it's as little as 3 years. As far as the quality of the top, perhaps the owner before your car had it replaced with a lessor quality one? I know mine is outstanding if you bother to take care of it
The original factory motors go out. Yes they do. I have a 97, and it went out. Get it replaced. Thats all. Sorry you have to go through with it. |
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Mar 12, 2005 - 2:39 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 4, '03 From Twin Cities MN Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
Toyota, as with 95% of all the other convertibles out there, have their roofs sawed off because of this, and its simple- ITS CHEAPER! Most car companies find no reason to design a car as strictly a soft top- the sales are way too low to justify the cost to produce a seperate chassis- thats why they decide to take an existing platform and modify it to suit the conditions of a soft top, plain and simple. Its cheaper to design reinforcements on an existing frame than it is to design a totally new one... And for those who find it unreliable to have more than 5+ years on a soft top, you arent truely prepared for the extra costs of what a convertible brings... Just be glad 6th gens had GLASS windows, not the fades in 6 months plastic of the 4TH and 5TH gens
 You thing Sebring tops are more reliable???
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Car #2: 95 Celica GT- purchased 8/03, current daily driver Car #1: 01 Focus ZX3- purchased 5/01, sold 8/03 |
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nitemare Convertibles- Are they really reinforced? Mar 10, 2005 - 6:36 PM
madmods QUOTE(nitemare @ Mar 10, 2005 - 11:36 PM)I ow... Mar 10, 2005 - 6:51 PM
saleeka And yes Coomer you are right- there are 202 verts,... Mar 10, 2005 - 10:02 PM jgreening QUOTE(saleeka @ Mar 10, 2005 - 10:02 PM)And y... Mar 10, 2005 - 10:17 PM Coomer Are you sure that they were shipped over here as c... Mar 10, 2005 - 6:51 PM madmods QUOTE(Coomer @ Mar 10, 2005 - 11:51 PM)Are yo... Mar 10, 2005 - 6:54 PM shid Coomer, ASC is in Arizona. They were shipped here ... Mar 10, 2005 - 7:48 PM 2003cbgts dont mean to hijack this thread, but how durable i... Mar 10, 2005 - 9:07 PM Insanity-74 All convertables arrive in the US as hard tops, th... Mar 10, 2005 - 9:31 PM saleeka A company called Griffen (sp) made the 2nd gen. co... Mar 10, 2005 - 9:39 PM DamDirtyApes but why put a roof on only to cut it off..? Mar 10, 2005 - 9:43 PM jgreening Wow. I have never seen a thread with so much misi... Mar 10, 2005 - 9:48 PM madmods QUOTE(jgreening @ Mar 11, 2005 - 2:48 AM)Wow.... Mar 10, 2005 - 10:02 PM jgreening QUOTEI cant agree with you on the rails in the bot... Mar 10, 2005 - 10:15 PM madmods QUOTE(jgreening @ Mar 11, 2005 - 3:15 AM)QUOT... Mar 10, 2005 - 10:49 PM jgreening QUOTE(madmods @ Mar 10, 2005 - 10:49 PM)QUOTE... Mar 10, 2005 - 10:52 PM madmods QUOTE(jgreening @ Mar 11, 2005 - 3:52 AM)QUOT... Mar 10, 2005 - 11:21 PM Insanity-74 QUOTE(jgreening @ Mar 10, 2005 - 9:48 PM)Wow.... Mar 10, 2005 - 11:27 PM jgreening QUOTE(Insanity-74 @ Mar 10, 2005 - 11:27... Mar 10, 2005 - 11:44 PM nitemare QUOTE(jgreening @ Mar 10, 2005 - 7:48 PM)... Mar 11, 2005 - 1:23 PM jgreening QUOTE(nitemare @ Mar 11, 2005 - 1:23 PM)QUOTE... Mar 11, 2005 - 1:48 PM nitemare Do you have a 95-97 nightmare or 98-99? The reaso... Mar 11, 2005 - 4:38 PM madmods
95 is the year I got..So I guess toyota noticed ... Mar 12, 2005 - 12:51 AM blu94gt
95 is the year I got..So I guess toyota noticed ... Apr 3, 2005 - 2:27 AM saleeka ha thanks... If you have model breakdown/history/e... Mar 10, 2005 - 10:32 PM orvillescelica im not part of any arguement on the rigidity of th... Mar 10, 2005 - 11:18 PM jgreening I will post them. I want to say one more thing to... Mar 10, 2005 - 11:21 PM Drocay QUOTE(madmods @ Mar 10, 2005 - 10:49 PM)The p... Mar 10, 2005 - 11:22 PM madmods QUOTE(Drocay @ Mar 11, 2005 - 4:22 AM)QUOTE(m... Mar 10, 2005 - 11:31 PM madmods Hey, I found this pic after a lot of looking. Ther... Mar 10, 2005 - 11:46 PM jgreening QUOTEHey, I found this pic after a lot of looking.... Mar 10, 2005 - 11:49 PM madmods QUOTE(jgreening @ Mar 11, 2005 - 4:49 AM)QUOT... Mar 11, 2005 - 12:17 AM shid ASC is NOT in Arizona? Where in gods name did I ge... Mar 11, 2005 - 12:28 AM madmods QUOTE(shid @ Mar 11, 2005 - 5:28 AM)ASC is NO... Mar 11, 2005 - 12:29 AM saleeka ok- here is a pic of my car that has the best view... Mar 11, 2005 - 1:15 AM Drocay yup, thats it thats wut i was talking about. Mar 11, 2005 - 1:24 AM madmods Thanks for the pics bro. Thats not the bar Im talk... Mar 11, 2005 - 1:31 AM madmods Heres some old pics, but there not good. I will ta... Mar 11, 2005 - 1:40 AM saleeka i do see that... the bottom pic shows it best... a... Mar 11, 2005 - 1:52 AM bloodrain I called up a shop (Mad Mods in florida) to see if... Mar 11, 2005 - 12:42 PM DamDirtyApes why would they just cut the tops off, isnt that aw... Mar 11, 2005 - 2:07 PM 2003cbgts anything we can put on our tops to better protect ... Mar 11, 2005 - 3:18 PM lil_lissa i love my convertible celi and wouldn't trade ... Mar 12, 2005 - 12:37 PM 2003cbgts ^^^ cool.. so most of you guys are happy with your... Mar 12, 2005 - 4:50 PM Mr_E Sorry, the convertables in the US are standard tin... Mar 12, 2005 - 7:29 PM shid Mr E, I'm pretty sure toyota did NOT make vert... Mar 12, 2005 - 10:41 PM Mr_E QUOTE(shid @ Mar 12, 2005 - 10:41 PM)Mr E, I... Mar 17, 2005 - 6:37 AM saleeka the only toyota convertibles that have been made a... Mar 12, 2005 - 11:10 PM jgreening so what happened to all those pics showing the dif... Mar 17, 2005 - 2:35 AM madmods QUOTE(jgreening @ Mar 17, 2005 - 7:35 AM)so w... Mar 17, 2005 - 5:59 PM jgreening QUOTE(madmods @ Mar 17, 2005 - 5:59 PM)QUOTE(... Mar 17, 2005 - 6:00 PM FallenHero somebody needs to take a second gen MR2 to be conv... Mar 18, 2005 - 1:00 AM Mr_E QUOTE(FallenHero @ Mar 18, 2005 - 1:00 AM)som... Mar 18, 2005 - 3:13 AM red_94gts QUOTE(FallenHero @ Mar 18, 2005 - 6:00 AM)som... Mar 18, 2005 - 8:23 PM madmods Ok these pictures will put an end to this. yes the... Mar 19, 2005 - 3:30 AM creis thoes welds are crap, talk about "shady... Mar 19, 2005 - 12:01 PM carlosfandango thats a great thread.
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