Ever seen a glass top roof?

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11-14-2010, 10:29 PM
GregW

Ever seen a glass top roof?

I saw this the other day and had to do a double take. Its fully see through and seems to be made of some sort of plastic. Pretty cool. Like driving a bubble.

http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/o...w_img_2581.jpg

http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/o...w_img_2580.jpg

http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/o...w_img_2579.jpg
11-14-2010, 11:09 PM
Radio-Active

That really would'nt be hard to make. get a sheet of 5/16" thick plexiglass and a heat gun. Lay it on top of a hart top and start forming.

Looks neat, though.
11-14-2010, 11:16 PM
GregW

You know, you could be right. It looks a bit bigger than the hard top on my car and it was super clear, I mean the image was a bit distorted when looking through it.
11-15-2010, 06:54 AM
cam76034

Hope the AC is working cause he'll be needing it year round.
11-15-2010, 07:52 AM
trickyrix

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Originally Posted by cam76034

Hope the AC is working cause he'll be needing it year round.

Nah, just stick some tinfoil up on the inside of it... might look a little white-trash, though. ;)
11-15-2010, 09:12 AM
OZMDD

I really like that. Where did you see it? Any chance of leaving a card to try and contact the owner?
11-15-2010, 09:15 AM
sammm

As a bonus, you can grow tomatoes in the passenger seat!
11-15-2010, 09:17 AM
GregW

hahaha. I saw it at Mongomery Plaza in downtown Ft Worth. If I ever see it again, Ill see if I can get ahold of the owner.
11-15-2010, 10:22 AM
ken o

Seems like it would crack too easy with the amount of flex.
11-15-2010, 11:26 AM
Radio-Active

Holds up okay on airplanes for windshields. I know polycarbonite (Lexan) is stronger than plexiglass, but plexiglass forms easily with applied heat. Also Lexan will start to craze after setting in sunlight for several years. For this reason, most small airplanes use the plexiglass windshields.

Linkie:
11-15-2010, 12:33 PM
juxt3r

bubbletop is your guy, I do believe. Added discussion here. There used to be pics on the .biz site, as well as anticipated production timing for the Miata top.
11-15-2010, 12:53 PM
sammm

I knew I'd seen it somewhere before!

http://images.mocpages.com/user_thum...jpg_SPLASH.jpg
11-15-2010, 01:18 PM
ken o

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radio-Active

Holds up okay on airplanes for windshields. I know polycarbonite (Lexan) is stronger than plexiglass, but plexiglass forms easily with applied heat. Also Lexan will start to craze after setting in sunlight for several years. For this reason, most small airplanes use the plexiglass windshields.

Linkie:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYyZXh9vCLU
11-15-2010, 02:28 PM
Rebel

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Originally Posted by ken o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYyZXh9vCLU

You're driving a car, not shooting frozen chickens at it, and they even admitted at the end of that experiment they used the wrong type of windscreen in the test.
11-15-2010, 02:47 PM
GregW

Quote:

Originally Posted by juxt3r

bubbletop is your guy, I do believe. Added discussion here. There used to be pics on the .biz site, as well as anticipated production timing for the Miata top.

Yeah thats the guy that owns the car. Heh, small world.
11-15-2010, 04:39 PM
SirHustlerEsq

mooncar.jpg
11-16-2010, 01:28 AM
MadMonkey

I like it. I hate driving with the top up... crappy visibility...
11-16-2010, 08:25 AM
Kestrel

I think it's a pretty cool idea -- if not for everyone's taste -- and I guess I don't understand all the haters.

OK, there are many folks on this forum who are die-hard “Convertibleist” (like my new word?) and will drive top down in any weather. But there are many other Miata owners who like their hardtop in mid-summer and/or the dead of winter. To that second group of owners, this top could be useful and fun. Kind of a top down view and "feel", but dry in the rain, even at stop lights. Or maybe toasty warm when it's 20degrees outside. OK, so in the summer it might get hot -- well, how is that any different than driving top down in the summer? You still have to (1) where a hat if you are... ah,er,um… "folicly challenged" like me, and (2) have the air-conditioning on to provide a least some cooling to your feet.

I’ll grant you it’s not for everyone, but I’d guess that folks who like their hardtops, might find this one… interesting. Of course, I have no idea how much it costs, so that could definitely limit its appeal.
One last thing: Did anyone notice the eMail address on that site? Blah,blah,blah “Mark52”… that isn’t our Mark52, is it?
11-16-2010, 08:30 AM
GregW

The one on the website lives in Bedford, Mark52 is from Arlington.
11-16-2010, 08:44 AM
cone-cerned

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Originally Posted by Kestrel

...::Blah::::Blah::::Blah::... that isn’t our Mark52, is it?

I don't think so. If it is, he has been very quiet about it.
11-16-2010, 03:15 PM
AlanP1964

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kestrel

I think it's a pretty cool idea -- if not for everyone's taste -- and I guess I don't understand all the haters.

OK, there are many folks on this forum who are die-hard “Convertibleist” (like my new word?) and will drive top down in any weather. But there are many other Miata owners who like their hardtop in mid-summer and/or the dead of winter. To that second group of owners, this top could be useful and fun. Kind of a top down view and "feel", but dry in the rain, even at stop lights. Or maybe toasty warm when it's 20degrees outside. OK, so in the summer it might get hot -- well, how is that any different than driving top down in the summer? You still have to (1) where a hat if you are... ah,er,um… "folicly challenged" like me, and (2) have the air-conditioning on to provide a least some cooling to your feet.

I’ll grant you it’s not for everyone, but I’d guess that folks who like their hardtops, might find this one… interesting. Of course, I have no idea how much it costs, so that could definitely limit its appeal.
One last thing: Did anyone notice the eMail address on that site? Blah,blah,blah “Mark52”… that isn’t our Mark52, is it?

I like it. Unless I missed something, I assume it is removable just the same as a regular hard top. So, why not have it and use it just the same as you would a normal hard top? I like driving with the top down and do so as much as possible but I know there are days/times of the year when the hard top is going to be on the car and I will just do without the convertible-ability. It would be cool to have that top down feel without the top down like you are talking about.
11-16-2010, 03:56 PM
trickyrix

I agree that it would make the car into a sauna on warm & sunny days, but I think it would be pretty damn cool on a rainy day.
11-16-2010, 04:06 PM
Sharpie

that's what I was thinking Rick. As a passenger to look up and watch water patterns as you turn and stuff.....
11-17-2010, 10:14 AM
Treibenschnell

Nice color car but the owner can't park for shit...
11-17-2010, 05:07 PM
MoonieGT

Super light top to be more slippery through the air for track days? I suppose you could make it work with non-hard top compatible roll bars while you're at it...

And I guess you could paint either the inside or outside for those of you worried about the greenhouse effect...
11-17-2010, 05:54 PM
OZMDD

Well, he doesn't respond to emails so far, so pointless to wonder, I guess.
11-17-2010, 07:41 PM
CHeavin_2006

hmmm...
11-17-2010, 07:48 PM
luis

Quote:

Originally Posted by sammm

As a bonus, you can grow tomatoes in the passenger seat!

or hydro ... lol
11-17-2010, 08:18 PM
jrj512

Quote:

Originally Posted by cone-cerned

I don't think so. If it is, he has been very quiet about it.

I always knew he was hiding something. I figured it was either this or prison time.
11-18-2010, 09:33 AM
POS Racing

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrj512

I always knew he was hiding something. I figured it was either this or prison time.

Rumor has it he shot a man in Reno, Just to watch him die...... ::2Guns::
11-18-2010, 03:58 PM
Deviate

Quote:

Originally Posted by Treibenschnell

Nice color car but the owner can't park for shit...

Nobody in that shopping center can park worth a damn. Especially since they opened up the apartments.

The concept is cool, I suppose, but I don't know that I could ever bring myself to buy one. Hell, I still don't have much of a desire for a regular hard top...
11-19-2010, 12:33 PM
brandonmpace

Just saw this car go past my work in Bedford near Forest Ridge. It looks cooler in person.