Guest rufus Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Anyone had any bad experiences with Aerotops? I've read on another site about problems with body flexing, dashboards creeking and general "stay away" advice. Just thought I'd ask before parting with my hard earned pennies...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faye Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Had mine 2 and a half years, no problems at all. You will get body flex on a aerotop, but the only time I really notice it is on bumpier roads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rufus Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Thanks Faye. Love the seats BTW who trimmed those for you?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Try a harness bar dude , im getting some made up this week , its the silver thing not the roll cage . Dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faye Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Thanks Faye. Love the seats BTW who trimmed those for you?? me and my mum!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rufus Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Dude - looks good but thats right about where my little lad's head should be.... thanks anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rufus Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 me and my mum!!! WOW Have you ever done it professionally? I reckon you could flog your services successfuly (so to speak!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Dude - looks good but thats right about where my little lad's head should be.... thanks anyway. Get him some head gear !!!!! Do luck make a floor bar set that stiffens em right up as well Dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Dude - looks good but thats right about where my little lad's head should be.... thanks anyway. Where in the south east are you , come for a spin in mine and see if it flexes Dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geezabloke Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Where in the south east are you , come for a spin in mine and see if it flexes Dude The car may not flex.......but your Stomach may? Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Do luck make a floor bar set that stiffens em right up as well Dude Almost as much as a hardtop in stock form! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Almost as much as a hardtop in stock form! Matt Harwood = Aerophobe Dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faye Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 WOW Have you ever done it professionally? I reckon you could flog your services successfuly (so to speak!) No chance, it was a horrid job, I had red sore hands and so did my mum (and brother who spent ages making the clips up), definitely a one off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason m Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 I test drove a 93 aero top when I was looking at cars and the flex was very noticable - it felt like it was jointed in the middle. Just my 2 pence worth... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Yeah, they do flex, but nothing a back and front strut brace don't solve... Dude, you wouldn't happen to be able to make up a half cage for an aerotop would you? just the back half? Thanks Gav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 I test drove a 93 aero top when I was looking at cars and the flex was very noticable - it felt like it was jointed in the middle. Just my 2 pence worth... That's because it is jointed in the middle. By removing the roof you are taking away probably about 50% of the across-corners stiffness in the car's structure. I have an Aerotop and live in a rural area with very bumpy roads, so I know how differently the car behaves with and without the roof in. I don't have any direct experience with braces but TBH I can't see how they can help, as all they do is add side to side stiffness and tie the suspension towers together. The do nothing to stop the chassis twisting along its length. The large, high mounted brace set just behind the passenger seats posted earlier on in this thread would probably work as it would add an appreciable amount of stiffness to the rear section, thereby reducing the length that the car could twist over (therefore reducing the amount of overall twist). IMHO the worst braces are the floor mounted ones with the big hoop going over the trans tunnel. I doubt they add any stiffness at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_y3k Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 i never really noticed anything major in mine. Is it not a case of most aerotops that the designers add extra stiffness else where to compensate for some loss or the roof ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Yes, in the side rails and floor pan, apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 i never really noticed anything major in mine. Is it not a case of most aerotops that the designers add extra stiffness else where to compensate for some loss or the roof ? They do have added strangthing or else they'd probably snap in half over a period of time! But it's not as good as a good ole' roof! In fairness, I have driven a few Aeros and they aren't as bad as I'm making out, I'm just trying to wind Dude up There is a difference with and without roof, they just tend to shudder a bit on bumpy corners and potholes when the roofs off. - But they do look the part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLicense Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Isn't there someone who does a t-bar type thing that you can replace the roof with when it's sunny? I'm sure I've seen one somewhere.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Do-Luck make "Floor Support Bars" for longditudinal stiffening have a look on http://www.Do-luck.co.uk. Get steel ones not Ali. These combined with strut tower bars and a cross brace might give you some strength back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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