Interior Exterior
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I found an old thread on the gull wing roof with a few pics from over a year ago. Lots of sharp edges that extend from the back to meet the wings. Stan with a skull fracture and temporal artery laceration. Not pretty.
So, has everyone given up on these wings? They look, IMO, really cool. Not that I plan on actually using the car with a top on it
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Who wants to put a BUNCH of weight at the highest point of the car???
Plus it's waaaay overpriced.
It is an Anti-Lotus option for a Lotus car.
No thanks.
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Were they actually that much heavier? I will agree with the overpricing.
But to call it anti-Lotus is wrong. Check out the old threads; there was a pre-production Elise2 that had that style top on it. Guys in the thread said there were problems with the roof leaking--again, definitely not anti-lotus
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Were they actually that much heavier? I will agree with the overpricing. But to call it anti-Lotus is wrong. Check out the old threads; there was a pre-production Elise2 that had that style top on it. Guys in the thread said there were problems with the roof leaking--again, definitely not anti-lotus
If it appeals to you get it. Some find that accessibility is not really helped much, and you can't go topless. If you remove the two little panels, they sky area is small compared to taking the soft or hard top of an Elise. You cannot do this on a gullwing car as the roof includes the cover over the roll bar - removing this stuff is like doing auto body work and is not a routine thing. Once on, the thing is meant to stay on.
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The factory hard top is easy to install/remove.
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Johnny B - agreed; I have the hardtop and while it's not hard to use, it is a bit...well...awkward.
Stan - I doubt I'll do it then. A bar across the top is fine, but I don't like losing anymore suntanning space. Besides, I'd hate to nearly exsanginate as you did Hopefully it didn't ruin your modeling career.
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Lets review again:
Gullwing doors. Totally sweet.
Gullwing roof. Goofiest contraption ever. Not even an inkling of cool.
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Lets review again:
Gullwing doors. Totally sweet.
Gullwing roof. Goofiest contraption ever. Not even an inkling of cool.
Dude, be nice. There are people on this board who have these installed.
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If the Gull wing type top is good enough for the
new version of the Ford GT......and I believe the
cost is somewhere around $30,000.....it's good
enough for me at $4,000 painted and installed.
Removal of the panels for quick storage in the
boot takes about a minute...two at the most.
Entry is tremendously improved and exiting also
to some degree. I have never, in over 15 months,
had anyone say anything detrimental when seeing
the panels go up. In fact, most people react in awe
when they see it, thinking its some sort of a Lambo
thing. As far as the center post posing some sort of
obstacle to sun...or whatever...is lunacy. Also, if you
can't get in and out without hitting your head you had
better go for head shrinkage treatments.
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Excellent post, Ridgemanron (except where you misunderstood my comment on sunbathing and called it lunacy --it was just a joke, man). I appreciate hearing from someone who actually owns it, and personally I think they look pretty cool. Have you ever hit your head on the edges of the roof? Any problems with leaking? Does yours have the hydraulic type bar that holds the wing up? How hard is it pop it open for simple entry and closure?
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Excellent post, Ridgemanron (except where you misunderstood my comment on sunbathing and called it lunacy --it was just a joke, man). I appreciate hearing from someone who actually owns it, and personally I think they look pretty cool. Have you ever hit your head on the edges of the roof? Any problems with leaking? Does yours have the hydraulic type bar that holds the wing up? How hard is it pop it open for simple entry and closure?
In truth I was poking fun at Stan since he has had such
bad karma concerning the gull wing. No problems with
leaking and no one I've had in the car, including myself,
have ever hit their head. You have more of a chance at
hitting your head on the standard hardtop upon entering/
exiting the vehicle, what with such low head clearance.
Each of two panels are secured by slide-in clips that
attach to the center post and small 'pop in & out' hydraulic
rods that allow the panels to stay up when you open the top.
Light 'pull down' pressure is all that is required for closing them.
The two individual 'panel' carry-all bags allow you to quickly
place the wings into a protective environment prior to storing
them 'piggy back' in the trunk/boot's rear-center area whenever
you want an open-air car and this can be accomplished in a
minute or two.
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Very cool. I'd love to see them on your car. Thanks for the info. In return, I shall make my banana dance for you...
DANCE, BANANA, DANCE LIKE YOU'VE NEVER DANCED BEFORE!
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Very cool. I'd love to see them on your car. Thanks for the info. In return, I shall make my banana dance for you...
DANCE, BANANA, DANCE LIKE YOU'VE NEVER DANCED BEFORE!
Way back.....in Feb. of 05.....photos of my gull winged car
were posted by Heidi since I'm such a dunce when it comes
to computer moves. I'm sure you can trace them down in
the Interior/Exterior archives.
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Very cool. I'd love to see them on your car. Thanks for the info. In return, I shall make my banana dance for you...
DANCE, BANANA, DANCE LIKE YOU'VE NEVER DANCED BEFORE!
Your banana is not dancing...
Here, try mine:
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Your banana is not dancing...
Here, try mine:
DAMMIT, BANANA, DON'T MAKE ME FLOG YOU FOR YOUR LACK OF DANCE!
Oh, and I will do it. I've flogged my banana before!
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some flog theirs daily
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some flog theirs daily
Well, to be honest, I used to be a daily flogger. Hell, sometimes 2, 3 times a day. I used to blame my banana. "You're a bad banana," I'd tell it. Soon I began to realize that the problem was not the banana, but really, the problem was within me.
I think what turned me around was this website. I didn't find myself needing to flog my banana quite so much. The banana became an extension of my being, not simply a reflection thereof.
So thank you, Elisetalk members. Thank you for your help in getting me to kick the banana flogging habbit.
Wha, wait a minute...I DON'T SEE THAT BANANA DANCING! WHERE'S MY BELT!
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thanks Sean for the laugh!!!!
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No, no, thank you, Raggedy, and remember these words:
"Don't let your banana control you. Be the master of your banana."
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Ahh, Dominique. So young. So nubile. So toothy.