T-Top FLEW OFF!!
08-16-2006, 04:17 PM
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T-Top FLEW OFF!!
I was on hwy 4 yesterday and my driver's side t-top flew off! Yes, flew off. It was latched AND locked, and poof it was gone.
Will insurance cover this?
Here are some pics. Notice the rods are in the latched position as is the handle and its locked too. Thats how it was when i picked it up off the side of the freeway!
Will insurance cover this?
Here are some pics. Notice the rods are in the latched position as is the handle and its locked too. Thats how it was when i picked it up off the side of the freeway!
08-16-2006, 06:10 PM
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Re: T-Top FLEW OFF!!
almost happened to me once, driving along in the morning, forgot to latch em from the night before, I was just like, why is it so noisy in here and I look up and the thing isn't latched, I grabbed it so fast, defintely a scary moment.
08-16-2006, 09:08 PM
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Re: T-Top FLEW OFF!!
.... how in the great h3ll did that happen???...Iish... I have to take a HW every day to get to work.. There is a small piece of rubber that kinda hold them in... I dunno....
Chassis flex??
Re: T-Top FLEW OFF!!
08-16-2006, 11:26 PM
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Re: T-Top FLEW OFF!!
Happened to me a while back... only when it hit the ground, it bounced up and nailed the rear quarter panel on the way to breaking... Insurance wasn't much help. Hopefully you'll have better results. Good luck.
-John
-John
08-17-2006, 01:11 AM
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Re: T-Top FLEW OFF!!
luckily the cars behind me were about 100 yards away, and when it came off i saw them drop back quite a bit as I pulled over. It ended up on the side of the road, so it wasn't obstructing anything, and no one was hurt thankfully.
It wasn't chassis flex, as i have the BMR Xtreme STB, and the boxed sub frames too.
****Anyone who has T-Tops Do this for your safety and the cars around you!!! Its very easy!******
http://dayton-fbody.com/DFBAbb/viewtopic.php?t=1390
It wasn't chassis flex, as i have the BMR Xtreme STB, and the boxed sub frames too.
****Anyone who has T-Tops Do this for your safety and the cars around you!!! Its very easy!******
http://dayton-fbody.com/DFBAbb/viewtopic.php?t=1390
08-17-2006, 08:33 AM
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Re: T-Top FLEW OFF!!
Samething happened to a friend of mine last year. It hit a brand new Porsche. The owner was really cool about it though. His only issue was he swore the car was bad luck so last time I saw him he told me he sold it for another color Porsche. Anyways, I know that had to be scary as hell.
08-17-2006, 10:14 AM
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Re: T-Top FLEW OFF!!
Originally Posted by JimboManJones
almost happened to me once, driving along in the morning, forgot to latch em from the night before, I was just like, why is it so noisy in here and I look up and the thing isn't latched, I grabbed it so fast, defintely a scary moment.
08-17-2006, 05:37 PM
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Re: T-Top FLEW OFF!!
good time for you others to think about adjustments
http://www.rivercityf-bodies.com/for...5623#post49396
http://www.rivercityf-bodies.com/for...5623#post49396
Last edited by silverghost00; 08-17-2006 at 05:39 PM.
