Black on Blue - Vote Now !!!!

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Sat May 20, 2006 1:25 pm

Woo wrote:Heres my take on it Bevan. I can only go by the physics I know and how it feels (having tried both).

A sphere is the strongest geometry we have. So a hemisphere is slightly less strong. Having said that, as the hardtop is clamped on in 6 places and genuinely doesn't move, even when really fanging it around , it forms a hemisphere where before there was nothing.

Thats the logic I attribute to the observed phenomena.

As for the hardtop crumpling, I'm sure it would be no better than the soft top. The BD would be much better protection imho.

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well, the Mazda engineers have stated that the hard top has no part in making the car any more solid than it already is. Bwob....God's sidekick , has said the same. However King Matty is ( or was)of the opinion that on an old NA where everything is loose, has a littelbenifit . There has been great may discussions about this . Personally I don't have a clue. But my old rattled out hard top, Cretainly did not contribute any rigitety.

This could be another COW :mrgreen:

By the way Love the hard top.....Its gotta be colour matched on a 10AE

RG.net · Postby **RG.net** » Sun May 21, 2006 1:09 am

leave it black

fig · Postby **fig** » Sun May 21, 2006 3:05 pm

Looks awsome Woo!!!!!

Good decision

jules · Postby **jules** » Mon May 22, 2006 5:16 pm

Nice...

RaYmO · Postby **RaYmO** » Mon May 22, 2006 5:58 pm

Black top is awesome... I reckon it looks uber tough

MX5-SP · Postby **MX5-SP** » Mon May 22, 2006 10:12 pm

Mmm. Blue on Blue works for me. I was late in picking up this thread up....but I would have suggested really dark window tint if you were happy to retain the black colour. Having said that...tinting would still look good with the blue h/t.

I have a white-on-white with tinted windows...I think it looks good, and best of all, it makes Jules fitful and agitated everytime he sees it.

Rickster · Postby **Rickster** » Mon May 22, 2006 10:57 pm

Definitely blue is best. Looks great. I think black is just too close to the blue... if it was a contrasting colour car then the black top would compliment it better, that is, if your car was red, silver, white or lighter blue maybe.

I've just bought a white hardtop with tinted window (I picked it up from ebay after it was mentioned on this forum someplace) and although contrasting my car's colour I can safely confess it won't see Tassie tarmac until painted.

jules · Postby **jules** » Tue May 23, 2006 10:06 am

MX5-SP wrote:Mmm. Blue on Blue works for me. I was late in picking up this thread up....but I would have suggested really dark window tint if you were happy to retain the black colour. Having said that...tinting would still look good with the blue h/t.

I have a white-on-white with tinted windows...I think it looks good, and best of all, it makes Jules fitful and agitated everytime he sees it.

Bah....sunny Qld day, and he brings an esky lid with him :roll:

At least the BOV provides cookies to needy children.

Jules

Hot Rodders · Postby **Hot Rodders** » Tue May 23, 2006 11:43 am

Looks great Woo. Who ended up doing the paint job? ( for future reference)

DanielB · Postby **DanielB** » Thu May 25, 2006 11:17 am

Looks great in both colours shown i reckon.

I have just purchased a white hard top, it's on my mariner blue NA at the moment hehe. If anyone has a black or mariner blue hardtop and wants to swap, please contact me!