Who knows what that huge thing on the top is?
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Re: Who knows what that huge thing on the top is?
Originally Posted by FP
OK, the thick part your refer to houses the mechanical components that lock the roof. The latching mechanism. The two rectangular recess parts can be removed by the technician to access these parts.
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Re: Who knows what that huge thing on the top is?
Here's a picture of the roadster top with the metal plate removed.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9253708...7601330690442/
From the factory set, for those who have not seen the production photos from the Karman factory, these are interesting photos.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9253708...7601330690442/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9253708...7601330690442/
From the factory set, for those who have not seen the production photos from the Karman factory, these are interesting photos.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9253708...7601330690442/
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Re: Who knows what that huge thing on the top is?
Originally Posted by BestTimesNow
Here's a picture of the roadster top with the metal plate removed.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9253708...7601330690442/
From the factory set, for those who have not seen the production photos from the Karman factory, these are interesting photos.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9253708...7601330690442/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9253708...7601330690442/
From the factory set, for those who have not seen the production photos from the Karman factory, these are interesting photos.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9253708...7601330690442/
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Re: Who knows what that huge thing on the top is?
Originally Posted by woodlands1
Did you notice how some one added the last photo of the red Roadster? That is not a stock XFire off the boat.
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Re: Who knows what that huge thing on the top is?
Originally Posted by RPM
That is REDCROSS' old roadster. He is the one who received all of the photos from Karmann and posted them to flickr.com.
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Re: Who knows what that huge thing on the top is?
Originally Posted by robby363
You must keep her at home all the time because it must be a "Huge" problem for her to get in and out of your XFire. 
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Re: Who knows what that huge thing on the top is?
Originally Posted by BestTimesNow
Here's a picture of the roadster top with the metal plate removed.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9253708...7601330690442/
From the factory set, for those who have not seen the production photos from the Karman factory, these are interesting photos.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9253708...7601330690442/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9253708...7601330690442/
From the factory set, for those who have not seen the production photos from the Karman factory, these are interesting photos.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9253708...7601330690442/
Thanks for the pics. So basically, The front almost 12" of our convertible top is beefier than any car roof ever produced. Interesting....
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Re: Who knows what that huge thing on the top is?
Great links! I especially like the slide show from the Karmann Factory. I wonder if that's my yellow roadster in one of the photos with the top going down?
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