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Old Feb 14, 2003 | 01:51 PM
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All T-Top Guys without overhead consoles.

Haven't seen this done before, so here you are. Our visors are curved and I had one of these cd holders left over from a previous vehicle. Low and behold I can carefully wedge it under the headliner on both sides of the middle pillar and it stays there. I have not used anything to hold it in besides that. Seems to stay fine, just gotta tighten it up once in a while.
Anywayz, here's the picture.

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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 03:06 PM
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pretty cool. now, only if the cd visor was grey.............
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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 03:11 PM
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I'm confused as to how it's staying up, could I see a picture from the top? Sweet idea, are the straps cloth only?
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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 03:14 PM
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The straps are just wedged in between the headliner and the body. The straps are velcro, and the hook side sticks pretty good while the loop side tends to slide out once in a while. I'll try to get a picture tonight.
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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 10:03 PM
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thats awesome! i'm doing it tomorrow. thanks for the great idea! i think i'll take some things apart to do it though, i'm to much of a perfectionist to just tuck it in.
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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 10:11 PM
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Very good idea

however thats what a cd changer is for I just dont like things like that in my camaro, but thats just me....I am just way to picky
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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 10:14 PM
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It looks ok there. I keep my cd case under my driver seat so its outta the way and theres no reall risk of the cds warping due to heat. I'd imagine it would get reall hot in that area of the roof.
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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 10:35 PM
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Not as hot as say having the CD's in direct sunlight though. It takes a decent amount of heat to warp a CD. And even then you'd need to have them in direct sunlight for the most part.

Unless ofcourse you live in a VERY hot place where temps regularly exceed 110 degrees in open air. Then I could see the temperature in the car getting hot enough to melt the CD's
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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 10:39 PM
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put a CD in a microwave for 5 seconds and watch what happens... its great! i wonder how much heat is generated by a microwave in 5 seconds?
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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 10:45 PM
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Much more than by direct sunlight. Why don't you step in front of a radar dish for a few seconds? Come back and tell us how you feel.
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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 10:49 PM
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Much more than by direct sunlight. Why don't you step in front of a radar dish for a few seconds? Come back and tell us how you feel.
LOL I really fell outa my chair laughing when I read that.
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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 10:53 PM
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i wasnt saying that sunlight makes more heat than a microwave... and a radar dish wouldnt do anything...
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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 11:02 PM
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kick ***, but no man, i drive to detroit everyday all my cds, are out of the way and hidden!
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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 11:15 PM
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Originally posted by KsKid
i wasnt saying that sunlight makes more heat than a microwave... and a radar dish wouldnt do anything...
IT should be a microwave dish.
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Old Feb 19, 2003 | 06:09 AM
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Do you have a problem with the CDs falling out when you romp on it?
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Old Feb 19, 2003 | 08:05 AM
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Well I didn't get pictures last night.
But in reply to some of the messages, you really can't see the cd's, one because I have tint on the windows, and two the only way you could possibly see them is if you're crouched down beside the car.
As was stated earlier I don't have a problem with them warping. They are not in direct sunlight, so it's just like having them in any other cd case in the car.
No, I don't have a problem with them falling out as they face forward so the only time they could fall out is under very heavy braking, but I've had them up there for three years and I have yet to dislodge any of them.
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Old Feb 20, 2003 | 07:39 PM
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Thats cool!
Thanks for the idea.
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Old Feb 20, 2003 | 11:24 PM
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Originally posted by KsKid
put a CD in a microwave for 5 seconds and watch what happens... its great! i wonder how much heat is generated by a microwave in 5 seconds?
have you ever actually put a cd in a microwave??? they blow up man... spark a bit then explode.
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Old Feb 20, 2003 | 11:30 PM
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yeah, i've done it a few times, i've never put them in for any longer than 5 seconds though... i have 3 of them hanging on the wall right beside me. they make a neat pattern. but no i've never had one or heard of one actually blowing up
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Old Feb 20, 2003 | 11:35 PM
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gotta use the mirowaves at 7-11
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Old Feb 24, 2003 | 10:17 PM
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IT should be a microwave dish.
Once again, I shouldn't try to be witty when I'm tired. Some things just don't work out.
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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 05:01 PM
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Originally posted by FruityOne
Much more than by direct sunlight. Why don't you step in front of a radar dish for a few seconds? Come back and tell us how you feel.
A guy in Canada won a Darwin Award for that. He was working the late shift at a power plant, or something, and didn't know that they had doubled the output for the Christmas holiday. When his replacement came in the next day he thought the guy had brought a roast. Turns out he had roasted himself. It was reported that his 6-pack of beer had also exploded.
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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 10:23 PM
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nice man......i have one of those cases by caseit and i cant even get the damn cds out of it.....its so tight, takes like 2 hands suprised i havent crashed yet trying to change a cd......
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