Melted T-Top?
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Melted T-Top?
I was just on a two week vacation, and I hear that when I was gone my car sat through a bunch of 100+ days, including 2 days at 112 and a couple other days around 108 day all in a row. I come home and it seems that the lining on the interior part of the factory lexan T-Top has melted and bubled up. It looks like somebody held a lighter to it. Its also bubled through to the top and has "sunken" in slightly.
This ever happen to anybody?
This ever happen to anybody?
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From: Naples, FL
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Just gave you a good excuse to get some glass ones
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I left my radar decector on the dash in a very hot day like that once. oops, when i got off work it was completly melted.
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cover it man! with out a cover - 140+ inside... with it - only about 10* hotter than outside...
Anyways, with it 112 out, i'm not surprised at all that it delaminated some or melted - plastic melts at a relatively low temp, and your car could have easily soared past 160, even 170...
Anyways, with it 112 out, i'm not surprised at all that it delaminated some or melted - plastic melts at a relatively low temp, and your car could have easily soared past 160, even 170...
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no, my dash pad is perfect. Too bad the radar detector wasnt made out of the same stuff the dash pad was lol.
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ya i was reading mine and they safety glass and they get sooo hot to lol
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