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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 10:46 AM
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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?
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 07:51 PM
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Just gave you a good excuse to get some glass ones
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 08:02 PM
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any pics????
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 09:51 PM
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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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Old Aug 1, 2006 | 03:16 PM
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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...
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Old Aug 1, 2006 | 03:29 PM
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omg that makes me cringe to think about a nice car sitting out in the heat like that. Like fb305svs said, get a cover!! is your dash cracked or anything?
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 07:32 PM
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you still have lexan t's? i thought they were all recalled
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 07:53 PM
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how do u tell if u have glass or lexan 1s
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 09:12 PM
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if its glass, its glass. if its lexan, its plastic
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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 02:09 PM
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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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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 02:59 PM
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Wow, never heard of lexan t tops, I have glass ones. They get HOT though, I never take them off because I will burn my hands!
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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 07:37 PM
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ya i was reading mine and they safety glass and they get sooo hot to lol
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Old Aug 13, 2006 | 10:38 PM
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I never take them off because I will burn my hands!
Been there done that not fun.
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