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Old Feb 16, 2007 | 01:57 AM
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Here's a discussion for us vert owners.

Do you like the look of the light bar/roll bar on our cars?

I personally don't. I remember the first time I saw one a few years back on a heavily modded car, I thought to myself, hot car but that roll bar has got to go. And I still feel the same way to the point that the vert in my sig, that I recently bought, has a light bar and it's coming out soon as I pull the car out in the Spring.

The reason I don't like light bars is that they ruin the lines of the car, the profile (top down). There shouldn't be anything aft of the windshield when the top is down, just beautiful clean air. Same with sitting in the car, with the top down all I want above my head is blue sky or twinkling stars, not some dumb black bar inches above my skull.

Old Feb 17, 2007 | 11:51 AM
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I am not a fan of them either
Old Feb 17, 2007 | 12:42 PM
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I like them. Especially on saleens. Here is a pic of my car and myself with the lightbar.

I think they make the car look more muscular.

I guess i can understand someone not likeing them, but i don't understand how you could say it looks bad.....

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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 11:35 AM
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I could like them, but to me the lines of the curve as viewed from the rear don't really match the curves of the rest of the car. I suppose they had to narrow the top of the curve a lot in order to let the top go up without hitting it.

They also make your rear seat even more useless than the rear seat in a vert Stang already are lol.

But for those issues, I don't mind them. I wouldn't buy one for my car but don't mind seeing them on other peoples stangs.

Old Feb 18, 2007 | 04:51 PM
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in like the looks of them but i can not afford one
Old Feb 18, 2007 | 11:23 PM
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I never understood the use of a light bar ?
I don't think they compliment the looks at all

just my opinion though.
Old Feb 18, 2007 | 11:39 PM
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They look alright, but for track duty (talking lots of power here, 350+ rwhp) I'd rather use the money for a real roll bar/cage/whatever.
Old Feb 19, 2007 | 12:22 AM
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I love them! If I wasn't afraid to loose what little visibility out the small side windows I'd have one tomorrow.
Old Feb 19, 2007 | 01:33 AM
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i want one really bad. i love em. i want one to go along with my saleen tonneau
Old Feb 20, 2007 | 09:55 AM
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I never like them.
I think they look odd like a ricer.



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