i got an email today from classic design concepts. the GLASSBACK is out, but will only be available from one source. here is the email..... there was more about new gt500 pedals also, but i edited that out. when i get the new information next week, i will post that also!!!
nice... i love it just dont think i would put it in.. got alot of other stuff to do before that -mike
if the price is right, ill do it. i wont pay someone to install it for me, so if that is the only way it comes, i am out. i can cut my own roof off, and urethane in a piece of glass for much less....
rumor had it a few months back of an installed price of a couple thousand. now less than a grand for the glass, and i am considering it big time. but, we will have to wait until next week when more details become available. i googled the company mentioned in the email, but no information was found about the glassback, i tried
Classic Design Concepts has a glass roof for the S197 stangs. Basically, your roof gets cut out and replaced with full glass on the roof area.
Hmm, interesting. What about body rigidity? Isn't there a beam or two that has been cut out of the roof?
no, the structural integrity of the S197 is in the sides of the roof. there are reinforcements that go across the roof at the front and back. the center is open, because it is a small panel with a lot of crown. the glass is laminated glass, just like your windshield, and should be held in with urethane, just like your windshield. a roll-over accident would be no different than with a coupe. (other than small glass particles from the roof, but you would get that from the windshield also.)
What is more flexible???? A huge sheet of glass, or a thin piece of sheet metal. Have you ever pushed slightly on your roof? Now go push slightly on front windshield and tell me where the rigidity lies. Hope that proved the point, that this could actually strengthen your car. The weight is the only thing that may make a difference, but i say bring it on.
I think a lot of fords don't use roof cross beams in the roof- wonder why they're undergoing a lot of litigation from rollover injuries? They're built to minimum standards. Heck 2005 is the first year they put the gas tank in front of the rear axle on Mustangs...
Check out this $80,000.00 car. http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?p=1554953831&posted=1#post1554953831 Originally posted in 5.0 forum
ok so is saleen offering the same thing in their Scenic roof thingy? or is that just saleen installing this product on their cars?
i think that the only way you can get the scenic roof is to buy a saleen with that option. i dont think that they are installing them as an aftermarket kit. they want $4,000 for the scenic roof. if you are still interested in that price, you can call them and ask. for $4k, i am out. hopefully next week we will find out the CDC price, and it will be a little more realistic.
