I'd give the lenses a good clean first...Ebay has plenty up for grabssticky wrote:mmm, are they for sale ?? I would actually wear themDMC63 wrote:Of course, that goes without saying...This ensemble should fit the billsticky wrote:
What!!!!!,,, no leather helmet and goggles ???
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I notice a difference with the wind deflector and have it fitted when the hardtop comes off.
Although I disagree with you DMC63 regarding the deflector I'm with you 100% regarding the hardtop
Although I disagree with you DMC63 regarding the deflector I'm with you 100% regarding the hardtop
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I considered buying one when I set out on the Z path...Smartbear wrote:You could always buy an e89 David and not have to faff around heaving the hard top on/off with the passing seasons. It's built into the e89 as standard, very practical roadsters imho
Rob
Tbh, I don't like the rear end on 'em or the dash. I do like the roofs tho'. If they'd made the 2003 with a convertible hard top that would've been nice. But again the pram top is iconic. It's the way of the roadster/ convertible from the beginning. The Hard/soft top is the best of both worlds option imho.
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Thanks Marlon. At least your with me someway...Marlon wrote:I notice a difference with the wind deflector and have it fitted when the hardtop comes off.
Although I disagree with you DMC63 regarding the deflector I'm with you 100% regarding the hardtop
It sounds like they do a great job.
I just couldn't bring myself to be seen driving with one of those in place.
After my 'Dad' comments I think I'll be needing all the friends I can find
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1400kg instead of 1300kg isn't much difference, it's noticeable compared with an 800kg sports car like an Elise but 100kg isn't really noticeable imhoChris_D wrote:...and much heavier Rob...Smartbear wrote:You could always buy an e89 David and not have to faff around heaving the hard top on/off with the passing seasons. It's built into the e89 as standard, very practical roadsters imho
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Your c of g will be a bit higher when compared with the ragtop and magnesium frame of the e85 but probably not that noticeable in comparison.Smartbear wrote:1400kg instead of 1300kg isn't much difference, it's noticeable compared with an 800kg sports car like an Elise but 100kg isn't really noticeable imhoChris_D wrote:...and much heavier Rob...Smartbear wrote:You could always buy an e89 David and not have to faff around heaving the hard top on/off with the passing seasons. It's built into the e89 as standard, very practical roadsters imho
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I was sure I noticed a difference in mine when I put the hard top on as I was driving quite spiritedly at the time. Maybe just placebo effect though...
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I must admit my wind deflector is attached permanently, wouldn't drive without it top down.
Or without the top down side covers ( original black of course)
Or without the top down side covers ( original black of course)
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I can notice a difference with and without the hardtop definitely - and not just on spirited runs. Hell - I even noticed a difference going from MV2s to Style32. The difference in unsprung weight between the two set of alloys is roughly the weight of the hardtop, which means my car weighs the same with the hardtop on and the style32s as it did when I was running the MV2s without a hardtop.Chris_D wrote:Your c of g will be a bit higher when compared with the ragtop and magnesium frame of the e85 but probably not that noticeable in comparison.Smartbear wrote:1400kg instead of 1300kg isn't much difference, it's noticeable compared with an 800kg sports car like an Elise but 100kg isn't really noticeable imhoChris_D wrote: ...and much heavier Rob...
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I was sure I noticed a difference in mine when I put the hard top on as I was driving quite spiritedly at the time. Maybe just placebo effect though...
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My first foray into open top motoring was in the form of two Triumph Spitfire MK IV's which I enjoyed on a consecutive basis, meaning not both at once. Back then, in the early seventies, I certainly couldn't afford the cars that may have had the deflectors as standard. On lengthy trips, such as Bristol to Kendal, I learnt very fast how to obtain a stiff neck from the relentless buffing of wind. Ok I could have put the top up, but as long as a peek of blue sky was visible, I just had to drive topless.
Since the Ford Mustang drop top I drove in California, which you wouldn't dream about having a deflector on, I have learnt the hard way to always make sure that the deflector is in place. On the MX5's I had to pay extra, which was no problem and now this E85. A scarf is for having on when you walk the dog, not while zipping down the road at 80+ miles an hour!
Since the Ford Mustang drop top I drove in California, which you wouldn't dream about having a deflector on, I have learnt the hard way to always make sure that the deflector is in place. On the MX5's I had to pay extra, which was no problem and now this E85. A scarf is for having on when you walk the dog, not while zipping down the road at 80+ miles an hour!
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I did drive up to the Ace once, with D4dawg and BMWaddict, we met up at the services on the M40 and the Dawg took his deflector off, so I did the same thing. The noise from the passenger seat was unbearable 'slow down' and 'my hairs a mess' so never again
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^^ This ^^Chris_D wrote:... it does an admirable job of curtailing the in-cabin turbulence.
Without the deflector, it's not just wind in the hair (or bald pate) it's wind around your legs, arms, torso etc. You said yourself you've never tried one, yet you'll rule it out just because you perceive it looks un-cool / old-man-ish. Funny thing is, I would have thought most people would have said the same about grown men wearing a scarf, but maybe it's a cultural thing (the last person over here I saw wearing a scarf and driving was over 60, in an MGB...)
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Go for the windblox wind deflector version, it's the winner.
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The oe mesh deflector gives less turbulence than the solid versions, it's why bmw chose the materialFastInCurves wrote:Go for the windblox wind deflector version, it's the winner.
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Could always try a mesh scarf I supposeSmartbear wrote:The oe mesh deflector gives less turbulence than the solid versions, it's why bmw chose the materialFastInCurves wrote:Go for the windblox wind deflector version, it's the winner.
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I wouldn't think so. The mesh windscreens let wind leak through, whereas the sold body windscreens completely block the turbulence.Smartbear wrote:The oe mesh deflector gives less turbulence than the solid versions, it's why bmw chose the materialFastInCurves wrote:Go for the windblox wind deflector version, it's the winner.
Rob