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    Removed the roll hoop covers

    Don’t think they will be going back on!




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    That looks awesome! They easy enough to remove?
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    Removed the roll hoop covers

    Quote Originally Posted by clarkitect View Post
    That looks awesome! They easy enough to remove?
    Yea. Pretty straight forward. No major fuss. Just use a good trim pry vs a screwdriver

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    Wait, they’re body color painted?!?


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    Quote Originally Posted by dj Roo View Post
    Wait, they’re body color painted?!?

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    I would assume they all are since they are integral to the body and probably painted all at once. The fact that Docster's car is red makes these hoops even awesomer.
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    This seems more like a "grass is greener" mod - something that initially looks "cool" because it is unique, different than what you are used to. But frankly I think it looks a bit silly seeing the bends in the steel hoops and the gaps at the base of the plastic trim... it just looks unfinished

    Many moons ago, I removed my covers and painted them gloss black to match other gloss black accents I had on my particular car. If you like the body color look, I think they would look better if you just painted the covers body color and re-installed them. Personally I think they'd look best black

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    Honestly I would love to strip out the entire interior and go more bare bones. I’d go old school C2 Corvette or Cobra theme. Then those basic hoops would really fit.
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    I still have not fully decided. The good news is only a couple of tabs were broken so they should back together easily if I end up painting them.

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    I don't mind the look at all. Provides that old school roll bar look. Yet, I kind of view this as a no harm change from OEM since the original plastic covers can be re-installed with little effort.

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    I think that looks cool.You can probably get some rubber trim for that gap around the base. My only concern is my windscreen might not fit well without the housing, but i only use it in the winter.
    Last edited by Kaybat; 05-23-2022 at 10:20 AM.

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    It is certainly a way to make an inexpensive cosmetic change. One other I would suggest is to remove the black dealer decal under your "Z4" emblem.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaybat View Post
    I think that looks cool.You can probably get some rubber trim for that gap around the base. My only concern is my windscreen might not fit well without the housing, but i only use it in the winter.
    Mine doesn’t have the tracks for one on the current covers. Plus it gets parked all winter so no worries, only a warm weather car.


    Quote Originally Posted by chickdr View Post
    It is certainly a way to make an inexpensive cosmetic change. One other I would suggest is to remove the black dealer decal under your "Z4" emblem.
    Yes. Currently working on that. It’s the original so it’s brittle and coming in really small pieces.

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