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 Turbo54
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| posted on September 12th, 2006 at 01:43 PM |
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Britax a 54?
Hi all,
I have been offered a Britax rag for a good price and am thinking about britaxing my 54 turbo... should I or shouldn't I? I am not sure but finding
the correct rag for my car is near impossible.
The car is not period correct and is turbo so if I go to sell it someone would be buying it for a cool car not because it is original. Just not sure
what to do.
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| posted on September 12th, 2006 at 01:48 PM |
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OMG cutting a 54.. eeek 
i need to lay down..
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| posted on September 12th, 2006 at 01:54 PM |
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My opinion - Dont do it.
Why not?
The Britax is a 70's style plastic handle and would look wrong on an oval.
it would be like putting elephant feet lights on an oval
As well i am not convinced on the structural integrity of the Britax. The Golde is framed and gusetted (?) and is bloddly strong.
The Britax only has a steel clamp supporting the sheetmetal that you cut.
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| posted on September 12th, 2006 at 02:01 PM |
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If ur not interested in it then, could u u2u me details?
cheers mate.
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| posted on September 12th, 2006 at 02:01 PM |
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i'm with the above. If mine was an oval i'd have never put a Britax rag in, but mid 60's are a dime a dozen (comaparitively) and so i had no major
issues with putting an incorrect period item in it.
Hold out for a Golde.
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| posted on September 12th, 2006 at 02:05 PM |
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who cares if its period or not..
if you want it..go for it.
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| posted on September 12th, 2006 at 04:04 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Turbo54
should I or shouldn't I? I am not sure but finding the correct rag for my car is near impossible.
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if you want to then do it... its your car.
my 57 has a britax in it. i am not fussed it aint period coz there aint much left that is.
if you want period then you know yourself that you will have to wait till the proper golde comes along.... besides you can always replace the britax
with a golde if one comes along cant you?
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| posted on September 12th, 2006 at 04:45 PM |
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I say go for it !!!!!
There is nothing better than the wind blowing through your hair when your crusing down the road!!!!
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| posted on September 12th, 2006 at 04:49 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Bizarre
Why not?
The Britax is a 70's style plastic handle and would look wrong on an oval.
it would be like putting elephant feet lights on an oval
barry
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Ummmmmm ...... I think that you will find that this has already been done ????????
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| posted on September 12th, 2006 at 06:12 PM |
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i go thro automatic car washes with my britax when i'm feeling lazy and it holds up fine
sure theyre no golde but they are still good quality
-Joel
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| posted on September 12th, 2006 at 06:23 PM |
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Not worried about leaking, the car will never see a cloudy day!
Just unsure about them, can anyone post what they look like on the inside.
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| posted on September 12th, 2006 at 07:10 PM |
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not as flash looking as a golde
scuze the greasy hand marks LOL
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| posted on September 12th, 2006 at 07:14 PM |
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i thought long an hard about this and well and decided against it even tho a rag would be awesome. but if ur car aint period and u dont really care
then do it, its ur car.
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| posted on September 12th, 2006 at 07:57 PM |
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have ya got any??
hair that is !!!
for the wind to blow though??
depends how good the 54 is
sounds to me u should enjoy what u do.
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| posted on September 12th, 2006 at 07:59 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by mscabrio
I say go for it !!!!!
There is nothing better than the wind blowing through your hair when your crusing down the road!!!!
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i thought thats what the windows were for?? haha
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| posted on September 12th, 2006 at 08:06 PM |
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all depends
When ever i do a mod to a car i always make sure it can be put back to standard or is correct for that model.
I guess i like things correct for the car, but it all comes down to its your car and you can do what ever you like.
i'd line up for a ride!
The fact of the matter is a 54 beetle has a 3 fold roof and they are very hard to find. Good news is a britax is smaller that a 3 fold rag roof so you
can always step up to a goldie.
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| posted on September 12th, 2006 at 08:50 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by mscabrio
I say go for it !!!!!
There is nothing better than the wind blowing through your hair when your crusing down the road!!!!
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i thought thats what the windows were for?? haha
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Yeah but with the windows you only get one side of your hair messed up ..... for the true experience you need to have the wind coming from all
directions ..... hey now I think about it ..... don't install the britax .... JUST CHOP THE WHOLE ROOF OFF !!!!!!!!!
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| posted on September 13th, 2006 at 08:31 PM |
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I wouldn't do it. Golde clips do come up. Wait till one of them is available. I have seen three at least on here over the last 2 years.
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| posted on September 13th, 2006 at 10:00 PM |
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Not correct
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posted by Robo
I wouldn't do it. Golde clips do come up. Wait till one of them is available. I have seen three at least on here over the last 2 years.
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The rag clips you have seen on here have all been 2 fold rag roofs not 3 fold.
3fold clips are very hard to find, your best bet on a 3 fold is to import one.
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| posted on September 14th, 2006 at 01:20 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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I wouldn't do it. Golde clips do come up. Wait till one of them is available. I have seen three at least on here over the last 2 years.
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The rag clips you have seen on here have all been 2 fold rag roofs not 3 fold.
3fold clips are very hard to find, your best bet on a 3 fold is to import one.
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Thats right, its the main thing that's stopping me from getting one in mine (OK as well as $$), it takes guys in the US ages to find them so what
hope is there?
The last one I saw on ebay about 6-8 months ago (maybe more) went for about $1500 US and it was a piece of crap, but complete. So by the time you get
it here, restore it and install it you might be up for $4000-$5000. Thats a lot of coin.
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| posted on September 14th, 2006 at 02:52 PM |
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just do it.
do you really care what some punk says about your ragtop not being period when you are driving around possibly the meanest oval in aus?
Anthony
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| posted on September 14th, 2006 at 07:37 PM |
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Yeah just do it and when ya want to sell the car later and its worth jack &^%* ya can thank all the PPL that told you to do it!
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| posted on September 14th, 2006 at 07:47 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Turbo54
Hi all,
I have been offered a Britax rag for a good price and am thinking about britaxing my 54 turbo... should I or shouldn't I?
T54
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If ya ask a question like this ya gotta be prepared for all replies.
good or bad
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| posted on September 14th, 2006 at 08:53 PM |
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it can reversed
ive seen a rag top bug have a roof welded back in b4
it was a really crap convserion if u could call it that
more of a hole with a vynil top buttoned over it
-Joel
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| posted on September 14th, 2006 at 09:42 PM |
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Stanley, I posted this so I could get everyones opinions, good or bad. Just a thought I had. The way its going I think its good that a lot of people
are getting involved and posting comments as this is what forums are about!
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| Quote: | Originally
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Turbo54
Hi all,
I have been offered a Britax rag for a good price and am thinking about britaxing my 54 turbo... should I or shouldn't I?
T54
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If ya ask a question like this ya gotta be prepared for all replies.
good or bad
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I think he is prepared, I told him in person that I wouldn't do it and he didn't fall to pieces or anything. Just because I wouldn't put one in my
car doesn't mean he can't put one in his. Nothing nasty has been written its all just personal opinion.
If T54 wants to do it that's cool, at the end of the day its his car. At least after posting this topic he knows that there should be a fair bit of
positive reaction. Maybe a few negatives but you get that, I'm sure he'll still be able to sleep at night.
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I'm on your side T54....just preparing you that some people are passionate about their ovals so some posts may come across as having a go at you. I
hope mine didn't. I don't have an oval.
It's your ride do with it what you want. If resale or period trim isn't an issue....do it.
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| posted on September 15th, 2006 at 09:25 AM |
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i know of a couple of 3 folds for sale a little expensive though
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| posted on September 15th, 2006 at 09:38 AM |
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i know of a couple of 3 folds for sale a little expensive though
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send me a u2u regarding this
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| posted on September 15th, 2006 at 09:41 AM |
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Me too!
T54
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