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Greetings from across the pond.
Apologies for not visiting before but I will try and visit at least weekly in future.
Why am I here now... because the Autostyle Solutions roof is being discussed.
My name is Tigga Reese; I am a founding director of Autostyle Solutions Limited and have been involved in the development of the "T-Bar" roof for almost 2 years now.
To try and answer some of your questions...
> If you notice these after market roofs are also longer than the factory roof. <
The roll bar cover (the area above the rear clam behind the seats) is removable. To fit our roof this panel is removed and the "T" section bolted into the existing holes.
> on the federal car the rubber seals have been completely redesigned, <
New seals will have no impact on our roof as it is designed for existing seals.
> hard top since these you can fit it in the boot (so they claim) <
Yes both our roof panels fit in the boot, and there is still room for a laptop on top of the panels and small bags either side of the panels with the boot lid closed.
> Wow, there is a $2000 difference between the two. <
The price of our roof includes tax, UK shipping and painting so the price difference is in reality not much.
> Hey did anyone notice the front of that Elise... It looks like the grill is missing. <
I have one of our prototype clams on my Elise.
Well I hope that has answered most of your questions.
I am known to regularly frequent an online Lotus Enthusiast Club called SELOC (
http://www.seloc.org ) so feel free to contact me there.
"Have a nice day!"
Tigga!
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