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Old 04-17-2007 | 03:18 PM
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I'm surprised to see that nobody's addressed the fact that the Windscreen in the Cabrio prevents you from sliding and reclining the seats back all that far. I had to slide my driver's seat about 1-2 inches forward before i was comforable with the aomunt of pressure the seat was putting on the windscreen and it really wasn't easy getting used to...

With the exception of "just dealing with it" has anybody come up with any ideas on this one? any aftermarket windscreens that attach elsewhere?
Old 04-17-2007 | 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by gregroselli
I'm surprised to see that nobody's addressed the fact that the Windscreen in the Cabrio prevents you from sliding and reclining the seats back all that far. I had to slide my driver's seat about 1-2 inches forward before i was comforable with the aomunt of pressure the seat was putting on the windscreen and it really wasn't easy getting used to...

With the exception of "just dealing with it" has anybody come up with any ideas on this one? any aftermarket windscreens that attach elsewhere?

I'm 6'2" tall - my windscreen rides around in my "trunk". I used it once, as it's too uncomfortable for me to drive if I move the seats up far enough to fit in the windscreen. I don't really miss it, but the wife hates to drive with the top down.
Old 04-17-2007 | 05:28 PM
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At least it's not just me. I've seen other convertibles with windscreens that go across the top of the two front seats - have any tall entrepreneurs come up with something of the sort for the 996?
Old 04-18-2007 | 03:27 AM
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I am not that tall..but I like to sit further back..and I used my windscreen ONCE...it just sits in the"trunk" of my car too. I cant use it...

but I figure it is part of the Package so when I am ready to sell the buyer will be happy I have it...I guess.
Old 04-18-2007 | 04:06 AM
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i'll take it asian image.... i lost my windscreen...... so looking to get another one...... i don't know about you guys but being 5'6'' has it's privalages.... although i rather be 6 plus......sigh....... let me know asian.......
Old 04-18-2007 | 04:19 AM
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I love my windscreen... I am 6'1 and just got used to it!!
Old 04-18-2007 | 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackCab996
I'm 6'2" tall - my windscreen rides around in my "trunk".
One of the few times I've been glad to be only 5'8".

I consider the windscreen to be a huge qualify of life issue, and one that enables me to have the top down under far more variable temps / circumstances than I would otherwise.
Old 04-18-2007 | 06:10 PM
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the windstopper kind of has that privacy feel to it..... when i don't have it, it feels a little nude to me......
Old 04-18-2007 | 06:21 PM
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Two 996 Cabs in 8 years, never used windscreen.

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Old 04-18-2007 | 07:47 PM
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One of the few times I've been glad to be only 5'8".

I consider the windscreen to be a huge qualify of life issue, and one that enables me to have the top down under far more variable temps / circumstances than I would otherwise.
LOL - both my wife and I are 5'4". Everyone always remarks upon how much room there is when they get in the back of my wife's BMW.. we always tell them it's not the car, it's 'cause we have seats all the way forward!

The windscreen in semi-permanently attached in the back of my cab. Thankfully, you can close the top with it up so I just leave it there for the summer...

There *are* certain advantages to be smaller.. this, and the fact that I can curl up in the coach seat of an airplane quite comfortably and take a nap..

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I am 6'-1" and sit with the seat all the way back in my cab and it doesn't hit the wind screen unless I have the seat back tilted way back, much farther than I like in any case. The only thing I can think is that many of you like to have the seat back reclined pretty far.
Old 04-18-2007 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackCab996
the wife hates to drive with the top down.
Well..........time to change
Old 04-18-2007 | 09:24 PM
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Being 6'2 I guess i drive with the seat up a bit, and love the windscreen especially when your dressed up to go out and the hair looking good, put that imn and fly on the highway no tornadoes in the cab haha, big fan of the windscreen
Old 04-18-2007 | 11:21 PM
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Get GT3 seats...no hitting.
Old 04-19-2007 | 09:36 AM
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If you do what I do and just jam the seat up against the windscreen as far back as it can go without breaking it actually amplifies the viration of the car in the drivers seat (which usually dissapates up through the headrest) and it feels like you're in a Geo Metro with a bad tank of gas when you're at idle...


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