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Old 10-21-2011 | 01:57 AM
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I have a 2000 C2 Cabrio and have located an OEM MK1 Taco Wing the same color as my car. Will the Taco Wing work with the Cabrio or will it interfere with the convertible top?

Anyone done this? pics?
Old 10-21-2011 | 09:02 AM
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Where's our resident wing expert (Ed) when we need him???
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Yes it will interfere with the convertible top clamshell.
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lets see....


taco on a cab.....



hmm...



I am fairly certain that will be JUST FINE



as long as:
you dont want to use your top
you dont want to open your engine lid
you dont mind us all laughing at it (for years)
you like looking silly and went to the school for silly walks



yea, its should fit - FINE!
I for one would like it and if it was a wide body with a narrow body part, all the better (or visa versa)
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Originally Posted by ivangene
lets see....


taco on a cab.....



hmm...



I am fairly certain that will be JUST FINE



as long as:
you dont want to use your top
you dont want to open your engine lid
you dont mind us all laughing at it (for years)
you like looking silly and went to the school for silly walks



yea, its should fit - FINE!
I for one would like it and if it was a wide body with a narrow body part, all the better (or visa versa)
So what you are saying Ed, is that I will need to put the top down prior to installation, put a bag over my head and carry an umbrella.
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Originally Posted by pterfloth
So what you are saying Ed, is that I will need to put the top down prior to installation, put a bag over my head and carry an umbrella.

Correct sir!
Old 10-21-2011 | 01:26 PM
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YES...or let me handle the flames... I am use to it
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However, Ed can make it fit! he has an awsome set of tools!
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I think his Dad is a television repair man...
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Originally Posted by Dennis C
I think his Dad is a television repair man...
He can fix it...
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If we can make the Taco Wing flip back when the clam shell opens, that would work. We could use the hydraulics for the current wing and mount them to the Taco Wing deck lid in reverse.

Ed, what tools do you have for that?
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well I have a big hammer

some duct tape

wire cutters

CUSS jar full of quarters

Beer

some ball bearings, 3 in 1 oil and a pile of guase pads
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Plus band-aids, I always need band-aids
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The cab. aero kit has a lower profile wing.
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Witch will fit coupes as well!
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