“Taking the top off and placing it back on is so effortless. Certainly a one particular-individual, beneath-5-minute job.” — Jennifer Harrington, Copy Editor
Like so numerous Vettes ahead of it, the C7 Stingray coupe’s central roof panel can be removed and stowed beneath the glass rear hatch. Luckily, Ann Arbor’s so-far-mild summer has provided us a lot of opportunity for topless motoring in our extended-term Corvette Stingray Z51 coupe. But just how simple is it to get that lid off? As Harrington states, it is really effortless.
For starters, the roof panel on the C7 coupe is created of carbon fiber, which means it weighs almost nothing: 18 pounds according to our scales. Removal starts with undoing a trio of latches inside the vehicle. Next—and this step is made simpler if you have lowered the windows or have opened each doors and are standing subsequent to the car—lift up the front of the panel with one hand so the pegs rise totally free from their catches and will not scratch something, then guide the panel with your cost-free hand toward the front of the auto till the horizontal rear pegs slide out of their slots. The roof then simply lifts up and away. Simple. Grab a buddy to support, and it’s even easier. (If it is windy, your buddy will be practically imperative, specifically if you care to avoid dropping the lid on the pavement.)
Stowing the panel in the trunk is just as equally straightforward—it’s stored in the same orientation as when it’s fitted in place—but pay close attention to exactly where the front 2 pegs are supposed to rest. There’s a pair of hooklike objects that jut out of the cargo-location floor that can give the impression that the major edge of the roof slides into them. It does not, so do not do that. As an alternative, decrease the front pegs into committed slots ahead of these hooks, then press the tail edge of the roof snugly into the rear mounts. Despite the fact that the panel appears to eradicate all cargo space, it sits a few inches off of the trunk floor, so things can still be loaded underneath, albeit from inside the cabin. Reverse the approach to place the roof back in place: Stick the rear pegs in very first, then reduced the front pegs into their slots and relatch almost everything.
The Vette is reasonably quiet with the top off, which is to be expected provided how little space is opened. Our only complaint? The sun visors stick up awkwardly into the void left by the roof and appear a tiny dorky. We’ll reside.
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