I was on the Miata list for a while and lots of the listers use them. Some
have made their own out of Plexiglas others buy commercial models. Consensus
from them is that they are great, you can hear the radio, the cigar ash
doesn't get sucked out of the ashtray, etc..
Andy D.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Pete & Aprille
> Chadwell
> Sent: Friday, April 09, 1999 10:50 PM
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Wind blocking devices...
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>
> This discussion of wind brings to mind some newer European convertibles
> (sorry... "cabriolet"!) and their little wind-blocking screens
> that deflect
> the air that blows on you from BEHIND as you drive at high speeds.
>
> Since I've got a roll bar in the TR6, I've often thought of fashioning a
> similar device, made from plexiglas, (transparent) that would occupy the
> space within the hoop of the roll bar. I don't mind the wind much myself,
> but my wife would enjoy top-down cruises a little more if it weren't for
> the wind!
>
> Anyone try anything like this before?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Pete Chadwell
> 1973 TR6
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