Driving and opening s2000 soft top

**bustaramz** · 16-11-2009 12:22 PM

Hey guys,

i was driving behind a s2000 yesterday (in my s2000), and the guy opened his top as he was driving. How did he do that? lol

anyone have any ideas on how its done?

i have always thought the car had to be stationary with the handbrake up to open top.

**sho** · 16-11-2009 01:31 PM

theres a wire that you can cut to bypass the handbrake to operate while moving
otherwise you can lift the handbrake by an notch as well do that as well however i think there are risk that you might do some damage due to the resistance from wind etc

**bustaramz** · 16-11-2009 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by sho

theres a wire that you can cut to bypass the handbrake to operate while moving
otherwise you can lift the handbrake by an notch as well do that as well however i think there are risk that you might do some damage due to the resistance from wind etc

i tried notching up the handbrake slightly as i was rolling but it wouldnt work. He must of cut the wire... he wasnt traveling very fast when he didnt it.

**vtek** · 16-11-2009 06:18 PM

Theres a reason why its wired the way it is, I wouldnt modify it. It would be like opening an umbrella on a windy day, whoosh and your roof will be teared out.

**Ferrari** · 16-11-2009 07:05 PM

Yeah most convertibles that can open whilst in motion have a speed limiter whilst opening, and the roof itself doesnt rise as high as the s2000 creating less resistance.

Leave it stock, I like seeing how quick I can remove it at the lights.

**tamay_s2k** · 16-11-2009 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by Ferrari

Yeah most convertibles that can open whilst in motion have a speed limiter whilst opening, and the roof itself doesnt rise as high as the s2000 creating less resistance.

Leave it stock, I like seeing how quick I can remove it at the lights.

haha im in the same boat as you man rofl
wen i put the top down, i jus slide the handbrake down slowely and take off and the car still drops the top nicely...
its a fun rush trying to drop the top at the lights, especially by the time you decide and begin lowering it and the light goes green lmao

**ncmx5** · 17-11-2009 11:22 AM

i've cut the wire. it's one wire under the passenger dash & just snip = voila. done.

ive removed the top down @ 30kph and no problems. I think 8J Audi TT's can take it down at 45 or 60kph... i forget.

its much cooler rolling to a stop and having ur roof come down... and as you stop, the whole thing's finished

**r3ckless** · 17-11-2009 01:42 PM

Doesnt it only take two seconds?

**ludecrs** · 17-11-2009 05:48 PM

Five.

**Emre_2144** · 18-11-2009 08:36 AM

Was this on olympic drive/rookwood road around lidcombe?
I have this mod you just have to snip the speed sensor wire on the passenger side. It's very useful if it rains or wen u just don't have enough time at the lights. I can help you if you want to do it.

**tamay_s2k** · 18-11-2009 03:18 PM

lmao
im tempted now rofl
rolling 2 the lights and poppin the toip down. only bad thiung is the fact that it can be flicked up at any time. thats not good, especially if u have a passenger in the car who wants 2 annoy you

**Emre_2144** · 18-11-2009 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by tamay_s2k

lmao
im tempted now rofl
rolling 2 the lights and poppin the toip down. only bad thiung is the fact that it can be flicked up at any time. thats not good, especially if u have a passenger in the car who wants 2 annoy you

It cannot be flicked up at any time. The handbrake has to be up 1 clck. Just enough for the light to come on but not affect driving. The only difference is that now the speedo doesn't have to be on 0.