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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 05:24 PM
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i am 6'1.5" sat in side the s2k at the la autoshow.. with the seats all the way back my head is like 2-3 inches over the roll bar.. lady was shaking her head at me.. i guess my head is just way to big..

i was goin to get a used s2k cuz its pretty affordable right now
the top wasnt up so i was wondering if i would fit with the top up and with a hardtop on it...

hardtop cuz i moved to NOVA from so cal and realize that its way to cold in the winter not to have hardtop...

so would i fit? with out risk of loosing the top of my head in case of an accident?
i know chances are i wont flip the car but i like to be prepared for the worst for just in case situations.
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 01:21 PM
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anyone???
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 04:31 PM
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I was just telling a friend about how his big head might bend the bars to the top when it is up.I am 5'7 and think that the s2000 is a tight fit.But I have seen people 6 feet on up in s2ks but they just look like a big kid in a go kart..
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 05:49 PM
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im 6' with a hard top and no problems here.....i havent taken the hard top off in a while but i have no problems in it
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 05:58 PM
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I'm 6'1 and my head is above the roll bars. Either duck if you are in a roll over accident or get an aftermarket roll cage
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 07:11 PM
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my suggestion is to get in one and see how comfortable you feel. if you don't feel like you're safe then you won't enjoy the car. i have the opposite problem. i have to crank the seat all the way up with the seat straight, so i can touch the pedals. i'm going to get pedal extentions soon because if i ever got into an accident and my air bag went off, it could cause serious bodily injury. needless to say i don't drive too terribly much right now
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 08:09 PM
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From what I've read the hardtop allows slightly more headroom than the soft top due to the absence of the bars.
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 05:34 PM
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thanks.. i feel its a tight fit.. but the whole head over roll bar thing kinda gets to me..
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 12:35 PM
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if an aftermarket roll bar is really what you want cusco makes a nice one
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 12:47 PM
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pic of the roll bar??? does it look clean like the stock one? and can the top still go up?
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 01:10 PM
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Default Re: driver height for hardtop s2000?? (cialz)

What is "roll bar" "roll cage" and "hard-top"?
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