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Old 07-04-2012, 09:16 AM
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I know this is the dumbest post ever but i must ask. In Florida a few of us had the same concern and My question is how safe is the s2k soft top when riding in a tropical lightNing storm.
We get some nasty tropical storms and the Heavy rain along with some crazy lightNing which can def make things a bit...interesting. whats your thoughts on this and share your story of the most intense storm you and your S made it out of
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If you're a better ground than the frame around the windshield or roll hoops you're a dead man.

There is zero protection in a soft top car.

Odds of it happening though? Should strike a taller car first.
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Looks like we getting out and laying down on the ground during a storm.
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if you have a hardtop, id imagine you'd be fine...soft top, youre probably cooked for sure, but im fairly certain the odds are so slim youd probably be mauled by a flock of penguins before that happened
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So I guess oem ftw again?
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Originally Posted by cruc1a7
So I guess oem ftw again?

what?
Old 07-04-2012, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by S2KIrishman
Originally Posted by cruc1a7' timestamp='1341457685' post='21834735
So I guess oem ftw again?

what?
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nooooooo your fine, if lightning strikes the car, which it would hit the car not your fleshy fat mass, it would deliver the charge straight into the grounded 4 tires.
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I'd imagine it would hit the windshield frame and thus you'd be fine.
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Originally Posted by cruc1a7
So I guess oem ftw again?
Clearly.







Wut?

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