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I'm tempted with a hard top for my Aero 8 S4 just for the winter months. I could tell you that it would help look after the hood or it would offer better security. The truth is I just like the look of the hard top on an Aero 8. My concern is that the folded hood obscures a good percentage of rear view vision which, when the hood is down, doesn't matter but does the folded hood obstruct any of the rear window when a hard top is fitted.

David

In a word, NO.

The rear window of my hardtop is much narrower than the soft top window and when the hardtop is on the soft top is below the line of the glass window.

Thank you. As you already have one can I ask if you would recommend the hard top and do you have any pictures of the top on the car.

Thanks for the help

David

David, there are some great photos of Brian M's Aero 8 with hardtop fitted on this thread .

I have seen this car when it was owned by the original owner and the hardtop really sets it off.

One downside is it really is a two person job to remove / install the hardtop. You can do it alone but you are risking injury to yourself and/or the car.

Another issue to consider is that the hardtops need to be adjusted to fit the individual car and therefore, a trip to Morgan Motor Company or a competent dealer is required for the initial fitting. While you'd think they all fit the same, they do not and therefore some adjustments need to be made to ensure they are watertight. Once this is done, you won't need to do it again but in the first instance, I'd really recommend it.

Great lead. Just what I was looking for.

Off to Goodwood FoS tomorrow so maybe there will be an example to look at there as well.

Thanks again.

David