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Old 01-16-2010, 03:17 AM
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I got a question know its kind of dump but what the heck. has anyone ever thought about chopping the top of their scion tc lower it about 2 inches or more. ive seen pics of sum cars that have had their top chopped just wondering if has thought about this sum of the cars look bad a$$.
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it already pretty low, i think it would epically stupid. Maybe someone with good PS skills can do it.
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heres a pic of a subi with a chop top
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looks pretty sick..
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the tc's is already that low for the most part so if you do it 2 more inches it will look stupid to me. That subaru doesnt even look good to me.
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originally that subie was made for the fast and furious franchise but then f&f went a different direction and the car was turned into a time attack machine. Personally I think it would look sick on the tC but the tC is pretty low from the start.
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true the tc is low. ive seen pics of sum s15 and there pretty low as it is with a chop top. looks sick though.
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from what i read this was chopped some, doesnt look bad i suppose if it had the roof on
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^no photo???
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works for me but heres another one,


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yeah that does look sick wonder how it would look with a roof..
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that looks fing ___
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Old 01-16-2010, 04:41 AM
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it's not chopped down. i've seen the car in person.. it still has the same lines.

and.. that car is old news...
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=174802
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there is no way that is the same, the window lays down more than a stock tc .

"Major highlights of the modifications are the 3-inch roof line chop and the removal and the reinforced center glass top and B-pillars."

saw that on several sites
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well.. i stand corrected.

certainly was too subtle and a very clean job that it wasn't that noticeable in person for that 3" chop. then again the lack of roof probably threw it me off.
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too be honest the window arch looks the same to me, only thing i really noticed was how far the front window leans back. It really doesnt look like a 3 inch chop.

It would look a lot better if the roof was still on imo.
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I need to pee, but i dont want to break my seal.
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cool story bro!!
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