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What hat to wear while driving top down?

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Old 08-03-21, 01:41 AM
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Default What hat to wear while driving top down?

Obviously looking for sun/eye protection but not at any cost - its got to fit the look!

I'm going for a sort of old school retired pornstar vibe. Even grew a mo and sideburns.

Was thinking a lexus brand dad cap but not bold enough.

I normally like to rock aviators while driving - would like some yellow lenses but have brown prada's for now so will get by.

Maybe a bandana would be cool. Or a cheese-cutter?

Any ideas?

What styles do you go for in your SC's?
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Originally Posted by bondisc430
Obviously looking for sun/eye protection but not at any cost - its got to fit the look!

I'm going for a sort of old school retired pornstar vibe. Even grew a mo and sideburns.

Was thinking a lexus brand dad cap but not bold enough.

I normally like to rock aviators while driving - would like some yellow lenses but have brown prada's for now so will get by.

Maybe a bandana would be cool. Or a cheese-cutter?

Any ideas?

What styles do you go for in your SC's?
I prefer the, “is that guy really in an SC430 look?”… hahahahaha


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Old 08-03-21, 05:31 AM
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I've got a couple of these that I used in my S2000:



Seems like they will work just fine for the SC430.


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Originally Posted by Bgw70
I prefer the, “is that guy really in an SC430 look?”… hahahahaha


How the hell did you get a picture of me. That has to be some sort of copyright infringement. I should contact my lawyer.
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Originally Posted by iolmaster
How the hell did you get a picture of me. That has to be some sort of copyright infringement. I should contact my lawyer.
hahahahaha…I know I hijacked his thread but I just couldn’t resist…please forgive me.
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Originally Posted by Bgw70
hahahahaha…I know I hijacked his thread but I just couldn’t resist…please forgive me.
You have to understand, I live in the mountains of western Virginia and southern West Virginia. I see this all the time. Anyway, this thread was begging to get hijacked. To the OP, most of us are in our 60s and 70s, I doubt if any hat will make most of us look cool. If someone finds one, I want 2.
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Old 08-03-21, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by doobs
I've got a couple of these that I used in my S2000:



Seems like they will work just fine for the SC430.

Fitting and proper, Sir.
I have found, like a baseball cap, if you stick your head too far above the windshield, the wind will suck it right off of your head. Turning either around may look dorky, but the hat stays on your head.
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Isn’t the point of. A convertible to feel the wind blowing through your hair? Thus for me no hat until after he drive!
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Well, if I had any hair, your point would be completely valid.

A hat is more sun protection for me than anything nowadays.

Sun burned heads are painful.....


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I go with a super-wide brim hat, as I'm super-white and have to go in for annual skin checkups where they burn off (freeze off) all the per-cancerous growths on my face/scalp. But generally, my favorite top-down weather is summer evenings, after the sun goes down, so I can rock my numerous baseball caps (to keep my beautiful locks from self-blow-styling into a Bozo-the-Clown look)!
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It's always a Ball Cap. That wind through the hair thing is not what it once was.

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haha thank you all for the entertaining replies. I have had compliments from several females 50+ on the car, and one friends wife, who sort of danced when i lowered the top.

The look is everything. I agree the best look is the wind in hair and sunglasses and the best top down time is dusk/evening. Should be okay most year round here it's so mild. Living at the beach though I get too much sun already, and of course one must look after oneself.

The baseball cap could work, it just needs to be right. Nothing too fresh you know. With my sideburns and saltyness someone suggested i look like capt quint from Jaws who had a wonderful old cap himself.

I might also try my felt fedora. That is probably a great vibe...
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