Turn Your Cadillac CTS into a Convertible

Cadillac CTS Convertible

for $19000

By Clinton Deacon
April 29, 2008 4:51 PM
Filed Under: American, Cadillac

The Cadillac CTS sedan has enjoyed a fair amount of success since it was launched last fall and this could well continue in the form of the top of the line 550hp CTS-V which will hit dealers later this year. Lets also not forget the coupe variant currently under development derived from the awesome CT Coupe concept.

But obviously the line up is missing an open top variant, this is where conversion specialists Coach Builders Ltd come in with their version of the CTS Convertible. The design has just been completed and orders are now being taken at a whopping $19,000.

The convertible kit does not have a roll bar and features an acrylic polyester cloth hydraulic top in a number of colors, a padded roof and exterior fabric for sound and temperature insulation, it takes about eight weeks to complete.

Source: InsideLine

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Comments

afterace2

April 29, 2008 5:01 PM

how stiff is a chassis of a 4 door convertible?

sweetbaboo

April 29, 2008 6:35 PM

You just know someone is going to make a CTS-V convertible and it will snap in half

desiathate

April 29, 2008 6:54 PM

haha it would nd its not as attractive... the next big thing 4 door drop tops?? lol ew!!

ck314

April 29, 2008 10:32 PM

Ltd. in the US? Looks like an april's fool joke + cheap photoshop, and if it happens to be real, even worse! The top is hanging off like one of these self-made-on-weekends shoddy conversions on a totalled beetle, not to mention the disastrous stiffness levels amplified by those vulgar 19-20" rims!

_M7_

April 30, 2008 4:00 AM

how can you made a car even worst than its from factory...look at this jajajaja

gmfan09

April 30, 2008 1:26 PM

Whats wrong with it from factory?

BabyMilo

April 30, 2008 11:35 AM

nooooo y would u buy a good lookin car and thn do this to it!?! this is horrid! IF ANYONE OWNES A CTS DONT DO THIS!!!

afterace2

April 30, 2008 2:44 PM

i didn't even knew...this company is making convertibles from diffrent 4 door caddis and even from the 300c. OMG!

some_american

May 1, 2008 5:31 AM

wow, it always amazes me the number of people who have negative things to say about articles as compared to those who have positive or at least neutral comments.

Now i'd say what i have to say is just about neutral: first off, if you're gonna put noce chrome wheels on anything, at least make them "21's (seriously, we're almost a decade pat the year 2000); second, I think they did a good job on the top, I also like how they will (as any conversion company should) offer a variety of color options for it. So maybe they could have tried packaging the folded top better, but by no means does it look "bad" or of extremely low quality. Last, I think it would help if they stiffened it up a bit and made the A-pillar/windshield support stronger as well. Overall, for probably the first conversion to be done on the brand new CTS, I feel they did just fine. Now we get to see them and/or their competition (maybe even Cadillac) start to develop and compete to make better ones. :)

benz_man

May 2, 2008 9:28 PM

Kudos to some_american!

some_american

May 1, 2008 5:32 AM

*past*, not "pat".

U.Will

May 2, 2008 12:05 AM

It's romantic! 4-door, 4-passenger and open car! really nice, but the cost is... -_-a I think it's too expensive, yeah right it's nice but expensive!

dcars62

May 4, 2008 3:53 PM

I like the look but it should be a two door. The CTS is a beautiful car

ezee323

June 8, 2009 8:53 AM

I would like to know if i would be able to buy the kit for a chrysler 300? I love to work on cars myself. If not what company or how can i contact who ever is doing this work because i am interested in turning my car into a convertible.

nateymanrocks

June 16, 2009 9:03 PM

I think its a good idea...just not on a CTS. But hey, why ask me?

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