Thermoplastic hardtop roof

A hardtop for a vehicle comprising:

• a roof, a separate left side, and a separate right side of a hardtop for a vehicle that is removable from the vehicle;
• the roof includes a top frame formed of at least two longitudinal sides and at least one cross vehicle piece, wherein the at least two longitudinal sides and the at least one cross vehicle piece are formed from fiber reinforced polymer;
• a plurality of roof panels connected to the top frame and forming an outer surface of the roof, the plurality of roof panels form an outer surface of the hardtop, wherein the plurality of roof panels have at least two adjacent panels connected together at a seam, wherein the seam includes an inner portion of one of the at least two adjacent panels nested together with an outer portion of the other one of the at least two adjacent panels;
• the separate left side includes a left side frame formed of fiber reinforced thermoplastic material, the left side frame includes at least one longitudinal top side and two laterally extending sides that extend perpendicular to the at least one longitudinal top side in a downward direction away from the at least one roof panel of the plurality of roof panels, wherein the left side frame is connected to the top frame at a connection,
• the separate right side includes a right side frame formed of fiber reinforced thermoplastic material, the right side frame includes at least one longitudinal top side and two laterally extending sides that extend perpendicular to the at least one longitudinal top side in a downward direction away from the at least one roof panel of the plurality of roof panels, wherein the right side frame is connected to the top frame at a connection, and
• a side panel connected to each of the left side frame and the right side frame, wherein each side panel is formed of thermoplastic material and forms an exterior side of the separate left side and an exterior side of the separate right side of the hardtop.

A hardtop for a vehicle comprising:

• a roof, a separate left side, and a separate right side of a hardtop for a vehicle that is removable from the vehicle;
• a portion of the roof includes a structural headliner formed of structural polymer and extending across a ceiling of a vehicle passenger compartment and forming an interior surface of the vehicle passenger compartment, wherein the structural headliner is formed from fiber reinforced polymer;
• the roof further includes at least one roof panel formed of thermoplastic material connected to the structural headliner;
• the separate left side includes a left side frame and the separate right side includes a right side frame, the left side frame and the right side frame each include having at least one longitudinal top side and two laterally extending sides that extend perpendicular to the at least one longitudinal top side in a downward direction away from the at least one roof panel, wherein the left side frame and right side frame are connectable to the structural headliner and are formed from fiber reinforced thermoplastic material, and
• a side panel connected to each of the left side frame and the right side frame, wherein each side panel is formed of thermoplastic material and forms an exterior side of the hardtop.