Top down question
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Top down question
Does it hurt the top to leave it down for long periods of time? Mine is white so its the vinyl top. I think it shoudn't, but the other half says always put it up after every use.
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Re: Top down question (squeaky g)
I put mine back up too. I do it to keep the vinyl stretched out and to keep any cats or other pests out of the car. :cheers:
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Re: Top down question (squeaky g)
I put the top back up after every use. This is the second top my car has had. The first owner of the car (I am the second owner) always left the top down mainly because it was only driven on nice days and sat in a garage the rest of the time. It came to be that one day it rained when the first owner was out. When he put the top up it tore. I guess he left it down for a long time.
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Re: Top down question (squeaky g)
I leave mine (cloth) down most of the time during the warm months, and up in the cold months. I haven't had it long enough to know which is best, but the back window does take a beating being folded all the time. I've seen those window pillows advertised...anyone ever tried one?
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Re: Top down question (Ezgoin721)
Yes, I have a window pillow. While I do use it every time the top is put down, I would not say that it is a "cure all" for the vinyl window blues. Those vinyl windows can be rather tricky to deal with - from cleaning them without inducing scratches, to folding the top down without pinching the window. What a pain in the rear. :smash: '94 was definitely an improvement with the introduction of the glass window. Look at a vinyl window the wrong way and it scratches. :rolleyes:
Anyway, the pillow will aide in limiting the contact that the window makes with itself when folded, but I would not expect it to remedy the situation entirely. :nonod: It's an improvement, if nothing else.
[Modified by rubyred93, 1:00 PM 5/10/2002]
Anyway, the pillow will aide in limiting the contact that the window makes with itself when folded, but I would not expect it to remedy the situation entirely. :nonod: It's an improvement, if nothing else.
[Modified by rubyred93, 1:00 PM 5/10/2002]
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Re: Top down question (rubyred93)
I have a cloth top with plastic window. For the most part, I try to put the top back up unless I am feeling extra lazy. Here in Ohio, we can have really warm days, followed by evenings that frequently get cold enough to cause a nice layer of dew to settle on everything by morning. If I am out running around on a Friday night, park the car with the top down, and the temp reaches the dew point, all that moisture sits on my leather seats and steering wheel. The sun comes out on Saturday, good and hot, and by the time I crawl out of bed, my car has been baking in the sun for several hours.
I am not a leather expert, but I think this may lead to premature wear on your leather, sort of like when you were a kid and in the winter came home and plopped your wet leather gloves on the radiator. They got all hard and cracked in no time (but they were a lot cheaper to replace!)
I am not a leather expert, but I think this may lead to premature wear on your leather, sort of like when you were a kid and in the winter came home and plopped your wet leather gloves on the radiator. They got all hard and cracked in no time (but they were a lot cheaper to replace!)
