storage question
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From: Troy Michigan
storage question
Ok so I am early to the party on this one but I am curious. When you guys store your converts do you store it with the top up or down. I have read things that say one is better than the other. I would imagine top up is better however it will be under a cover in the garage anyhow. Your thoughts??????????
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From: Mason OH
Ok so I am early to the party on this one but I am curious. When you guys store your converts do you store it with the top up or down. I have read things that say one is better than the other. I would imagine top up is better however it will be under a cover in the garage anyhow. Your thoughts??????????
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I've never heard of keeping the top down either.
In cold wet climates with an unheated garage, I would imagine you would invite to much moister to the inside of the car. I leave mine up. Once in awhile during the summer, but that's only if I will be using it the next day.
In cold wet climates with an unheated garage, I would imagine you would invite to much moister to the inside of the car. I leave mine up. Once in awhile during the summer, but that's only if I will be using it the next day.
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From: Edgewood Washington
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Mine stays down pretty much all summer, but I leave it up for winter storage.
I have a car cover, but I usually leave it off so I can at least look at the car even if I'm not going to drive it.
I have a car cover, but I usually leave it off so I can at least look at the car even if I'm not going to drive it.
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From: Chirper Island
Mine has been stored (in my personal garage) top-down much more than top-up.
I drive with the top down as much as possible, and as long as that's the way I pull into the garage, that's the way it stays, excepting the days the top has gotten wet in any way (washing, raining, sprinklers, etc….). Obviously, like others it stays up more during the winter, but not continuously where I live.
I drive with the top down as much as possible, and as long as that's the way I pull into the garage, that's the way it stays, excepting the days the top has gotten wet in any way (washing, raining, sprinklers, etc….). Obviously, like others it stays up more during the winter, but not continuously where I live.
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If you have moisture on the top when it gets placed in the down position, mold/mildew can form as well as creases.
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From: Chirper Island
If you anticipate weeks or months in the garage, then, yes, storing it with the top up makes sense, but I would not be afraid to store it on a regular basis with the top down. I have quite a few years with garaging it regularly with the top down, and have only just now noticed a few hard creases forming.
At this point, I declare the top a durable success!