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Racer
Joined: May 2015
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From: Maple Ridge British Columbia
I actually don't see the big advantage of putting the top down while you're not in the car. So, you're standing next to the car holding down this button for 20 seconds. Why not just get in it, start the car, and put the top down. You know, like people have done since the Wright Brothers first flew.
I think you look like a dork standing there just looking at your car pushing a button.
"Look everyone! I'm putting my top down!"
I think you look like a dork standing there just looking at your car pushing a button.
"Look everyone! I'm putting my top down!"
1. If it is hot outside you can cool the inside of the car via opening the top.
2. It is easier to get in the car with the top down.(more headroom)
3. Things have come a long way since the Wright Brothers.
Safety Car
Joined: Jul 2011
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From: Phoenix, Arizona
Question: When lowering the top, the 2 door windows lower automatically; however, when raising the top, my 2 door windows do not raise in conjunction with the top operation, requiring me to raise the door windows after the top operation is complete. Is this normal?
Thanks in advance,
vincesf
Thanks in advance,
vincesf
Safety Car
Joined: Jul 2011
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From: Phoenix, Arizona
I actually don't see the big advantage of putting the top down while you're not in the car. So, you're standing next to the car holding down this button for 20 seconds. Why not just get in it, start the car, and put the top down. You know, like people have done since the Wright Brothers first flew.
I think you look like a dork standing there just looking at your car pushing a button.
"Look everyone! I'm putting my top down!"
I think you look like a dork standing there just looking at your car pushing a button.
"Look everyone! I'm putting my top down!"
Ain't nobody looking at you being impressed by you pushing a button to take down the top - lots of cars do this already.
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From: Jacksonville Florida BWO Dayton, Cincinnati, Bloomsbury NJ, Cincinnati
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If you go after market and get the Smart Top, you can put the top down with one button push for 4 seconds. You can put the top up with one button push for 4 seconds. You can put the windows down or up using the FOB The top is controlled by the FOB or the dash button.
I can put the top up, the windows up with the FOB from 50' with one button push for 4 seconds.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-released.html
Elmer
I can put the top up, the windows up with the FOB from 50' with one button push for 4 seconds.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-released.html
Elmer
Last edited by eboggs_jkvl; Oct 11, 2017 at 07:59 PM.
Safety Car
Joined: Jul 2011
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From: Phoenix, Arizona
Its for safety reasons. They want someone inside when all the latches and things secure.
It's the same reason why you have to press and hold the button down on the dash to get the top to open. They want you paying attention and if you even for a split second take your finger off the button, it stops.
It's the same reason why you have to press and hold the button down on the dash to get the top to open. They want you paying attention and if you even for a split second take your finger off the button, it stops.
Similarly why require holding the button?!? Sounds like an argument for power windows to require having the button held to go fully down (and up). Then some genius invented the button that could be pushed to have the window go down with just one push about 10 - 15 years ago.
Years later we finally have it so that window up is now a one push operation just like window down had been for years! If we only could institute this with the seat 1 and seat 2 buttons but no doubt somebody will claim that's for safety reasons and offer no real evidence of the claim.
Like the current window up/down buttons the behavior is that if you hit the window up button it will go all the way up on it's own. If you want to stop it before that tap either the window up or window down button. Same could be implemented for the seat 1 and seat 2 buttons. And the same behavior could be implemented for the top up/down button.
This is not a hard problem to solve and it's really not a safety issue, humans can deal with slow moving things given controls (e.g. the power windows in a vette).
Pro
Joined: Nov 2012
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From: Cookeville TN
When I'm out of the car already I put the top up with acc. on, then reach in and shut everything down with the start button. Beats getting in and you can put top up with drivers door open as well. The top sounds worse when your outside of the car when top slams down to lock.
