How often do you actually take off your targa top? Be Honest

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01-20-2018, 04:52 PM

#141

RCZ51C7

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Probably twice in 18 months! call me weird! but I feel like it would get dirty from the dust on the outside. Also my 2016 C7 still smells like new!!

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01-20-2018, 05:10 PM

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Top is off 85% . Other 15 % bounce back and forth between the two tops depending on look I want.

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01-20-2018, 06:01 PM

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My answer is the same as c54u. Cool evenings with the Targa top off are my favorite. I think I will have it off even more this spring summer and next fall.

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01-20-2018, 06:04 PM

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Probably off 30% of time here. Gets too hot in summer to enjoy but spring and fall are awesome for top off driving.

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01-20-2018, 06:08 PM

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When ever I can, unless it is really hot out, more than 90*F then no

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01-20-2018, 07:01 PM

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My top is off 80% of the time. Nothing beats a top off cruise at sunset!

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01-20-2018, 09:39 PM

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Once.

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01-20-2018, 10:12 PM

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Every chance I get

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01-20-2018, 11:26 PM

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Every possible chance I get. If it's sunny and warm the top comes off.

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01-20-2018, 11:34 PM

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If I had a coupe, I would take it off close to zero times.

I would only take it off if mr.owc6 was in the passenger seat, and could to the lifting.

I like my ginger tresses in the breeze. Possible only due to Vert.

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01-21-2018, 01:13 AM

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CSevenGS

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If its going to be above 70 and Sunny, almost every time it comes off. The feeling and sound of driving to me is somehow more enjoyable and feels freer. Love it.

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01-21-2018, 08:13 AM

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I have 2 tops and in the year and half I had the car, maybe had the top off 3 times. I mostly keep the transparent top on.

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01-21-2018, 08:24 AM

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We have the painted and smoked top
The clear top is great for touring except in the summer.
Our car is mostly used for travel and we have too much gear to take the top off when on the road.
Otherwise, around home, it comes off a couple of times a week for cruising.

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01-21-2018, 08:42 AM

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TwoVettes6916

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How often do you actually take off your targa top?

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Originally Posted by desibaba

I just worry about taking the targa off, possibly raining while Im driving and then putting it back on without scratching it up. Do you guys actually take off that targa top on a regular basis?

I have both the clear and the carbon fiber tops. I switch between them according to the season. But I remove them any time that the temperature is above 60 or 65. I have to compliment the designers who provided fixtures/brackets in the cargo area for storing the top.

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01-21-2018, 08:50 AM

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I will leave it off in the trunk until in needs to go on. Then it goes on for when it is needed and immediately back off again. So - more off than on.

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01-21-2018, 09:53 AM

#156

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Originally Posted by c54u

I have the transparent top and like how it makes the car inside nice and bright and not give a closed in feeling. Those are the reasons I got the transparent top. I also like how it breaks up the look of the car. I take my top off 3-4 times a month.

I'm with you 100 percent on loving the transparent for the same reasons. The solid top has too much of a closed in feeling and its dark. I only have a transparent top and never take it off. If I want that " wind in your hair" effect for a short period, I open the windows and when I'm tired of that ( soon) I put the windows back up. I enjoy the beautiful open sky with some skin protection from the transparent in a climate controlled environment.

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01-21-2018, 10:30 AM

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How do I take my targa top(s) off when I change from one to the other or off complpetely?

By being VERY freeking careful, and using two pairs of hands.

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01-21-2018, 10:40 AM

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Mine is off from end of April to end of September or early October. No better feeling than driving topless.

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01-21-2018, 11:06 AM

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This is the first car I don’t drive with the windows down in, the heat that comes from the engine is insane and with the top off it’s just down right crazy, they should of just stuck with the solid roof.