Do you leave your top up or down ?
11-14-2007, 05:42 PM
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Do you leave your top up or down ?
I daily drive my car and the top always down untill I get to work then it up for 8 hours. Then I will put it down for the drive home and it will stay down untill the next morning.
Will I put additional stress on the top if I leave it down 16 hours a day ? Everyday ? I noticed that the top latch rest pretty firmly against the top fabric in the down position. Wear hole later down the road ?
Will I put additional stress on the top if I leave it down 16 hours a day ? Everyday ? I noticed that the top latch rest pretty firmly against the top fabric in the down position. Wear hole later down the road ?
11-14-2007, 05:44 PM
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I usually put my top up when i enter a structure, or my garage, unless i leave it there for a short time and its under my eye sight, >.> i got spider in my garage and i hate it, so thats gotta be it..haha
11-14-2007, 05:51 PM
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I think down is good for the top. My car is an '04 that came with a hard top. I've only had it for a year, but the top looks new. I think it's because the hard top is on all winter, and the soft top only goes up when I have to leave the car alone in a parking lot somewhere.
11-14-2007, 07:42 PM
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My top goes down about July 1, when our monsoon season ends. And stays down until about September 15, when our monsoon season starts. I see no sign of problems from having the top down for weeks at a time.
