Reply if you had to replace top!
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When my Z gets here, my plan was to keep her garaged with the top down since she will not be my daily driver and will be garaged and used mostly on weekends. But, sounds like this might be bad for the top. Agree or disagree?
Originally Posted by daddyrat
When my Z gets here, my plan was to keep her garaged with the top down since she will not be my daily driver and will be garaged and used mostly on weekends. But, sounds like this might be bad for the top. Agree or disagree?
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From: la mirada
i have a 05 and got mine replaced @ 11,ooo miles, replaced it with a new one free of charge since i am still under warranty....im top down daily and the new top has diffrent stitching which seems to have better reinforcement...no problems thus far....
ok ive had my zr with no problems but what is this exact problem that you guys are talking about because this is the first im ever hearing of a problem not that i have searched for one either but can someone just come out n clearly state what the problem is that tops are having
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From: White Rock, Canada
They can be and will be as the wrinkel is a stressing of the vinyl and will become a crack eventually. There is no easy approach to the soft tops except to look after them as best you can and save for the replacement.
Originally Posted by r0mey
ok ive had my zr with no problems but what is this exact problem that you guys are talking about because this is the first im ever hearing of a problem not that i have searched for one either but can someone just come out n clearly state what the problem is that tops are having
rOmey...were not talkin' about wrinkles being a problem....everyone should know that once something is folded, a wrinkle will appear later...the big issues have been:
1. pinholes in the top material
2. separation at seams, either front, sides or rear.
3. plastic re-enforcements coming through the top material
4. top motor problems & tonneau problems
Do a research especially in the roadster forum....I've made a lot of comments from my personal experiences and I also posted on earlier threads going back to '04 other members issues with this top problem. Some guys have had 3 tops replaced!
IMHO it is still a very serious problem!!
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Originally Posted by Darthvol
'04 model; approx. 30k mi.; top replaced at the first sign of separation, but before any leakage; replacement was double stitched, as stated above; top goes up and down about 4-5 times per sunny day from about late March thru early Oct.; no sign whatsoever of any problems with replacement top, and I have about 65k miles on her now.
BTW, the WHOLE TOP is what costs $2-3k to replace; the FABRIC part which was causing most folks' problems only costs a few HUNDRED to replace.
BTW, the WHOLE TOP is what costs $2-3k to replace; the FABRIC part which was causing most folks' problems only costs a few HUNDRED to replace.
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