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What weather is OK for Soft Top?

Old Mar 15, 2007 | 06:20 PM
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Minus 3 celsius overnight, highs during day between 0 celsius and 7....going up next week too according to weather network...

question: am I ok putting softop on now, or is it too cold, or dangerous to have soft top even on (in the event of a heavy late snowfall)?

i imagine if we did get a heavy snowfall i'd just be smart to get the load off the top of the roof right?

any other drawbacks to putting it on now?
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by PeterBateman
Minus 3 celsius overnight, highs during day between 0 celsius and 7....going up next week too according to weather network...

question: am I ok putting softop on now, or is it too cold, or dangerous to have soft top even on (in the event of a heavy late snowfall)?

i imagine if we did get a heavy snowfall i'd just be smart to get the load off the top of the roof right?

any other drawbacks to putting it on now?
Those soft plastic windows are NOT very flexible at temperatures that low, so I'd be really careful if I were you... if you can tolerate it for just a little while longer, stick with your hardtop, so as not to run the risk of cracking or scratching the plastic windows... Just my .02.
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 07:23 PM
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I believe the owers manual states not to mess with the soft top when it's below 47f out...might be off a couple of degrees but it's too late (read i'm too lazy) to go grab the manual to verify.
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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 05:33 AM
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thanks all. its supposed to really warm up next week, so I'll wait till tuesday or so. appreciate the advice.
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