............pop, and there goes my plastic window

[mikefocke]

I use Novus #1 and #2 on it. When I bought the car the window had a clouded look and brittle feel. I used Novus #3 to basically sand the scum off, then #2 to get rid of the scratches, then #1 to polish it. The #1 seemed to provide some chemical that restored the suppleness of the window. I polish about once every 6 months.

Now it opens and closes just fine at any temp above maybe 45. The colder it is the slower I open the top, pausing about 3 times to let things settle slowly.

[fastorange]

I got tired of the glass vs. plastic dilemma, and since my car has the top down as often as humanly possible, I sewed in some matching black canvas where the stupid plastic was. My top is only up in case of inclement weather, so I could give a rip if I cant see out the back.... that is what side mirrors are for. Plus, I think it looks kinda cool with an all black top.... It was kind of a ******************** to sew in, but worth it.....no more problems.....

[Perfectlap]

^ That's pretty interesting. More interesting would be installing one of those little pin hole cameras that the big SUV's have and having a digital rear view with a wider range.

[blinkwatt]

Originally Posted by fastorange

I got tired of the glass vs. plastic dilemma, and since my car has the top down as often as humanly possible, I sewed in some matching black canvas where the stupid plastic was. My top is only up in case of inclement weather, so I could give a rip if I cant see out the back.... that is what side mirrors are for. Plus, I think it looks kinda cool with an all black top.... It was kind of a ******************** to sew in, but worth it.....no more problems.....

Do you have pics?

[stateofidleness]

sonofab...... I think reading this thread jinxes you!!!!

leaving for work today, a cool 63 degrees, wanted to rock top down...

zzzzzz *pop* gahhH!!! half inch crack in the seam on passenger side.

clearly not enough to replace the whole top, but dammit! just one of those things... kinda scared to use the top now. what is a locally available product I can use to make the plastic more flexible again?

[Perfectlap]

locally is tough...maybe you can find some plexus, Renovo is better but definitely mail order.

[blinkwatt]

Just put clear packaging tape on it until you get a new one....no biggie.

[landrovered]

Whatever you do don't use clear silicone like my PO did, it looks like crap.