I no longer chop the top!

[blinkwatt]

After leaving the top down all summer & fall and part of winter (w/ the exception of washing the car) I finally went to put the top up and down a few times while shopping. The result of leaving the top down for a several months in a row.....I NO LONGER HAVE TO "CHOP THE TOP"! For some reason the top goes down perfect everytime w/o a crease,weird,but I'm not gonna ask any questions. It's gone up and down perfect for the past three days and hopefully it last.

[Y2BOX]

I find it the same....I keep a hardtop on for most of the year, so when the summer eventually arrives in the UK for 2 days (!) the roof is fine..... :dance:

[Perfectlap]

Haven't ever had to do the chop since owning this car (while the outside temp was above 60F) and my window is crystal clear. Just give the top a chance in the begining and it develops a "memory bend".
However the other day when it was about 55F I didn't heat up the cockipt before lowering the top and I got a pinch in the plastic that is sloooowly fading. Doing the chop on cold window can turn into a disaster.

[986Roadster]

hey

i have a 2002 with a plastic window. i have never done the chop on the back window. my rear plastic window is in pretty good shape.

[John V]

You guys are lucky. My 2000 S will pinch right in the middle every time, regardless of temperature, if I don't chop it. Annoying, but I've gotten used to it, and with a one touch top button it's no big deal.

[Perfectlap]

have you tried lowering only halfway doing the chop and leaving it there for a few hours? Wait for a sunny/warm day. Might take a few sessions but it should work, the canvas is what needs to bend a certain way, not really the plastic.