Please keep this thread going. I'm going to print it for my dealer.

I've put my cover on successfully about five times. Another ten or so I started and gave up because it is so hard to get it on.

Two days ago, I took it to my Honda dealer. Ken, the service writer, and Joe, the service manager worked with me for about 15 minutes to try to put it on and we finally gave up. Joe was going to ring Honda-Tech and ask what gives.

From an earlier thread last week, I learned to assist the roof going down with some gentle pressure and now the roof seems to fold all the way (when assisted) but those buggery little snaps still remain down inside the mechanism and hard to reach.

My top cover is pretty stiff. At Valley Motor Honda, we heated it up for a couple hours before trying and still got nowheres.

I'd love to be able to get it on and off consistently, even if it took five or ten minutes each time. It so enhances the car's lines. I just don't know if my cover is too stiff to be able to easily flex or if my male snap pieces on the car are down too low on the back of the roll bar piece or what.

Barry

 

I use mine most of the time, because I like the look and want to keep the dirt out of the mechanisms. The biggest issue I have with it is if I do have to put the top up, I can't get both the boot and my golf clubs into the trunk without removing the spare tire. Boot...clubs...spare tire...one has to go. That's why you have a cell phone and towing insurance.

I actually found my original boot to be a little easier to get on. The snaps on my new one aren't aligned as well, although it is getting easier as it has softened up with use. Either way, it's only a couple minute job...the bigger issue with it is the storage space it takes.

 

I have had my car for a few months but have never had the top down, due to the weather, however, I plan to always use the boot when I do put it down. I think it looks a lot nicer and also adds a high level of protection (from sun, dirt, etc.) to the area. I bought one of those tonneau covers (around $60) that covers the windshield, cockpit, and boot area which I plan to use when I park the car with the top down. I think it will be quicker to use the tonneau cover than removing/reinstalling the boot after parking, plus it folds into a nice small package for storing in the trunk.

 

I use mine most of the time (garaged at night)unless it's likely to rain. (I have run out from my office in a sudden downpour and removed it in less then two minutes. The hassle was jumping in the wet seat, to turn the key and raise the top.) I like the clean look. I've got the soft inner liner cover for the top and I can still get the boot on easily. I do however, horse it much more i.e digging my hands in to help the holes fit on the pins. All I do though is slip them on, I don't try to push the tab on. Also pushing down on the cover helps spread it out and engage the clips along the rear. As everything else, the more you do it the easier it becomes. The first ten times I was too careful.

 

I really like the looks of it when it's on. But I've had trouble with my top not folding all the way, which make putting the cover on very hard.

Once on (which I think is pretty easy if not a lot of walking around the car ), if I can figure out a way to keep the back tabs from coming up as soon as you drive away or hit a bump, I'd use it more.

Hopefully, Rick or someone will come up with something easier to use. By the summer would be nice...

 

Barry, I have no idea what the problem with your top is. I have had two, the original "defective" one and the replacement. THe original was softer and a little easier to put on. That said, I can put the current one on (in moderate weather - over 50) in about 3 minutes. I hope your dealer can help you with this. It should not be that hard to do. The car looks much sharper with the cover on so I put up with the inconvience any time the top will be down more than a few minutes.

 

Although it got real easy to put on and take off, I've gotten lazy over the past year and just leave it off.

 

I forgot to mention - I have taken it off and put back in the trunk in less than a minute under a tree in a rainstorm.
NOTE: you can get pretty wet in one minute.

 

Ask again when it gets warm enough to put the top down. I'm no frozen Barry you know.......

 

Will do Utah, I'll ask again in about August