Ebay Window Crease Preventer Thing?
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Ebay Window Crease Preventer Thing?
anyone know if Greg ( I think that was his name) is selling the crease preventer deal on ebay or anywhere? Or is there something like it? I know there are the big rolls that some use to put in the window while they are dropping the top, but that seems like a pain.
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dookie - yeah I made some myself (I'm a little unsure of exactly what tension is required so I'm still experimenting) and that same thing happned to me.
I have used some Araldite (two part glue you mix together) and that seems to have worked.
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I have used some Araldite (two part glue you mix together) and that seems to have worked.
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FYI:
I made my own. You need a roll of semi soft foam about 3" dia., maybe a small swimming noodle (I used a piece of commercial pipe insulation).
Cut it a little shorter that the window is wide and sew a cotton towel around it.
I leave it in the trunk. Then pull it out and set in the window bending area as the top goes down. Keeps the plastic from making a sharp bend.
Another thing is to place a soft cotton? rug or towel (velcroed down) in the bottom of the window well too. The plastic window does rub on the floor of the well during folding and driving and will eventually scratch as it moves.
I made my own. You need a roll of semi soft foam about 3" dia., maybe a small swimming noodle (I used a piece of commercial pipe insulation).
Cut it a little shorter that the window is wide and sew a cotton towel around it.
I leave it in the trunk. Then pull it out and set in the window bending area as the top goes down. Keeps the plastic from making a sharp bend.
Another thing is to place a soft cotton? rug or towel (velcroed down) in the bottom of the window well too. The plastic window does rub on the floor of the well during folding and driving and will eventually scratch as it moves.
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From: Mish-she-gan
You guys are talking about several different things here... so I'll try to clarify:
The rolls you can buy are to prevent creases from forming in the plastic and to keep the plastic from rubbing itself when lowered.
The mats you can buy are to prevent scratching of the plastic from inside the car after the top is lower into the storage area.
The elastic straps with velcro ends that Greg sells are designed to stretch the plastic to make it taunt when it's up and in some case assist in aligning the plastic as it's folding when being lowered.
None of the three products are complex, therefore, a person could make all three if you want to; but why bother.
Personally, I tested them all. As for roll, I made my own but soon got tired of it and I'm not sure it was all that great. In place of the roll I have cut out a small soft fabric, soft blanket actually, that I trimmed and shaped to tuck under the outside flaps that surround the plastic window. When it's in, it totally covers the rear window so you are not going to forget about. It only takes a second to install or remove and it takes up zero room in the trunk. Since a small part of the lower portion can be seen when (if you don't use the boot cover), I used a nice red & black plaid, which matches my interior colors.
The mat I bought, I stuck it in the back and occasionally vacuum. Thats it.
The straps I bought, and I've only recently installed. I can report the plastic window which has had a couple minor creases since day 1, is much better even though the car has just been sitting in a heated garage awaiting spring. I suspect it might even improve more with some hot sunshine on it combined with the strap tension.
Since a couple have mentioned the straps had too much tension and pulled the velcro from the top. I know that Greg experiemented with different sizes, so that may account for it but I've no way of knowing for sure. I thought I'd point out there are identical velcro points underneith the outside flaps too; so you might consider using them, but I'd double check on the proper length that Greg sells now before doing that.
Finally, since day 1 I've always used good products designed for cleaning plastic and removing minor scratches, so my rear window is in excellent shape after 3 years. I'm trying a little experiement right now on the plastic and if it works out, I'll share it later.
Hope that helps.
The rolls you can buy are to prevent creases from forming in the plastic and to keep the plastic from rubbing itself when lowered.
The mats you can buy are to prevent scratching of the plastic from inside the car after the top is lower into the storage area.
The elastic straps with velcro ends that Greg sells are designed to stretch the plastic to make it taunt when it's up and in some case assist in aligning the plastic as it's folding when being lowered.
None of the three products are complex, therefore, a person could make all three if you want to; but why bother.
Personally, I tested them all. As for roll, I made my own but soon got tired of it and I'm not sure it was all that great. In place of the roll I have cut out a small soft fabric, soft blanket actually, that I trimmed and shaped to tuck under the outside flaps that surround the plastic window. When it's in, it totally covers the rear window so you are not going to forget about. It only takes a second to install or remove and it takes up zero room in the trunk. Since a small part of the lower portion can be seen when (if you don't use the boot cover), I used a nice red & black plaid, which matches my interior colors.
The mat I bought, I stuck it in the back and occasionally vacuum. Thats it.
The straps I bought, and I've only recently installed. I can report the plastic window which has had a couple minor creases since day 1, is much better even though the car has just been sitting in a heated garage awaiting spring. I suspect it might even improve more with some hot sunshine on it combined with the strap tension.
Since a couple have mentioned the straps had too much tension and pulled the velcro from the top. I know that Greg experiemented with different sizes, so that may account for it but I've no way of knowing for sure. I thought I'd point out there are identical velcro points underneith the outside flaps too; so you might consider using them, but I'd double check on the proper length that Greg sells now before doing that.
Finally, since day 1 I've always used good products designed for cleaning plastic and removing minor scratches, so my rear window is in excellent shape after 3 years. I'm trying a little experiement right now on the plastic and if it works out, I'll share it later.
Hope that helps.