I know it was talked about before. Can anyone post instructions with pictures, if possible to how to protect the rear window, where to place the soft material. Thanks

 

The most foolproof way to protect it is to put down a soft surface on the inside deck to protect the inside. I use Cotton Flannel and if you look at some of the other threads there is a velour mat available.

On the outside you can put either a small cotton towel or make a tube cover (pipe insulation wrapped with cotton flannel)with an extension of cloth like a cape. You tuck it in before the top is fully opened.

Hope this helps.

Jim

 

Check S2Ki.com, there is an extensive section on the soft top and rear window. I strongly suggest the "rear window bolster." Go check it out.

 

What size did you used for the outside "roll"? The last one I used must have been too small because I still got a crease on the plastic but not too bad one.

 

You know, this topic still baffles me. It seems like people are putting an awful lot of work into the pristine maintenance of their rear windows. Don't get me wrong, I like to see out of mine, too, but I think the build-up of "schmutz" is inevitable. Over the first four months, I did nothing out of the ordinary to clean my window on a regular basis, and short of trying the infamous "Martha Stewart Bath Mat" scratch avoidance theory, all I had to contend with was grime, dirt and miscellaneous flotsam. It all came right off with a good cleaning, and the window is fine. I occasionally get a crease if it has been down in the heat, but a little time with the top up in the nice hot garage and that goes away, too.

Am I crazy, or are people struggling to maintain a glass-like clarity in the rear window? Remember, folks, it's PLASTIC. It will never be as good as glass, no matter what lengths you go to. After all, shouldn't you have your top down?

To each his own.

 

Size: I have tried the Pool Noodle and found it too thick. I now use pipe insulation.

Clarity: I don't find it inconvienient to put the tube in the window and my back window does look very good. No creases, no scratches.

Top is down as much as possible.

 

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Am I crazy, or are people struggling to maintain a glass-like clarity in the rear window?

 

Avi... I'm sure your roof well mat will make this easier for you when it arrives. Instructions are included with it.

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Muz

 

full protection is the MuzMat in the well and the BMW exterior window cover for the outside!
muzmats: http://www.s2000online.com/forums/showthre...p?threadid=4388
bmw photos (near bottom of thread): http://www.s2000online.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/001244.html

 

The problem is with not with buildup but rather with scratching. When you drive with the top up but window open or when you drive with the top down without the tonneau cover, sand and grit collects in the roof tray behind the seats. When you put the roof down the next time, the inside on the clear plastic touches and scratches on the tray.

I've noticed in the later MY2000 and in the MY2001 cars (at least for mine), that the roof does not go down as much in down position. THis helps to not push the clear plastic down on the tray as much.

Whatever, you use, it needs to be something that traps and keeps the sand/grit away from the window.