S2000 convertible top cover
 

Hi I just got an 04 S2000,

Is it important to put the top cover on when driving with the top down?

Any thoughts appreciated

Mike D

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I put the top cover on ..... a shelf in my garage, the day I took the S2000 home, slightly more than two years ago. It has never been moved from there. A little bit of debris may occasionally fall into the well which holds the top, but it seems to do no harm.

It really boils down to a personal choice. It was one of the first things I tossed in the attic. That was three years ago and I've never had it on since. I have no plans to ever use it. It takes up a great deal of space in the trunk and serves no real function except to 'perhaps' keep out some dust & dirt when the tops down and it makes the look better in photos.

welcome and

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if I'm going to have the top down for long periods of time ... and decide to park it with top down too... I put the cover on... I like the protection from extended sun exposure to the inside of the top that it provides and also like the cleaner look when on...

the top cover design is not a great one...not even good...its a PITA...some people say it was designed for weight savings vs a hard cover - I think not and that its simply a bad design inherited from brit roadster days; an attempt at doing something Miata like (:flame: suit on); it is my only crticism of the S design.


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I only use it for extended top down driving. Especially, if it is highway driving.

I like the look with the cover on.

Parking with the top down is really not an option for me since I live in Brooklyn.

IMO, the more you put the cover on the easier it becomes and the faster you can put it on.

i never leave the top down for extended periods, so i never have a use for it. it doe a good job of keeping out debris/dirt from the internal parts of the convertible top mechanism, but if you drive short distances, you will be fine.

I only use mine for the looks and that is if the top is going to be down for a while. It is a pain to put on a pain to take off and there is no room in trunk after you put in there. Mine stays in a closet most of the time. But if you don't mind all of the trouble it makes the car look alot better.

Keep mine in the garage maybe used it 5 to 8 times in
the last year .It does get easier to deal .Was able to put my friends on his 04 in a few seconds.I may use mine more as a result of that .Its more of a look thing than anything else.It's not as big of a pain as it once was .Just takes up way to much trunk space .

I have mine in my closet. I don't plan to ever use it. I don't think it looks that good either way. I hope the '05 (or later) models will eventually incorporate a built in tonneau cover like the Boxster.

I've never used it.

I like the look with it on, but I rarely park with the top down for extended periods of time.