Does it hurt the vinyl top to have it retracted for long periods, such as a couple of weeks at a time?

Thanks,

Vipersdad

 

No, I know lots of guys with hardtops that keep it down for the winter months...

 

with the hard tops you see on S2s the top is down, and some people have them on months at a time.

 

the answer would be a yes, notice on the older rag up you see those marks on them?

those are the contact/folding point of the top, the more you had it down the more wear it gonna get(assuming you retract it every day or two to park at somewhere)

 

I believe leaving it down prematurely wears out the elastic straps too.

 

I have only take the hardtop off a few times since I bought the car in May, and I have found the the top doesn't want to close when I put it up unless I store the car a few nights in a row with the top up.

 

I will let you know when I put the top up, usually starts raining around October but sometimes not until December around here. Top has been down since I bought the car last day of Feb.

I expect it will have shrunk a little and be tight the first time back up like every other convertible.