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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 04:15 AM
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wondering how resiliant the hood is to rain.......if the car is left out all weathers does the material suffer? i.e rot?...or are the cars too young at the moment to know?

Secondly how much does it cost to get a hard on?......I'm not bothered about a heated rear screen so not bothered about incurring any additional wiring....just the hard top fitments
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 04:32 AM
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My car is always left open to the elements (at home and at work). Never used anything other than soap and hot water on it. Car is a little over 2 years old now and no issues at all with the hood. May be a slight fading of the colour but not much. Otherwise, no probs!. Would be interested to hear from folks with older cars tho!
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 04:44 AM
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mines fine, no problems and it kept outside without a hard on.

I thought you kept it in a garage zero?
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 04:48 AM
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Ian....I am using it on and off during the week now so sometimes its left out in the rain.........just wondered if it might be worth getting a hard top for it or not to bother

just wondered what if any benefits the hard top offers
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 05:02 AM
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Cosier and quieter with the hard on, looks nice as well imo, but I could easily live without it.
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 05:33 AM
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>>Secondly how much does it cost to get a hard on?......

>>Cosier and quieter with the hard on, looks nice as well imo, but I could easily live without it.

Err I thought this was a Forum about cars.......
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 05:40 AM
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think it works out roughly about 2k to get Honda to supply and retro fit a hard top Zero ,we looked into it very briefly when we saw the cost

Hi md if you think its bad here try looking in off topic
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 05:43 AM
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On this subject....I also have a question.

I have managed to stain my soft top with the Halfords Zymol wax stuff. Anyone any tips on removing it?

(sorry if this is a thread hijack.....lemme know and i'll start a different one )
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 05:44 AM
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2k.... that then....cheaper to buy a new soft top if/when required
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 05:45 AM
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On this subject....I also have a question.
San, I did the same thing....wash the roof with some normal wash stuff using a sponge...I then used the karcher to pressure off and all sorted
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