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This ones from covercraft for a 2016 Boxster anyone try this on the 718 Spyder as they dont have one specifically for a Spyder or a 718
https://www.covercraft.com/us/en/sho...ehicle-covers/

lnirenberg

I live in New England and I assume you have similar weather, salted pot holed roads. That would be more of a concern for me w/little road clearance than the top.

Denny Swift

Sunnywest67,
You should PM a Rennlist member named hf1. You could have great discussions on this topic. Trust me.

Jeff Jones

Thanks to @Westcoast ’s successful experiment, I’ve also managed to shave even more time off opening and closing the top with the SmartTop module. Now I can unlatch the top and pop the back trunk with three clicks of unlock and I can close the latch with three clicks of lock. All outside the car without the key in the ignition. I’ve paid a few hundred for what the rest of the world gets by default 😃

Larry Cable

although we did already have the unlatch functionality ... only the external 'latch' functionality was disabled in N.A

TXshaggy

Lol…quote of the day!

Jeff Jones

You could get your Spyder to unlatch the top and pop the trunk from they key fob? I never managed to make that work until I installed the SmartTop. Interesting.

TXshaggy

Yes, use that method every time to open.

Thankfully my top is loose so just have to reach in and close.

I expect the SmartTop only closes the loose ones.

Jeff Jones

Wow…I must have been doing it wrong.

in terms of closing, it’s pretty easy to push down on the top from outside the car if needed. Mine is loosening up but sometimes needs some slight pressure.

The SmartTop is totally unnecessary but I wanted to try it out anyway.

Westcoast

This will be pretty much what you will get with a regular Boxster interior cover on a Spyder:

Westcoast

Even though the top on mine is still tight, IF I unlatch the top for access to the trunk (unhooking the flaps of course) but do not move the top, I can close the top with the SmartTop without touching it.

Maybe, maybe not Jeff, although it it is supposed to work this way I have had a number of instances where the top would not unlatch with the factory fob, sometimes if I re-lock then try again it will work.

I think the remote top latching is worth something! I also like the window controls, the ability to control the lock/unlock chirps and auto-mute of the radio at startup to name a few...

Eric5280

It's crazy how the standard Boxster roof opens/closes even faster than it would take to install this cover.

Westcoast

Crazy or amazing? The Boxster roof is a brilliant unit and affords all sort of convenience around your drive, the Spyder roof looks the part does the job and still allows access to the full top speed of the car, not bad either.

Larry Cable

yup! - I'll post a YT! if that helps?

SunnyWest67

Stupid question, but for NA Spyders:
- assume you need car either turned on, or in accessory mode with key in to unlatch roof?
- assume to close roof and latch back up, you need to have same process of having the key involved in some form?

Just made me think it is too bad if this is indeed the case, as it seems odd when parking with roof open, one with get out and start the roof process but then at the end I guess you need to leave the key in the accessory mode in order to power the latch closing step. I thought you would get otu with the key in your pocket as normal but then realized it likely requires you to leave the key in the car. I also thought PE&D would maybe negate that but remembered it doesn't have that LOL