Is it alright to leave the top down for long periods of time if it is clean and dry?

 

No, you don't want the top down a lot as it is bad for the back window and window seals. It also is nasty on the seems of the top. All the cab people I know won't even leave it down over night, just to avoid any issues. If it was my car I wouldn't leave it down for to long. I don't think a day or two would hurt, but I certainly wouldn't leave it down all the time. Just my $.02.

 

Thanks Jay, figured the same. I am away quite a lot and always have the top up and the car covered. When I am home however I do leave the top down for a few days at a time but again it is in my garage and dry and clean.
Dave.

 

Same applies with Targa owners with the removable top. Over time, the top with crease and split...

 

Oops, I better put my top up! It's been down since the weekend.

 

That's because the white stuff over by you is a little different than the white stuff over by me. Yes, I'm envious.

 

Wow. I guess I should be taken out back and shot. I actually use mine in the up position only when wet stuff comes down. When I pass someone in a cab with the top up & it's not inclement weather, I shake my head & ask myself, "what's the point of owning one"?

(in jest...) You guys enjoy your resale value, I'll enjoy the sun & wind. Unwashed Heathen, at your service!

 

I never collapse my Targa roof , hang it on the wall or it is on the car ... and just make sure it ain't gonna rain when I go out without it ..

 

Hey Fred. One dissadvantage of having your top down so much is that it has certainly affected your hair style

 

That's it. My top stays up! lol

 

I always get a kick out of people who drive with the top down and windows up.

 

several years back I worked on the packaging for a product called the "vet-net". it mounted behind the seats and was a wind screen for convertable vets...does the same thing exist for the 911? say the "carr-net" or the "renn-net". how 'bout "deflect-o'bug", sorry, that was a different post. you know the guys from down under do everything the other way.

 

See, I think of my head acting like a Speedster top. It's all about streamlining for performance, man.

On a more serious note though: I could see the argument on the rear "glass" being affected on the one-piece units. Does this become a problem with my old 2-piece? It is a PITA to do the extra step of unzipping, etc., but if it's better for the longevity of the top, I'll consider that when it comes time to replace.

I've had the rear zipper seam re-sewn since owning ($400 repair). It's the original 23 year old top, so having it wear out from me using it doesn't bother me all that much. The headliner's toast anyway. I reduce the appearance factor by filling the lighter worn-to areas with this fancy fill product... called "Marks-A-Lot".

I do need to think about replacing all the seals though, I get CabLeak at the top corners of the doors' triangle windows. Since don't really use the car in the rain, keeping a towel in the trunk & a microfiber towel in the catchall by the shifter has worked so far.

 

Yea they sell one but like every other Porsche part its is sold by the ounce tied to the price of gold

 

Here is what I want.......and probably many others....except for the price! Wish someone would design a more economical substitute!!