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Old 09-19-2012, 10:56 AM
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Default How many CAB owners use the boot cover?

How many of you use the boot when the top is down? I do most of the time if I know I'll be on the highway.
Old 09-19-2012, 11:15 AM
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I leave the top down with boot most of the summer, car cover while in the garage to keep the dust off.
Old 09-19-2012, 11:46 AM
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> How many of you use the boot when the top is down?

Systematically when I know I may get out of town.
It is very easy to find oneself driving at 150 kph in Germany. And not using the cover at that speed is not a good idea.
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I use it most of the time. My top usually stays done 6 or so months at a time. I actually put it up last week when i go caught in the rain but after drying it out back down it went probably until December.
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when my top functions properly, all the time if the top is down.
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All the time, when the top is down.
Old 09-19-2012, 12:59 PM
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I also always use it when the top is down. It's easy to snap on and I think it improves the cars lines compared to the uncovered folded top.
How many of you unzip the rear window before you lower your top?
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If the top is down, the boot is on! The car looks much better with the boot installed.

Gary
1991 C4 Cab

PS: A8KED- will you be at the Carillon Point Porsche show this Sunday in Kirkland? I'm signed up
to display my car.

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Old 09-19-2012, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by A8KED
I also always use it when the top is down. It's easy to snap on and I think it improves the cars lines compared to the uncovered folded top.
How many of you unzip the rear window before you lower your top?
I've never unzipped my window for fear of it being 21 years old and breaking. The dealer I bought the car from had the rear window replaced in March before I bought it. I can't remember what he said it cost but it struck me as being very inexpensive to have done.
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Originally Posted by 964Carrera4
If the top is down, the boot is on! The car looks much better with the boot installed.

Gary
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PS: A8KED- will you be at the Carillon Point Porsche show this Sunday in Kirkland? I'm signed up
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I may stop by, but I don't plan on showing the car. I believe I saw your car at the Redmond Town Center event a couple weeks ago. I was out in the back parking lot.
Kevin
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Originally Posted by A8KED
I may stop by, but I don't plan on showing the car. I believe I saw your car at the Redmond Town Center event a couple weeks ago. I was out in the back parking lot.
Kevin
Yep, that was me. There was also a '90 C2 and a '93 RS near my car that day.

The RS owner bought it a month ago and had an interesting story about buying it from a guy who had left it outside in his backyard for over a year without driving it. Lots of mold everywhere and there are some electrical issues, but he's getting it sorted out.
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Always use the boot...agree that it looks better
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boot always on once the top is down
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I don't unzip the window when I put the top down. Used to, but it's really a pain. If it creases, all you have to do is leave it in the sun zipped, and the plastic warms up enough to get rid of any lines.
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Always, as when I purchased the car the prior owner had not used the boot cover and the interior liner on the top was wind beaten, and ripped/torn in small places. I drive the car with the top down a lot, but when I park in the garage I always put the top back up. I also unzip the window and put a cotton cloth over the window plastic before I lower the top.


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