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Old 12-27-2007 | 11:09 PM
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I Just installed mine tonight,,

Luv it !!

But a bit freaked out by a prob that another member posted that his top went down on its own ??

It would be a real nightmare with the unpredictable weather we have here in
South Florida just to imagine if my top would decide to go down on it's own!!

Anybody else have this happen to them??

Also Did you guy's yous the optional Velcro strap?? I did not??
Old 12-27-2007 | 11:44 PM
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Never had a problem. Been installed for about 9 months. Yes, I used the velcro strip.

I love my Smarttop!
Old 12-28-2007 | 01:47 AM
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Thx........

I actually went back in there and added the Velcro strip...

Better safe then sorry!!

What a cool devise,,,,,, Simply Genius!!
Old 12-28-2007 | 02:25 PM
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Put mine in a week or so ago and love it. Even the ability to opem front and rear windows from the one switch makes it worth the $$.

cheers
Old 12-28-2007 | 06:19 PM
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I had a SmartTop on my car for a while. It worked great and was everything advertised until it failed catastrophically. The horn was blasting and the top would not go up. My car shop took the unit out and reset the top. I lost 5 days of use of the car, two-way shipping, installation charges and dis-installation charges. Thankfully, there was no damage to the car. My cost for this failure was greater than the cost of the part. I did not even get a simple apology from Wilhelmy-It and there was considerable confusion over my refund. Do business with them at your own risk. A detriment to the aftermarket community.
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Installed mine some time ago. Has worked by the book ever since. No problems.
Old 12-29-2007 | 06:21 AM
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Have the product on my wife's Boxster - luv it with no issues...
Old 12-30-2007 | 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by MichaelL
I had a SmartTop on my car for a while. It worked great and was everything advertised until it failed catastrophically. The horn was blasting and the top would not go up. My car shop took the unit out and reset the top. I lost 5 days of use of the car, two-way shipping, installation charges and dis-installation charges. Thankfully, there was no damage to the car. My cost for this failure was greater than the cost of the part. I did not even get a simple apology from Wilhelmy-It and there was considerable confusion over my refund. Do business with them at your own risk. A detriment to the aftermarket community.
wow,,

sorry to hear that!!

do you guy's disactivate the unit before taking your cars to Porsche for service??
Old 12-30-2007 | 12:33 AM
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Originally Posted by DSUNNYM1
wow,,

sorry to hear that!!

do you guy's disactivate the unit before taking your cars to Porsche for service??
I don't bother. I don't think they even care.



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