I am always very careful when folding the top. My father was a car dealer,
including BL cars and I can tell you there was plenty of damage from owners
not folding tops correctly. But more importantly take care of the clear
plastic parts, they are truly the most fragile. More often than not this is
where these tops start to fail, the windows become obscure or cracked.
Always use plenty of water and never any chemicals on the clear plastic
"Glass" when cleaning, When folding the top protect the glass with a soft
towel - or if your really over the top like me a Chamois. And if possible
never fold or pinch the glass. One last note - don't leave your top in the
folded position for more than a few days.
PS: I follow instructions I found on the VTR site:
http://www.vtr.org/maintain/tr6-top-folding.html
Keith Meinhold
66 Marston Avenue
San Francisco CA 94112
415 585 5998 H
415 336 5336 C
415 836 7775 W
http://www.navyboy.com/
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of jack williams
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 6:37 PM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: putting the top down
Eric wrote,
> Quite possibly a dumb question, but do most of you follow the
> instructions in the owner's manual and pull the fabric towards the
> rear while lowering the top and then fold the fabric back over the
> frame, or do you just put it down without touching the fabric and let
> it fold however it wants to?
When I first got mine I didn't. The old top was pretty worn and I soon found
that not folding it left a nice hole in it where it was binding on one fot
he bows. Luckily I had a new top that I got when I bought the car. Since
installing the new top I always fold the fabric.
Jack
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