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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 06:20 PM
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I just moved into a new house and my roomate gets the garage which means my car is parked in the driveway outside.
I live in arizona which gets over a 100 degrees 6 months out of the year.
Ive thought of a car cover or a sheet over the car or something.
Does anyone have any better ideas?
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 01:41 AM
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this is a good question, im getting a new top on next week and live in new mexico with my car parked outside. If anyone makes just a top cover or something let us know
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 08:20 AM
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this is a good question, im getting a new top on next week and live in new mexico with my car parked outside. If anyone makes just a top cover or something let us know
One of my co-owners had a cover made for his Mercedes. It is a canvas piece made from stayfast material that just covers the top when it is up or down. They weighted it in the corners and middle of the edges with something that is also magnetized. It is actually very cool.

Just find a boat or upholstery shop that makes Bimini tops for boats and have them make one up.

I would guess it would cost about 100 to 150.
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 01:19 PM
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After doing some research, I found a cover.
It covers the whole windsheild to the back window. The companys name is ADCO.
Problem is I went down to autozone to special order it ($39.99)& they arent manufacturing them anymore.
Today Im going down to pepboys to see if I can get something similar from a different vendor. Maybe they have a different dealer that they go through.
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Zoegirl
After doing some research, I found a cover.
It covers the whole windsheild to the back window. The companys name is ADCO.
Problem is I went down to autozone to special order it ($39.99)& they arent manufacturing them anymore.
Today Im going down to pepboys to see if I can get something similar from a different vendor. Maybe they have a different dealer that they go through.
Let us know on your findings. My top gets its fair share of abuse in the FL sun.
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 06:54 PM
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Let us know how it goes
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Zoegirl
After doing some research, I found a cover.
It covers the whole windsheild to the back window. The companys name is ADCO.
Problem is I went down to autozone to special order it ($39.99)& they arent manufacturing them anymore.
Today Im going down to pepboys to see if I can get something similar from a different vendor. Maybe they have a different dealer that they go through.
If you come up with something, I am in for it also.
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 09:01 PM
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I went to pepboys today, looked through the catalog but had no luck finding this particular cover.
The only thing they had available was whole car covers, so I bought a weatherproof car cover that fits the TA for $34.99.
I put it on about an hour ago, its kind of a pain but its better than nothing.


I also found out from my local carwash what they use to condition cloth tops on convertible cars. They said it was armorall.
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ragtop is the best stuff for your top.
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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 01:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Bajapat
ragtop is the best stuff for your top.
I heard about that, but I cant seem to find a local dealer that sells ragtop. I dont want to order it because I dont use any major credit cards. I could try the convertible top place in scottsdale...Ive went there before to have some work done on the top.


What do you guys think about using amorall?
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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by zoegirl
i heard about that, but i cant seem to find a local dealer that sells ragtop. I dont want to order it because i dont use any major credit cards. I could try the convertible top place in scottsdale...ive went there before to have some work done on the top.


What do you guys think about using amorall?
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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 10:23 AM
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http://www.autogeek.net/rafaca.html

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Bimini Topp Cleaner is environmental safe and powerful for use on bimini tops, sail covers, sailboat dodgers, spray hoods, and seats. It will remove the toughest of stains while doing no harm to fiberglass, marine finishes, chrome, vinyl, rubber or plastic. We were impressed and you will be too.

Bimini Topp Protectant will work on same surfaces as the Topp Cleaner, but must be re-applied after each washing. This layer of UV protection will not make surfaces sticky, as it contains no silicone.

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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 10:27 AM
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Oh and if you can't wait...

Phoenix Trim & Supply
2359 North 33rd Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85009
(602) 269-5825 or (800) 369-5084
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these seem to be local to you..
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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 12:30 AM
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Thank you for the feedback, I wrote down that address. I w/ be calling them tommorow.
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