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Old 09-05-2007 | 07:45 PM
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Default Do you have your t-top covers on or off?

I just wanted to see how many people have their inside t-top covers on or off. I have never installed mine and I have no plans of ever putting them on.
Old 09-05-2007 | 08:04 PM
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I absolutly hate the T-tops shades off! I hate the sun shining through and beating on me and my interior. I am also a big fan of having the cockpit of my car as dark as possible. Tinted windows up, t-top shades in, AC cranked up, thats how I always drive.
Old 09-05-2007 | 08:16 PM
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i put mine on and my t-tops leaked...they are a PITA to get right...least mine are.

so mine are off for the time being.

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Old 09-05-2007 | 08:18 PM
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Mine are on my 98 because I daily drive the car & It's hot here. 99 I keep off because I only drive it to shows & take the t-tops out.
Old 09-06-2007 | 12:26 AM
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On. Its too damn hot with them off, and the sun will fade/crack everything and dry out your leather seats.
Old 09-06-2007 | 07:30 AM
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I like to look through the tops!
Old 09-06-2007 | 08:05 AM
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I recently sold my shades. I never installed them.
Old 09-06-2007 | 12:04 PM
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Nope have never put them in. I hate them. They gave me a god damn slpinter when I tried to put em it once. PITA to put in and PITA to get the splinters out of my hand. lol
Old 09-06-2007 | 02:56 PM
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I took my t-tops off once, just to install the velcro on the t-tops for the shades. After fitting them, I took them off and never used them again. I think they are up in the attic somewhere, haven't seen them since 1997.
I like looking at the sky, and the car feels too claustrophobic with them on.
Old 09-06-2007 | 02:57 PM
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When its overcast or cold outside I'll take em off. It was 98* yesterday and wouldn't dare drive with them off
Old 09-06-2007 | 03:11 PM
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I leave mine on all the time, actually never been off since the factory installed them. If I want sun I take the t-tops off.
Old 09-06-2007 | 04:29 PM
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i threw mine away the day i got my car...they are worthless
Old 09-06-2007 | 05:06 PM
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Mine always have and always will be on. I don't like the sun beaming in on me. I also have 5% tint
Old 09-06-2007 | 06:04 PM
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Took my shades off once. They stay on.
Old 09-06-2007 | 10:24 PM
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off, but my tops are tinted 5%

being able to see out the tops like there are no shades, but not getting burned to a crisp by the heat of the sun :woot:
Old 09-06-2007 | 11:38 PM
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I have my shades in 90% of the times.
Old 09-07-2007 | 01:06 AM
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Lately its been pretty hot here in Miami so its best to keep them on unless your car is under some shade. But everytime i take my tops off i forget to put them back on, so currently they are off.
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Old 09-07-2007 | 01:14 AM
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mine are on 90% of the time i live in the desert,i used a heat gun to see how hot my head was with the shades off in the sun i recorded 124* on my dome
so now they stay on during the day.tops off some nights
Old 09-08-2007 | 08:04 AM
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You can't get a sunburn through glass, so what's the big deal with the heat? Just run the a/c.
Old 09-08-2007 | 08:07 AM
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Never had em on once


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