question for all you convertable guys

[89 droptop]

I have a rag top with a glass rear window do you have to unzip the rear window and put it down yourself before you drop the top? Will the windnow and top be alright if you just put the top up and down with out unziping it?

 

[PuterAmI]

I never unzip.

Except in the bathroom.

 

[MrKwik]

My daughters 87GT has the glass rear window and it doesnt need to be unzipped.

 

[RYC CUKR]

The guy that put my top on said I should unzip it but thats a pain in the ass. Never have unzipped it in the 3 years I have owned the car.

 

[5.0 con-vert]

No need to unzip...Unless you want the Honda DEL SOL look!!!

 

[srothfuss]

I guess I'll agree with everyone else here.... Leave it zipped!

Bet it would be a pain to hold the glass and try to re-zip the window.

 

[HISSIN50]

Unzipping the window is better for the top - esp if you leave the top down for a long time. It helps remove stress on the bottom corners where the glass attaches.

Good luck.

 

[tjm73]

DO NOT unzip the glass when you put the top down. It will almost certainly break the window.

 

[RMODEL65]

the snaps on the window are there to aid u n putting the zipper back in place yeah i busted my rear window out when a box folded in with my top not a fun job to replace it!!

 

[HISSIN50]

TJM, did you bust your window?

 

[Mike in Texas]

Unzipped

The purists say to unzip the window and to pull the top so that the folds are outward, toward the rear of the car, as the top lowers. That being said, zipping the window back-up is a pain. If the top is going to be down for a while, I unzip. For short trips I just leave it zipped.

 

[spierce]

I've had both types of tops cloth and vinyl, I've NEVER had a problem with leaving them zipped. I did have a problem when I left my jack sitting up near the top motor and the glass came down on it and blew up. but that would have happened no matter what when I hit a bump.

I'd say leave it zipped up. until now I've never heard of anyone unzipping it, it really doesn't make much sense.