Miata Mailing List: September 1994, Message #128
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   From: "Tom R. Christopher" 
Subject: window savers
   Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 13:41:02 -0400

 I have a sandwich type window saver. I works fairly well for protecting the
 window except for two problems:

  1) when I want to drive with the top up, but window down (very common in
     N. Calif. where it may be foggy/cool in the morning), I have to just lay
     the window on top of the protector, because if I sandwich it the top
     of the protector towards the rear starts to curl up, encouraged I guess
     by the curve of the lower part of the window. When the sun comes out,
     I then want to just lower the top, but if it has curled too much, it
     gets "bent" by the top laying down on top of it. Anyone have a
     sandwich protector which does not do this? Perhaps it needs to have
     a weight strip stitched into the edge? Or be a little longer so as to
     cover the window more?

  2) also with the top up, window down configuration, if I sandwich the
     window, and try to open door windows, the protector blows all over the
     place. The velcro strips on the side are just not enough to hold it.

 I like running in this configuration, which allows quick top up/down without
 zipping/unzipping the window, and allows keeps dust/bird droppings off
 the exposed window as it lays down.

 Tom Christopher (TCMIATA), Red '93C