Miata Mailing List: October 1996, Message #0012
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   From: dans@dmscomp.com (Dan Scolnick)

Subject: Re: Rear Window Protectors

   Date: Tue, 1 Oct 1996 10:40:31 -0500



>I think we're talking about top up flapping, and you're talking top down

>right?



        No, my MMMiata window protector flaps almost immediately (and

dangerously annoyingly) when the top is up and the window is unzipped.  

        IT ALSO works it's way loose (takes about 60 miles @80-90mph) when

the top is down and flaps (I NEVER use the boot)

/^\dans





> if you have the top up window in the protector the top layer slaps you in

>the head

>it also makes it harder to drop the top in front of a vette owner or others

>because 

>the top layer is all out of place

>

>Chris Sobczak

>Jackarow@ix.netcom.com

>http://www.onion.com/onions/Jackaroe/INDEX.HTM

>

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>> From: Richard M. Sorrentino 

>> To: Multiple recipients of list 

>> Subject: Re: Rear Window Protectors

>> Date: Monday, September 30, 1996 8:56 AM

>> 

>> I have the terrycloth one from M-M-Miata as well. It has

>> double snaps so that you can use it between your boot and

>> your deck. As for flapping, it won't flap of course, if you

>> have your boot on. When  I don't have my boot on, it will

>> flap at higher speeds, i.e., around 140 kph (86 mph) or so.

>> So that may explain why it flaps for some people and not others.

>> 

>> richard and old red '90 (who loved his first attempt at autocrossing

>> yesterday)

>> 

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