Miata Mailing List: December 1999, Message #305

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You can put the top down when it is below 40F if you use the car heater
to warm the top up above 40F.  The problem then becomes getting the top
back up.  You either need a heated garage, or you have to wait for the
next day when the outside temp is above 40F.

The vinyl top material WILL crack if it is stresses when cold.  I would
not think the aftermarket glass window canvas tops would have this
problem.

Happy winter motoring!  --  Top down at 29F this morning!


Tom Blough &
"Molly" '99 Red LP
Nutmeg Miata Newsletter Editor
mailto:tblough@earthlink.net
Avon, CT


>-----Original Message-----
>From: miata@realbig.com [mailto:miata@realbig.com]On Behalf Of Lucky
>Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 10:12 PM
>To: Multiple recipients of list
>Subject: Test, & a question about temperature
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>First, new laptop, so am trying to be certain MIME is turned off.
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>Second, does the 40 degree top-down cutoff apply to 99's ?
>I'm not worried
>about the plastic window (since I don't have one), but don't
>want to harm
>the factory top.  I've done a couple of top-down days in the
>30's, so we're
>not talking Alaska (Hey Sue, what's the coldest you've had
>your top down ?).
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>Thanks
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