Hard Tops

[rfoster]

I'm being pressured by my nearest & dearest to invest in either
a) a hard top or
b) some waders,
due to the amount of water that enters my car at the usual points (i.e) top of the windows. My question is this, if I buy a hard top, does this do anything at all to help eliminate these leaks?

Cheers in advance
Richard
(S1)

[adrianr]

Leaks depend on how neatly the roof is fitted and how well the windows are adusted, for both the hard and soft variety.

AdrianR

[S Works]

Agree with Adrian, you probably want to check the window alignment if it's that bad.

The hardtop does fit a little more snugly but window adjustment would be a cheaper option!

[rfoster]

It's pretty appaling - but no worse than the day I first picked up my brand new one, leaked like crazy then too. I put it down to 'Character'!

[alunr]

It was probably never adjusted properly. I spent a few hours with my s1 and made it watertight even in the most horrendous down pours.

My S2 leaked when I got that (MUSTARD!!!) but that took about 5 minutes to fix.

Make sure you use some hood restorer regularly and it will cause the water to "roll off" the roof rather than soak in. I use Autoglym but I'm sure they're all the same really!

[alunr]

That said I do have a hard top for my S2, but it came free with the car.

[Davey S1]

Softtop on my S1 leaks around the top corner of the drivers window. I've noticed that the seals on S2's have a sort of built in gutter to them.

No leaks at all when the hard top is on.

Good to have but not sure I would pay 500 notes+ to get one.

[sweatysock]

My hard top leaks worse than the soft top and the noise is far worse with the hard top on. Not even sure if i'll bother with it this winter.

ss

[arlo]

alunr said:

Make sure you use some hood restorer regularly and it will cause the water to "roll off" the roof rather than soak in. I use Autoglym but I'm sure they're all the same really!

Roughly how regularly should you do it? Mine is never garaged!

[mustard]

alunr said:

It was probably never adjusted properly. I spent a few hours with my s1 and made it watertight even in the most horrendous down pours. My S2 leaked when I got that (MUSTARD!!!) but that took about 5 minutes to fix.

LOL

PS Alun, John should be calling/called you, we have IT connection problems at the dealership at the moment hence no email BT grrrr