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Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 20:53:22 -0400
From: "dave" <alofusblountmaybenospamel.net>
Subject: Re: Picked the C900 convertible up from Durham today.


"Sleeker GT Phwoar" <carl.robsonnospamcing-czechs.com> wrote in message news:MPG.1d7af8fcb068bdbc989a20nospam.individual.net... > 140mile shakedown run home. > Drives nice. > Roof and leather OK, but not quite as good as it looked in the picture. > Will be fine. Main roof problems are the edging tape is broken away in > places. It drives perfect which is more important. > -- > Carl Robson > Car PC Build starts again. http://smallr.com/rz > Homepage: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com Congrats! Hope the dear gives you lots of fun service. The leather may need a bit of saddle soap and/or conditioner stuff. The news of the edging tape means that the top is nearing end of life. What normally kills them in this neck of the woods, (NE Ohio USA) is UV. The fabric and piping gets brittle and what looks like razor cuts start showing up. My top started off with just ratty piping. I stitched up the edges and it looked ok for a time. A few months later the cuts started showing up, at the fold lines. This is the fabric cracking. If the piping is starting to go bad, I would guess about 18 - 24 months to new top time. Mine went about 12 months, (1992 C900 Conv.) On the plus side, it's worth it! Never a moments hesitation to put a new top on. Not a problem since. dave

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