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jerryboy50 · 05-08-2018, 05:48 PM

New question:
How many convertible owners never use the tonneau cover with the top down, and do you see any problems with that? Wasn't the cover an option anyway?

theragtopguy · 05-08-2018, 06:46 PM

I probably do not use mine most of the time. Unless I put it in a show.

Yes, the cover was an option. Lower trim levels did not get one unless ordered.

Coleroad · 05-08-2018, 06:53 PM

To me using the cover is about three things. One is the aesthetics of it. Two is protecting the top, storage area, top mechanisms from dirt and dust build up. Three protection from sun, or anything pushing on the top while it's down.

18LTLoveIt · 05-09-2018, 09:19 PM

Don't have & don't care. I won't pay 200-250 for something I'll use rarely.

SharpOldNo7 · 05-10-2018, 05:38 AM

I have one and use it regularly. When the tonneau cover is not on, the top catches wind in the folded down positions and it seems to me that this could be damaging to the top. It also keeps dirt, bugs and debris from falling into the compartment when the top is down. It also just dresses the car up when the top is down.

c-57d · 05-10-2018, 07:28 AM

I use mine if the weather is going to be clear for a while. I also have a cab cover to keep stuff from getting into the interior and to keep the sun off of the leather.
-s

SCHUSS · 05-10-2018, 07:50 AM

I normally only use it at shows. Used to use it all the time but now rarely while cruising.

Gossamer · 05-10-2018, 01:42 PM

i picked up one used last year. Only use it on longish kind of trips.

Easy to put on/take off, less than 2 minutes and gives the car a really nice clean look.

I'd say it's probably ok, but there's a reason they added the folding piece on the gen 6.

GodWentPunk · 05-10-2018, 04:11 PM

I'll use mine if I'm driving on the highway for an extended period, but for just quick hops from work to home driving around 45mph, I don't take the time to put it on. As other mentioned, at shows I will use it just because it looks cleaner.

joe..

Tom And Cheryl · 05-10-2018, 04:24 PM

Were in the 60% use category, I take the highway to work and back and I tend to put it on most the time.

mikeyg312 · 04-24-2019, 05:03 PM

Im looking to get one, if anyone wants to sell one pm me

Mr V · 04-24-2019, 07:46 PM

I use mine unless I am just making a quick trip where I won't be on the highway. Just extra cautious since the top seems to move around a bit at highway speed.

KickerZ71 · 04-25-2019, 05:27 AM

I always put it on! I just hate looking it the rear view and seeing the fabric catch wind.

SharpOldNo7 · 04-25-2019, 11:40 PM

I use the tonneau cover to protect the top from wind damage. If you watch the top when down, you can see just how much the wind flops it around when exposed to the elements during driving. It also keep debris out of the area. Well worth the money. Mine came with the car.

05-08-2018, 05:48 PM	#1
jerryboy50 Drives: 2015 SS Convertible Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: South Carolina Posts: 7	No tonneau cover? New question: How many convertible owners never use the tonneau cover with the top down, and do you see any problems with that? Wasn't the cover an option anyway?

05-08-2018, 06:46 PM	#2
theragtopguy Lifetime Philly Fan Drives: 2015 Spring Edition 2SS M-6 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: South Central Florida Posts: 1,862 View My Garage	I probably do not use mine most of the time. Unless I put it in a show. Yes, the cover was an option. Lower trim levels did not get one unless ordered. __________________ 2015 Green Flash, Delivered 4/10/15 CAI, NPP Exhaust, Short-throw shifter BBK LT HEADERS 1 7/8” Tune by DynoSteve via SCTx4 Tuner One of 82 GF Ragtops built in '15 out of 811 Total [/SIZE]

05-10-2018, 07:28 AM	#6
c-57d Drives: 14 2SS/RS Triple Black Ragtop LS3 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: California Bay Area 95008 Posts: 305 View My Garage	I use mine if the weather is going to be clear for a while. I also have a cab cover to keep stuff from getting into the interior and to keep the sun off of the leather. -s __________________ Come see the violence inherent in the sysadmin.

05-10-2018, 07:50 AM	#7
SCHUSS 709 RWHP & 677 RWTQ Drives: 13' HPE 800 ZL1..... IOM vert, M6 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: South Windsor, CT Posts: 1,140	I normally only use it at shows. Used to use it all the time but now rarely while cruising. __________________ 11.34 @ 124.88

05-10-2018, 04:11 PM	#9
GodWentPunk Drives: 2015 2SS White Convertible CE/INDY Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Lockport, IL Posts: 780 View My Garage	I'll use mine if I'm driving on the highway for an extended period, but for just quick hops from work to home driving around 45mph, I don't take the time to put it on. As other mentioned, at shows I will use it just because it looks cleaner. joe.. __________________ ARH LTH/HFC/Legato muffler, RDP Custom Tune, K&N Blackhawk CAI, Bigworm Blackout kit, ZL1 Rims, Phantom Grills, VMAX PTB

05-08-2018, 06:53 PM	#3
Coleroad Drives: 13 Camaro Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Colorado Posts: 315	To me using the cover is about three things. One is the aesthetics of it. Two is protecting the top, storage area, top mechanisms from dirt and dust build up. Three protection from sun, or anything pushing on the top while it's down.

05-09-2018, 09:19 PM	#4
18LTLoveIt Drives: 2018 Hyper Blue LT RS Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 1,474 View My Garage	Don't have & don't care. I won't pay 200-250 for something I'll use rarely.

05-10-2018, 05:38 AM	#5
SharpOldNo7 Drives: 2015 2LT RS Convertible Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Mississippi Posts: 298	I have one and use it regularly. When the tonneau cover is not on, the top catches wind in the folded down positions and it seems to me that this could be damaging to the top. It also keeps dirt, bugs and debris from falling into the compartment when the top is down. It also just dresses the car up when the top is down.

05-10-2018, 01:42 PM	#8
Gossamer Drives: 2012 Camaro Convertible Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 100	i picked up one used last year. Only use it on longish kind of trips. Easy to put on/take off, less than 2 minutes and gives the car a really nice clean look. I'd say it's probably ok, but there's a reason they added the folding piece on the gen 6.

05-10-2018, 04:24 PM	#10
Tom And Cheryl Drives: 2013 SS Convertible, ThumperII Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 411 View My Garage	Were in the 60% use category, I take the highway to work and back and I tend to put it on most the time.

04-24-2019, 05:03 PM	#11
mikeyg312 Drives: 2013 camaro ss vert Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: New York Posts: 1	Im looking to get one, if anyone wants to sell one pm me

04-24-2019, 07:46 PM	#12
Mr V Drives: 2011 VR SS Vert Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 372	I use mine unless I am just making a quick trip where I won't be on the highway. Just extra cautious since the top seems to move around a bit at highway speed.

04-25-2019, 05:27 AM	#13
KickerZ71 Drives: Camaro SS Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 261	I always put it on! I just hate looking it the rear view and seeing the fabric catch wind.

04-25-2019, 11:40 PM	#14
SharpOldNo7 Drives: 2015 2LT RS Convertible Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Mississippi Posts: 298	I use the tonneau cover to protect the top from wind damage. If you watch the top when down, you can see just how much the wind flops it around when exposed to the elements during driving. It also keep debris out of the area. Well worth the money. Mine came with the car. Last edited by SharpOldNo7; 04-28-2019 at 08:35 AM.