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Droptopscott · 06-14-2014, 09:23 PM

What do you guys do in the winter if you don't have a garage and it's snowing. Will snow piled up on the top hurt it?

OrangeVert · 06-15-2014, 12:29 AM

Can't be good for it. I wouldn't let it, but that's just me. Maybe use a waterproof top cover? But the it should be able to breathe too. I don't know, sorry.

pgustavson · 06-15-2014, 07:17 AM

I just remove it as soon as I can, though I doubt it will hurt it in most cases. During high-snowfall storms, I carefully sweep it off each time I go out to shovel the driveway. My only concern is allowing a large amount of snow to sit there and go through melt-freeze cycles. I just feel like there would be a higher chance of leaking to occur. No evidence to prove that, just a gut feeling. The wear and tear on a non-garaged top is a bit accelerated over that for the garaged ones, but it is what it is. And it's just a car...

Angrybird 12 · 06-15-2014, 07:53 AM

Mine sat out ll winter, we had several snowfalls in the 6-8 inch range and had no problems except when it melted condensation would build up on the windows and other surfaces. That is from the cold water draining into the water management bag and then the temperature inside the car warming up. What I started doing is when it started melting I would go out and clear the snow off the car and start it to led it dry out inside. I haven't seen any bad effects from that.

theragtopguy · 06-15-2014, 09:28 PM

No problems, had severe winter here in PA, top survived just fine.

06-14-2014, 09:23 PM	#1
Droptopscott Drives: 2014 1lt rs convertible Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Paris ky Posts: 41	Convertibles and snow What do you guys do in the winter if you don't have a garage and it's snowing. Will snow piled up on the top hurt it?

06-15-2014, 12:29 AM	#2
OrangeVert "Catharine" Drives: '11 2SS/RS LS-3 IOM/IO vert Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Southern NH Posts: 2,129	Can't be good for it. I wouldn't let it, but that's just me. Maybe use a waterproof top cover? But the it should be able to breathe too. I don't know, sorry. __________________

06-15-2014, 07:17 AM	#3
pgustavson Stop writing "vert", ffs! Drives: 2011 2LT Convertible Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Gambrills, MD Posts: 1,341 View My Garage	I just remove it as soon as I can, though I doubt it will hurt it in most cases. During high-snowfall storms, I carefully sweep it off each time I go out to shovel the driveway. My only concern is allowing a large amount of snow to sit there and go through melt-freeze cycles. I just feel like there would be a higher chance of leaking to occur. No evidence to prove that, just a gut feeling. The wear and tear on a non-garaged top is a bit accelerated over that for the garaged ones, but it is what it is. And it's just a car... __________________ Vararam \| Vmax Ported TB \| Ported IM \| Vmax Black ICE-olator

06-15-2014, 07:53 AM	#4
Angrybird 12 7 year Cancer Survivor! Drives: 17 Cruze RS, 07 G6 GT, 99 Astro Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 21,546	Mine sat out ll winter, we had several snowfalls in the 6-8 inch range and had no problems except when it melted condensation would build up on the windows and other surfaces. That is from the cold water draining into the water management bag and then the temperature inside the car warming up. What I started doing is when it started melting I would go out and clear the snow off the car and start it to led it dry out inside. I haven't seen any bad effects from that. __________________ Cancer's a bitch! Enjoy life while you can! LIVE, LOVE, DRIVE... The Bird is the word!

06-15-2014, 09:28 PM	#5
theragtopguy Lifetime Philly Fan Drives: 2015 Spring Edition 2SS M-6 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: South Central Florida Posts: 1,861 View My Garage	No problems, had severe winter here in PA, top survived just fine. __________________ 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]