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The original owner of my car kept the soft top folded and installed hard top during the winters, he did this for 11 years before I bought the car from him, there is nothing wrong with the plastic real window, so I did the same last winter and will be doing the same this winter.

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The original owner of my car kept the soft top folded and installed hard top during the winters, he did this for 11 years before I bought the car from him, there is nothing wrong with the plastic real window, so I did the same last winter and will be doing the same this winter.

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Hi everyone, just had a quick question on storing my '99 cab. Should I put the hard top on or leave the soft top up. I'm putting her in a heated storage place for a bout 5 months. Just wondering if it's bad to have the top down for that long. Also wanted to say thanks to the forum for all of the posts and comments. My first summer and I put on 10k miles...it's been a blast. It's going to be a long winter without being able to drive her!! Thanks Zenski

POST 2Original post

leave the soft top up, makes you're concern about "creases" from long term storage moot-and-academic

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The original owner of my car kept the soft top folded and installed hard top during the winters, he did this for 11 years before I bought the car from him, there is nothing wrong with the plastic real window, so I did the same last winter and will be doing the same this winter.

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Put the hard top on and drive it! That being said, if I were leaving in a garage all winter, I'd leave the soft top up and sell the hard top.

POST 9 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Living in Wisconsin and the amount of salt that we use... I just couldn't put her thru that. I have the hard top on and I'm enjoying it until I put it away. Plus the bimmer wagon has a seat heaters and a steering wheel heater. Way to nice in this environment.

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