Just had a thought whilst watching Big Bang Theory (not relevant).
Many years ago I bought a new 56 plate Audi A4 convertible. I remember reading in the owner manual that operation of the roof in temperatures under 5 deg C was not recommended as damage could occur to the waterproof neoprene membrane in the hood!
Apparently it gets stiff when cold and can crack!
So, do you think it may follow that frequent roof operation in the Zee may result in cracked insulation etc due to inflexible cold wiring??
Just a thought..
Be interested to hear yours...
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Thoughts On Roof Failure due to broken wires
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Thoughts On Roof Failure due to broken wires
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Thoughts On Roof Failure due to broken wires
I don’t think that’s a concern, after all the wiring is inside the car and should be dry & sheltered from the outside environment. It’s age that’s more of an issue with wiring degradation and liquefaction of the insulationmcbutler wrote: ↑Sun Feb 25, 2018 7:30 pmJust had a thought whilst watching Big Bang Theory (not relevant).
Many years ago I bought a new 56 plate Audi A4 convertible. I remember reading in the owner manual that operation of the roof in temperatures under 5 deg C was not recommended as damage could occur to the waterproof neoprene membrane in the hood!
Apparently it gets stiff when cold and can crack!
So, do you think it may follow that frequent roof operation in the Zee may result in cracked insulation etc due to inflexible cold wiring??
Just a thought..
Be interested to hear yours...
Rob
e89 Sdrive 20i, plenty of mumbo & good economy-the thinking bears z4
e89 Sdrive 30i, this ones busted, pass me another...
e85 3.0si sold