ROOF CLEANING

wheel repair it · Post by **wheel repair it** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 7:29 pm

HI FOLKS,
QUICK QUESTION TO ASK,WHEN RAISING OR LOWERING THE ROOF ,CAN YOU STOP HALF WAY ,TO CLEAN THE ROOF AND JUST MAKE SURE IT ALL OK,I ONLY ASK COS MY NEIGHBOUR HAS MEGANE AND SHE STOPPED HALF WAY AND ENDED UP DRIVING TO RENULT GARAGE TO FIX IT.

ALSO,ANY IDEA HOW LONY FROM BUILD DATE TO PICK UP DATE,MINES BEING BUILT ON 11TH NOV,JUST WONDERED IF ITS DAYS OR WEEKS AS I REALLY CANT WAIT,

TATA

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 7:36 pm

Learn to use the searc....no seriously, the consensus was roof's not designed to stop mid way though some people have and got away with it, but not worth the risk of a trip down the dealers.

Robbie.

wheel repair it · Post by **wheel repair it** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 7:50 pm

OK THEN,U GO TO SEARCH AND TYPE IN ROOF OPENING AND CLOSING AND SEE WHAT COMES UP,DONT U THINK I THOUGHT OF THAT,JESUS

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 8:28 pm

LOL sorry wheel clamp it - my post was a follow on from AlexLS reply to me in my own help thread "chipped windscreen - help" - as you will see there, I also don't use search, so we were having a little light humour. But if your reply was also a joke (have to cover all scenarios you see) , then I stick out my tongue at you

Robbie.

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Wed Oct 30, 2002 2:06 am

the CAPS LOCK is normally on the left of the keyboard - please try pressing it and see what happens

nx · Post by nx » Wed Oct 30, 2002 4:02 pm

I have stopped my roof half way before now to check the seals and the boot lid locking mechanism - no adverse affects!

It is different with a soft top because of the way they concertina - sometimes my mkII mx-5 roof won't fold properly on the first attempt.

As for cleaning the roof, the car isn't that high (I'm not either) and so you can reach most of it with the roof up - otherwise you could always stand on a box

M275 · Post by **M275** » Wed Oct 30, 2002 5:02 pm

I often stop the roof half way when I want to clean the inside of teh rear window... I find it much easier......

I've never had a problem with my roof so far.

M

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Wed Oct 30, 2002 5:38 pm

I've stopped my roof 1/2 way several times so that I could clean the seals and stop the f****ng squeaks I develop after 2 weeks without Autoglym. Last time I did it I took too long and noticed the roof slowly slid itself into the boot - this meant the mechanism was out of sync, the boot lid wouldn't go back down and I had to manually drag the roof back up 1/2 way (not easy) and then complete the operation from the switch. I took a few up downs to stop it beeping at me and I won't be doing it again.

wheel repair it · Post by **wheel repair it** » Wed Oct 30, 2002 6:48 pm

THANKS MIKE,M275 AND NX,YOUR COMMENTS HAVE BEEN NOTED WITH THANKS,GLAD TO SEE SOMEONE CAN HAVE A USEFUL THING TO SAY.

TO THE REST OF YOU,GO PLAY ON THE NEAREST MOTORWAY,DO US ALL A FAVOUR

Alex LS · Post by **Alex LS** » Wed Oct 30, 2002 6:55 pm

Who's this "REST OF YOU" that you speak of? And who, exactly, is "US ALL"?

You'll find that they are the very people who are best equipped to help you. Try learning the meaning of "humour" and read up on "netiquette" (includes such nuggets as the use of the Caps Lock key). Otherwise, don't expect much "useful" information off anybody.

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Wed Oct 30, 2002 7:01 pm

Well said. Funnily enough, I thought I answered the question in my first post above, strange that.

Robbie. :rolleyes:

wheel repair it · Post by **wheel repair it** » Wed Oct 30, 2002 7:25 pm

i cant take this any more,can nobody get it,think ill go sit in me van and paint some wheels that some wallys driven down a kerb,
or i might go to pc world and get a new keyboard,one with a caps lock button on it.

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Wed Oct 30, 2002 7:56 pm

the word simple comes to mind today

stephen T · Post by **stephen T** » Wed Oct 30, 2002 8:32 pm

TO THE REST OF YOU,GO PLAY ON THE NEAREST MOTORWAY,DO US ALL A FAVOUR

**starts the chant**

WHOOOOOO THE ******* HELL ARE YOOOOOOOOOOOU

WHO THE ******* HELL ARE YOU.

etc....... :rolleyes:

chill its all lighthearted humor. and if all the posts on here were serious it wouldnt be fun now would it young man.

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Wed Oct 30, 2002 9:11 pm

OOOOOOOH YOUNG MAN !

Robbie.