wet roof dry boot.... wet boot dry roof?

willie · Post by **willie** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 5:26 am

As owners already can anyone tell me do you have to dry or wait for the roof and back window to dry before you bring it down into the boot after a rain shower or washing the car any more details on this?

Frosty · Post by **Frosty** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 6:21 am

It is recommended to dry the roof, window and rear boot panel prior to operating the roof. I keep a chamois on hand for such. Failure to do so will send water into the car and the boot.

PS The same applied to my previous 306 Cabriolet. It was recommended by Peugeot not to operate the roof when it was wet. More difficult to do with a fabric roof!

Cheers

Frosty

andrews · Post by **andrews** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 1:55 pm

Best to dry it off first, but you can get away with it without getting drenched, unless you're parked on a slope!

rob · Post by **rob** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 4:22 pm

Autoglym do a squeegie type thing for car body work (just like your window cleaner uses) that doesnt scratch the paint

It is especially imprtant that you dry the roof as the elctronics that control it are found in the rear left of the boot as you look in it. Water can drip from the roof into this area when operating a wet roof.

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 4:29 pm

If its only a little water, I chance my arm and lower the roof, and have had no problems to date.

If there's lots of rain water on the roof then I clean it dry, don't want the water spilling underneath onto the cloth roof headlining - with the risk of possibly staining it.

Robbie

Vince · Post by **Vince** » Wed Mar 20, 2002 11:30 am

mmmm. Dripping wet metal inside the car. A nice damp atmosphere with all those electrics, non-weatherproofed metal surfaces, absorbant boot lining material, to say nothing anything you put in the boot yourself.

I don't think so.

V.

Freedive · Post by **Freedive** » Wed Mar 20, 2002 1:21 pm

Try the Auto Glym hyda flexi blade about Â£10 from speeding.co etc. great for the unwanted water and cleaning your car.

rob · Post by **rob** » Wed Mar 20, 2002 1:44 pm

hey Freedive thats the thing I was on about and couldnt remember its name.

Try Costco as its about Â£3.50. Same product and same packaging just a different paper insert with a different companies name on

Julia · Post by **Julia** » Wed Mar 20, 2002 2:18 pm

I got mine from the motorshow but can't remember the name or how much I paid.
Would recommend it though!

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Wed Mar 20, 2002 3:15 pm

Use my hyda flexi blade all the time, saves so much time and effort drying the car.

More than a bit sick though, because I paid some Â£20 for it!

Rob will be my first stop for Peugeot accessories/advice in future.

col · Post by **col** » Wed Mar 20, 2002 3:59 pm

Yeah cheers rob

I remember you saying that last time and went to buy one from costco(Â£5)that evening, used it for the first time this weekend and it's very effective

thanks

col