Just got the use of a garage from a friend we live in a bit of a rough part of Leeds So the question is it OK to garage it with the hood down or is that bad form? ( I'm thinking more than just over night!)

Chris

Would always store the B with the hood up.

Always with the hood up!

If I leave mine with the hood down overnight I can just about build sand castles with the cr*p that lands on the dash! would deff leave the hood up!
But there again I live a bit south of leeds... but i'm sure mildue / mold would form on the interiour in the uK.. unless it's one of the posh garages with air con? but not seen many of those in leeds or other parts of yorkshire.... my own house included..

desert rat said:

. unless it's one of the posh garages with air con? but not seen many of those in leeds or other parts of yorkshire....(

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I think they call them shops in Leeds!!

beacon said:

Just got the use of a garage from a friend we live in a bit of a rough part of Leeds So the question is it OK to garage it with the hood down or is that bad form? ( I'm thinking more than just over night!)

Chris

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Summertime isn't so bad for the odd night with roof down but if more than a night then def up....

Its what I thought! Just being lazy, thinking of how nice it would be to just drive out in the morning with the hood already down, granted it only takes a min to put it up or down!

Problem is if the hood is down and it gets cold you can crack the window while putting it up first thing in the morning.
(This has been down a good few times on this forum)

If you have a vinyl hood and you store it down for a long time the material can 'bond' together over time - don't want that now do we!!

Just invested in a Mohair hood BECAUSE I cracked the window in the frost

Mohair is the way to go on a B!

Yup, just make sure you clean it and treat it regularly (oh, and keep the f****** cats off it)............

a rolled up fleece towel or an insulation foam tube is alwyas handy to stick in the folds of the softtop, esspecially in the "window" fold, that keeps it from rubbing and getting creased to soon

RnRollie said:

a rolled up fleece towel or an insulation foam tube is alwyas handy to stick in the folds of the softtop, esspecially in the "window" fold, that keeps it from rubbing and getting creased to soon

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I have a big roll of foam insulating tube in mine, out it in the rear window every time the roof goes down. Also, always use the clips on the hood assembly to hold the hood in place when its down, it stops the hood moving around and wearing while down....

It is lazy, but I know what you mean about just getting in it with the roof down and going! I leave mine down sometimes and just chuck a cheap plastic cover over the "space". Shouldn't get any cracking problems when it is in the garage. And if it is cold in the morning, just crank the heater up and wear a scarf......

LittleRedB said:

(oh, and keep the f****** cats off it)............

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Probably the best bit of B advice in the world. Thinking of initiating a mass cull of the furry feckers.

Bs love a bit of TLC and a warm place to sleep over the winter ehehehehe Does not stop things going wrong but it helps.

LRB you need to bin all the kid stuff thats filling up the garage of yours and get the B into the dry.

Woah Doc.

That garage looks tidier than my flat.

But not OCD like or anything..... HHEHHE

lol

even spiders (when allowed in the garage) get told off for making untidy cobwebs