As to desert driving, I've done a lot and never really had overheating
problems. That said, removing the front license plate dropped the
gauge from running at about 3/4 when going uphill to hovering only a
little over the center mark as is usual. This was all with it 110
plus through the southwest.

JJ

On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 23:01:45 GMT,
(Leon van Dommelen) wrote:

>"chuckk" > wrote:
>
>>I'm sure that a good top shop can do this! The big issue will be the weight
>>of the glass window. It's gonna need a very heavy duty zipper!
>
>My, quite big, BSP glass window used the OEM half of the zipper in
>my 1996 top, and I had no problems for five years zipping it up
>and down on average, say, twice a day. It was fine when I
>replaced the top with a 1999+ no zip one.
>
>A zip-down window might not be a bad idea in the desert, though.
>I had overheating problems running the AC on Route 66, and
>additional natural air circulation would have been welcome.
>
>Leon
>
>>"Lanny Chambers" > wrote in message
...
>>> In article >,
>>> blinding > wrote:
>>>
>>>> How hard is it to add a zipper to a 2004 non-zipper top?
>>>
>>> I doubt anyone has ever tried. You could find an NA (1990-97) owner who
>>> wants to trade top and frame with you. If you want to keep a glass
>>> window, perhaps an aftermarket NA top will fit your frame.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Lanny Chambers, St. Louis, USA
>>> '94C
>>> the alignment page:
>>> http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html
>>
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