Honda Civic Del Sol ESi Trans Top Electric Roof

Honda Civic Del Sol ESi Trans Top Electric Roof

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• Honda
• Civic
• Del
• Sol
• Trans
• Top
• Electric
• Roof
• CRX
• VTi
• ESi
• JDM

[t42meister]

Silicon spray works fine for me, no leaks at all . I do it once every couple of years. It has to be real silicon spray though, or the seals don't expand I reckon

[t42meister]

me too, that's why I got rid of it, but like you say it is cool, especially on a car coming up 20 years old!

[0Natty0]

That's too awesome! Now I can keep my 'sol even when I'm OLD! hahaha... how did you manage that... what was the cost and building specs?

[t42meister]

Honda built them that way!

[giggles628000000]

boy that looks like hard work

[5PYZ3R]

@crxdelsolsir Okay.. what?

I don't think any of that had to do with my opinion of it being stupid, sluggish, and the user being awfully lazy.

I never said it wasn't designed well. It just seems like a lot of trouble to remove a weightless top and put it in the trunk. But then again, we don't see this kind of thing in America. We do see automated convertibles, but not t-tops.

[crxdelsolsir]

@5PYZ3R

With its near trouble free reputation coming to 20yrs the build quality and design is a marvel in itself. Many convertibles were great when new or youngish but have troubles a decade later (10yrs on). My DelSol still has no troubles getting its top off and thats after 20yrs! And im not even the first owner

[crxdelsolsir]

@5PYZ3R

It is graceful. It is also unique and the only one in its class and in the world to have a vertically raising boot!

Considering it preceeds the Miata MX5 hardtop option and even the Mercedes hard top it is absolutely a class leader.

You're just used to seeing folding roofs which to me is seen it once seen it all. Having a BMW owner and Maserati owner glued to watching my car do its thing is testament to the car and a rewarding experience not many experiences.

[5PYZ3R]

The Del Sol SiR's in Europe and Japan had the option of the trans-top.

I think it's stupid personally, perhaps it'd be alright if it was a little more graceful but it's still pretty unnecessary figuring they took the time to make the top out of aluminum. It's not like the roof weighs 100lbs.

[crxdelsolsir]

@elbocho19

Spray on to a small cloth not directly on the rubber as you will get over spray everywhere else.

Then apply on the rubbers.

This process is very important and 99% overlooked by previous owners as they expect it to be no (not low) maintenance.

Unfortunately the design leaves these rubbers exposed directly to the elements hence the rubbers requiring the silicone protection and treatment.

More a miss understanding of the car (and inadvertent mistreatment) than a defect.

[crxdelsolsir]

@elbocho19

Any reputable (expensive) brand. I use a spray and wipe some of the excess (to not let silicone run on to other areas and as it attracts dust) to leave a healthy residue for it to absorb.

I would then wash and wipe the rubbers with a damp cloth to remove dust that has collected on the moist rubbers and re do the silicone treatment.

It needs to penetrate, condition the rubbers in due course (only by time). The process cannot be hurried.

[crxdelsolsir]

@elbocho19

Silicone works provided the rubbers are not damaged (cracked and or missing chunks).

It also requires several applications in over several months (depending on the current condtion of the rubbers and how far gone they are) to condition the rubbers towards their original flexibility and thickness (which provides better sealing).

One, two, three or even five applications will not do it (over a short period of even say a month) if the rubbers have not had treatment for years.

[blizzfool]

is it a trans top because it looks like a transformer?

[elbocho19]

@t42meister what brand of silicon did you use then??