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Originally Posted by jimbo

Tonneau covers used to be a leather or vinyl piece that snaps around the cockpit of the car to protect the interior when the top is down. Unlike a car cover which drapes over the entire car, a tonneau protects only the interior and leaves the exterior exposed.

I agree, AZ. I too want a tonneau cover for the Sol. I really wish they thought about including one for the solstice, but I think they are obsolete. The tonneau made much more sense when tops took forever to raise and lower. Today's convertible tops all raise and lower much faster than a tonneau can be installed. So why bother with a piece of vinyl you have to tote around and which takes more time to install than just putting up the top.

While the tonneau has other pratical applications as discussed in this thread, the top goes up and down VERY FAST! Even if you only have 12 or so snaps to secure the tonneau the top will already be up or down.

	MisterE Founding Member Join Date: Jan 2005	Quote: Originally Posted by jimbo Tonneau covers used to be a leather or vinyl piece that snaps around the cockpit of the car to protect the interior when the top is down. Unlike a car cover which drapes over the entire car, a tonneau protects only the interior and leaves the exterior exposed. I agree, AZ. I too want a tonneau cover for the Sol. I really wish they thought about including one for the solstice, but I think they are obsolete. The tonneau made much more sense when tops took forever to raise and lower. Today's convertible tops all raise and lower much faster than a tonneau can be installed. So why bother with a piece of vinyl you have to tote around and which takes more time to install than just putting up the top. While the tonneau has other pratical applications as discussed in this thread, the top goes up and down VERY FAST! Even if you only have 12 or so snaps to secure the tonneau the top will already be up or down.