Downey doesn't work like this. The snaps are trapezoidal plastic blocks
with a little ridge near the "top" (narrow end), which snap into the
rails. I can't flip anything over, as there's nothing to flip.
JOE GLOWICKI wrote:
>
> look and see if the snaps are off center if thay are all you have to do
> is to turn them over to have it loose for winter.
>
> Andy Levy wrote:
> >
> > I got my soft tonneau back in April, so it's never seen cold weather
> > till recently. How low should I let the temperature get before I start
> > worrying about ripping the snaps/seams? As the temperature has dropped,
> > the cover has been getting tighter and stiffer (as expected). I'm
> > afraid that if things get too cold, the snaps will let go of either the
> > rail or the vinyl.
> >
> > And about how much snow weight would y'all say it can take (it's a
> > Downey SST, 2 bows). I haven't heard of anyone having the vinyl tear
> > due to excess snow, but I figure anything's possible. If we get 18" of
> > wet snow overnight (not outside the realm of possibilities), will I wake
> > up to a collapsed cover?
> >
> > I do know that if I take it off in this weather, it'll take a few
> > buckets of pretty warm water to put it back on. But I'd rather do that
> > than risk losing it altogether.
> >
> > -Andy
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