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Something like this should have been under warranty or safety-recall. Although I'm canadian, I would have yelled for the NHTSA to get involved !!

And god help you if you have a "smart speaker" or such at home. Their mics are ALWAYS ON, to hear-record-and pass on any & every thing !! My opinion: If a company is going to make money with MY personal info, then they should pay me for that priveledge !!

Maybe this will help?

Disco balls! THAT'S what I was forgetting! <G> Truth be told, I was thinking of doing sound active lighting for when I want to crank some jams. I found some LED rope lights that pulse and change color with the music. You can also go any solid color for mood lighting, or even just lighting. Now lemme see ... what did I do with that cassette of stoner hits from the '70's ... ;-} Plan is to set up storage in the front and rear sections of the "popped" top. Not much room in the sides above the original roof, so adding strip lights there would be a good use of the space. Build a nice trim box around the cut edges of the roof and that would hide the lights nicely. Oh. And this pic also shows the side windows from the inside. Those were about the biggest I could go in stock sizes without having to get crazy with the panels ... simple hole, and bolt them in.

Thanks for the reply. When I get back from the beach, I remove all wet gear and leave the driver's side slider open all the time in the garage. Still doesn't give me great air flow to the back area. Since the rust is just around those open holes in this one area, I agree with the post above that the paint is thin around the cutouts and leading to corrosion. The rest of the paint is just fine. Unless someone has a better suggestion, I will lightly buff back the rust with steel wheel and coat with some rust-oleum paint in a can. Buy some in gray to match the paint color. Doesn't have to be perfect. Brush it around the holes. Then I might consider covering the opening in this one area so they aren't directly exposed to the moisture. That barrier layer should do the trick. Hoping. I was gong to add some LED light on that ledge somehow so perhaps I'll do that as project. Thanks for the help!