Originally Posted by oledoc2u

If you are getting water in there from removing that piece of thin layer of tape, not a seal, but a piece of tape, then you are too damn close with the pressure wand....I wash mine with a garden hose and have never had water get in there. The TAPE was there to keep from scratching the car, or the rubbing of the top movement from scratching the car....not a seal. Each to their own...mine has been off for 5 years....not a problem with any of the above worries...and it is black...try to keep a black one clean and scratch proof...