How holes are worn into the 360/430 convertible top

There are several posts about the elastic bands on the convertible top wearing prematurely losing elasticity and resulting in the top not closing properly or wears holes in an expensive top, but I thought it would be beneficial to post some pics of what happens.
When I purchased my 2004 Ferrari 360 Spider the holes were already worn into the canvas material, even though the car was only 10 years old with less than ten thousand miles. My theory is that when the elastic bands lose elasticity the rearward wing material does not fold out of the way properly. This creates a hole on the wing themselves, where there is metal pinching the canvas, and another pair of holes above the driver and passenger by the top spar not folding backwards properly resulting in too much material compression.
The elastic bands are replaceable and should be done as soon as possible in order to avoid damage to the canvas top. When operating the top with bad elastic it is important that:
1) the top spar above the drivers head be pushed backwards at the beginning of the top opening and...
2) both rear wings are folding outwards before the top folds into the car.
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