GAHH - Talk about fast service!

[RandallNeighbour]

Can anyone tell me if those pins screw out or just pull out? I don't want to damage them by turning when I should be pulling or vise versa.

[Marc Gelefsky]

Well, I hope they get it sorted, I am having a GAHH top installed this week,

[ddb]

All,

I replaced the missing pin this weekend (on the passenger side). Unfortunately it didn't solve the problem. Like most of the accounts I've heard, the problem with my top closing on the outside of the groove happens predominantly on my passenger side. It closed correctly immediately after installing the missing pin, but failed to close properly the next 2 times.

There isn't much holding the pins in place. They don't screw in, but are simply held in by pressure from the contact with 2 little tabs that are part of the piece behind the hole where the pin rests. You can simply pull them out, and easily reinsert them. The good news is they are only 70 cents or so, if you are missing one.

I don't know if my original top had the elastic band Randall, but my GAHH top definitely doesn't. When I was trying to describe to my parts guy what I needed, we looked at a Boxster in the service bay, and it didn't have the elastic bands either (I don't know if the top was original).

The parts guy told me he's seen the problem before and has watched the service technicians partially lower the top and push the whole top assembly on one side until the top raises correctly.

I'm not sure what to try next. I will have another look this weekend. If anyone has any solutions or ideas, please let us know.

Thanks,

ddb

[CA_Boxster]

When I asked my installer about the top going outside the rail on the passenger side he said that they do add an extra piece of elastic in order to help pull the edges in. I interpreted that as his shop adding something extra, but since I'm apparently not the only one whith these bands I guess it's something in the GAHH top. I don't know if the OEM top had them.

The tops are great, but those little pins are weak with how easily they can be popped out. It's nothing anyone will notice unless there's some problem that makes them start poking around (or they happen to be reading one of these boards), but once you know they're there it does seem like a cheap part.