Top side tension cables

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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

Mine are stretched out due to the first owner having a hard top on the car for three straight years. Every time the top is raised I have to manually tuck the sides into the channel. The elastic is also all stretched out, which would have to be replaced too, but that's another issue altogether.

Randall:

Those cables don't stretch because of their material and braided construction.
If the side cables are not engaging in the channel, as the top goes up is one of two issues:

a) Behind the uppermost part of the side cable, there is an elastic band sewn into the top which has to be routed around the side brace and down to a plastic anchor on the lower bow. This puts tension on the cable and pulls it inward so that it catches the chanel when it's being raised.

b) For the bottom part of the side cable, there is a plastic slider attached to the metal structure. In front of this slider there is a metal spring that has to be positioned so that it pushes back on the slider (and the bottom of the cable) . Again, as the bottom of the cable is pushed inwards, the cable will catch on the channel.

Happy Boxstering,
Pedro