Just Got a Hardtop - Need Adjustment Help

[rick3000]

Hi,
I just got a hardtop on Wednesday. It was by freak chance the it is same color as my car. It looks great and has the unique ears. I will post pictures when we get back from our trip to pick up the top in Southern California. I need some help though. We are leaving to drive back on saturday and the hardtop has some adjustment problems.

It fits very well with no squeaks or anything. The only problem is that the passenger side doesn't not come up to the door enough to great an air tight seal around the door, so you get a lot of wind noise. The hardtop sits about an inch behind the door.
The only other problem is that the plastic trim on the drivers side is not glued or kept up by anything up so the visor keeps it from drooping.

I do not know if anything is broken, but if anything is broken I don't mind because at $900 the hardtop was a steal and I can spend a little to fix it.
Thanks in advance for the help!
- Rick

[zackwatt]

I've heard that the hardtops will "mold" over time to the first car they are on, much like a shoe. So with this theory, your top is "broken in". I'm not sure what you can do. Sry for the pointless reply.

[KevinH1990]

Here's the advice I received on RennTech:

http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=10070&hl=hard+top+adjustment

I had a very difficult time getting my hard top to fit on the car when I picked it up. Now, it fits nice and snug. I think it does mold to the car with time.

You might want to take the top off the car and then put it on with you and a helper pressing on the both sides of the rear while simultaneously turning the spin locks.

Good luck.

[rick3000]

Thanks, there was some good info in that link I will be adjusting it for the trip home tomorrow so hopefully we can get a decent fit for now. Also, I heard that there is a plastic cap that fits on the clamp. I am not sure whether this hardtop has that perhaps someone could post a pic and the part number.

[djomlas]

i had a little problem with mine as well, passinger side.
turned out that the spinlock was not tuning all the way as you turn the lever, so in reality it wasnt locked in at all. now its fine with minor adjustment

[rick3000]

I got the hardtop fit the best I could. There are no squeaks but I have a few questions.

On the passenger side the rubber seal does not fit up against the window. Can I adjust this?
There is also quiet a lot of wind noise, could it be due to the ears on the top and/or a poor window seal?

I will posting some pictures soon, I am not sure about a few things. For instance the windshield clamp has tape or something around it, and the trim on the drivers side is drooping.

Lastly, for winter uses does anyone have tips on folding the soft top for 6+ months.