what's wrong with my top?

[particlewave]

I think they are supposed to keep the top out of the clamshell linkages, but I don't see that they do much of anything.

[stephen wilson]

They may also direct rainwater to the drains?

[vitaminC]

After putting the top down last night, unsurprisingly the plastic bit did not magically go back to its starting location. So I wound up just pulling it out and throwing it behind the seat

This week I will try to find some time to see if I can figure out what happened and if it can be reversed. I suspect that it wouldn't be there if it didn't serve some purpose or other... Thanks for the input.

[vitaminC]

Okay, that was a snap to put back in place.

How novel: a repair that took 2 minutes and cost nothing!

Now, lets see how long until it pops out again...