Any top adjustment? Remember to LATCH!

WestPalmBeachS2000 · 10-11-2008, 10:11 AM

I am posting this for two reasons..One for help, and also to remind people NOT to do this. I ran into a store for a minute and forgot to latch the top. It was raining when I came out and forgot about the top as it used to sit very flush even unlatched. At about 50mph on the highway it popped up about a foot, and reminded me I forgot to latch it! DOH DOH DOH!!!

It still works fine up&down, and the windows seal fine....but is slightly 'tweaked' and wont sit as flat when its closed before latching. The pins on the top don't perfectly engage the windshield receivers until you pull the top down about 3/8". Dealership says thats OK, thats why the handle is there, but I'd like it better. Any 'adjustments' on the top? Anybody do any 'persuasive bending' to get things dialed in?

SilverS2K422 · 10-11-2008, 02:41 PM

damn that sux! you live in West Palm Beach, Florida b/c im moving there in a few months. myabe ill see ya drivin around

chazdawg35 · 10-11-2008, 03:51 PM

Hey Dude you probably bent the frame I don't think you can adjust it. I have been reading alot about the top because mine is ripping and I want to see if I can change it myself.

JOECHY · 10-11-2008, 05:36 PM

If you can pull it to get it properly latched, no leaks, windows seal prperly, still functions fine, and the dealer says its ok, I say try to look past how it sits before latching it. Its not the way you drive it so nobody will notice it. I think if you start bending stuff you will make things worse. Just my opinion.

chazdawg35 · 10-11-2008, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by JOECHY

If you can pull it to get it properly latched, no leaks, windows seal prperly, still functions fine, and the dealer says its ok, I say try to look past how it sits before latching it. Its not the way you drive it so nobody will notice it. I think if you start bending stuff you will make things worse. Just my opinion.

+1 Dude don't bend it you can replace it.

10-11-2008, 10:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
WestPalmBeachS2000 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 5	Any top adjustment? Remember to LATCH! I am posting this for two reasons..One for help, and also to remind people NOT to do this. I ran into a store for a minute and forgot to latch the top. It was raining when I came out and forgot about the top as it used to sit very flush even unlatched. At about 50mph on the highway it popped up about a foot, and reminded me I forgot to latch it! DOH DOH DOH!!! It still works fine up&down, and the windows seal fine....but is slightly 'tweaked' and wont sit as flat when its closed before latching. The pins on the top don't perfectly engage the windshield receivers until you pull the top down about 3/8". Dealership says thats OK, thats why the handle is there, but I'd like it better. Any 'adjustments' on the top? Anybody do any 'persuasive bending' to get things dialed in?

10-11-2008, 02:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
SilverS2K422 B.A.M.F. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 578	damn that sux! you live in West Palm Beach, Florida b/c im moving there in a few months. myabe ill see ya drivin around __________________

10-11-2008, 03:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
chazdawg35 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: simi valley,california Posts: 857	Hey Dude you probably bent the frame I don't think you can adjust it. I have been reading alot about the top because mine is ripping and I want to see if I can change it myself. __________________

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10-11-2008, 05:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
JOECHY Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 237	If you can pull it to get it properly latched, no leaks, windows seal prperly, still functions fine, and the dealer says its ok, I say try to look past how it sits before latching it. Its not the way you drive it so nobody will notice it. I think if you start bending stuff you will make things worse. Just my opinion.