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I don't do anything special, just make sure the locking posts on the hard top are properly adjusted so I don't get metal on metal contact.
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I also make sure everything is super clean before putting on the hard top.
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I don't do anything special, just make sure the locking posts on the hard top are properly adjusted so I don't get metal on metal contact.
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I also make sure everything is super clean before putting on the hard top.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Should have a detachable hardtop coming in this weekend for my hardtop-delete '04. Question: what do you folks who have a detachable top do to protect the paint on the car's rear deck? Is protection necessary? I'm thinking about a strip of that 3M clear product normally put on front to guard against stone indignities. As an aside, there is available an aftermarket glue-on chrome strip for '02 to '05 T'birds, designed specifically for this purpose.

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There is a large foam strip that goes all the way around the perimeter of the underside of the hard top where it contacts the car's rear deck (the clamshell). I don't do anything special, just make sure the locking posts on the hard top are properly adjusted so I don't get metal on metal contact. I also make sure everything is super clean before putting on the hard top. No issues for me.

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