POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post
Today my ragtop began stowing with a 1" inch gap where it is supposed to be flush up against the deck (see pic). Anybody seen this before? WTF??
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YOUR RESEARCHConvertible top stowing incorrectly - pic - help?
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POST 2 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post
Anybody?
POST 3Original post
Mine must be stowing incorrectly as well, has the same gap
POST 4Original post
I think the gap is normal. If you look under the deck lid, there are a few foam cushion bumpers that prevent rubbing and rattle with the top. This tells me that the gap is normal. If the decklid were to rub the top, the fabric wouldn't last.
POST 5 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post
Doh! I must have been in the twilight zone. Never noticed any gap at all until this past weekend.
POST 6Original post
Maybe not normal, but it is how mine has always worked...................It ain't broke, ......don't fix it.
POST 7Original post
Here's a pic of my '99:
POST 8Original post
Your gap looks just like my gap .... and mine has always been this way.
POST 9Original post
mine's the same - gap is normal (I hope).
POST 10 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post
Anybody NOT have the gap?
POST 11Original post
got the same gap...checked it out, by looking inside the covered roof and everything seems to be normal.....I can walk around my car and notice something different everytime...not always good!
POST 12Original post
Just ran down and checked mine out...........same gap. I never noticed it since the area between the top and the pop-bar deck is black also. Totally normal. Think about it. You would NOT want it to be perfectly flush b/c if you did there would be advanced wear on that seal and the chance of damage to it.
POST 13Original post
Vette67, first off, the gap is pretty common. Second, a little observation: the cap covers for the hardtop posts are sitting on top of the hardtop rests. Those misformed plastic washer-like things underneath the circular covers can be stored in your glove box when the hardtop is not in use. IT's a sleeker look. Check out Kevin H in Atl's picture to see what I mean.
POST 14Original post
Same gap here...
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