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YOUR RESEARCH996 convertible top getting ripped up?
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Replace i have seen posts where the elastic straps
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I have seen posts where the elastic straps were replaced.
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Check the voltage isn�t sagging at high rpm either.
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Ya, I've got a little of that also, not as bad as yours though. Something in the frame work of our tops is binding/not folding in correctly thus abrading the top material. I was going to bring mine to a good convertible top shop familiar with 996 tops and see what they say.
Did you ever find out what your engine knocking noise was...?
You have a pretty big glass window and that could be part of it.
My replacement top is plastic window, it folds in half probably about 5-6 inches lower than where those marks are on yours. I don't have any marks like that and I put my top up and down a lot. So I bet the glass window puts a different stress on the top. Maybe someone who also has a glass window has insights.
Have a cabrio as well. Some odd wear marks here and there but it is 20 years old now. Holding up great all things being considered. I have noticed some differences with weather and temp. The metal expanding in heat and contracting in cold. I�m sure there were some tolerances from the factory and as things age litttle stiff in the knees. Do you have fairly consistent weather?
I have an ‘02 Cab with similar wear marks. My belief is that the elastic straps, with
Velcro attachment of the headliner or convertible top, have worn out and are preventing the top from closing correctly. I have seen posts where the elastic straps were replaced. I don’t know if that fixed the wear problem.
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