according the helms service manual, the 00-01 and 02 frames are not the same. it seems like the
top will not fold correctly. after i install mine, the top fits perfectly but did not fold correctly. eimea
was the first person who did it but eimea had the dealer to install it. the dealer used elastic strips
to help fold the top and i tried the same on mine and it worked! basically, without the elastics, the
last "bar" (there are total of 3 bars you see on top of the roof when the top is folded up) will hit
the roll bar. in order to clear that when you want to fold the top down, you'll have to use elastics and
connect the last bar to the second last bar. so then when you fold the top when the 2 bars will pull closer as the top is folded down and clear the roll bar. on the '02 frame, honda designed it differently.
the '02 frame uses 2 springs (one on each side) and the spring will pull the bars when the top is folding down. i compared the 00-01 and 02 frame in the manual before i start the installation myself and that is the only difference i see in the service manual. the frame structure are pretty much the same.


Some of the pics that my sister helped me take along my
'02 soft top install. Sorry if they are not clear or is not helpful.