sosoye

Whats up guys. I want to discuss specifically the fitment of this hardtop that I had purchased second hand. Pictures available in my Introduction thread

The side seals that came with the hardtop were decent. However the front seals were leaking at speeds over 75 mph. The easy fix was a set of Rubber Weather seals (size 5/16" wide 1/4" thick and 17' long; you wont use all 17 feet, but that was the shortest length they had) from Home Depot.

The side brackets were also vibrating at various speeds. The solution was a set of rubber washers between the hardtop and the bracket. About $5 from Amazon for 100 of them.

The last issue is with the Passenger side of the hardtop rubbing against my quarter panel. I bought new rear seals from forbidden, yet the hardtop still rubs on that side. Please refer to pics below.








Here are pics of the driver side. Fitment near perfect.




I have several options:

1.) New rear seals (already did it, but maybe the one I got was bad?)
2.) Widen the bottom 2 m8 bolt holes on the hardtop side brackets, so that the passenger side of the top can sit slightly higher.This way I would not have to push the top down as much when tightening it)
3.) Shave the bottom portion of the top so that the top no longer rubs against the body. No bracket modification. Has anyone done this before? Since hardtop is made of fiberglass, it should be sand-able?

I plan on repainting the top. So peeling the wrap and sanding the top would not be an issue.

What do you guys think?

Mugen_is_best

Interesting. I had been told these fit just as well as the real deal Holyfield. I would shave that corner before it scrapes the paint off your car.

kevinS2OOO

People can say whatever they want but the truth is, everyone has a different standard. I have came across too many occasions with car parts which people said they fit like OEM...but my experience is they didn't. I always go for the authentic parts...

As far as shaving, that would be quite difficult since it's fiberglass?! Not sure...

Ap2low

Are you unable to lift the passenger side a bit before fully bolting it down?
I had similar issues with my RSG hardtop but after messing with it some it fits PERFECT. From the looks of it, that passenger side is way to low, what hardware are you using?

Nfinitecc

The fiberglass looks like hell right there anyway, smooth that passenger section out and refresh with new seals, maybe a seal with a little more thickness so you don't have to push down so far to seal it. Those tips should be worked over by a body shop anyway to get the best finish. My body shop is charging me about $1,000 to glaze, block, fit and paint my Shine mooncraft rep top.

gerikivan

i got a forbidden oem hardtop and my problem is the same as yours except its in the driver side... people was saying the forbidden was better than rsg but in the end no matter what brand it is, it wont be perfect as oem.. i had to trim my hard top to make it perfect

TofuProductions

I had a review of mine on RSG here:


Honestly, couldn't be happier. the customer service received was a bonus as well.

sosoye

Thank you for all the replies. I haven't had a chance to check this thread in quite some time.

I can't lift the passenger side anymore. The holes on the hardtop bracket will not align with the car unless I push it down that far.
I bought the top second hand and didn't ask what brand, but they look like Izzy brackets.


PO broke a head off a bolt on the top so there's only two holding it

Any before and after pics?
What tools did you use? I was thinking of a using a belt sander.

zeroptzero

When a company builds a HT which has that many obvious cosmetic issues you can't expect them to have put much time into fitment quality control. Adding OEM seals and latches would make a big difference but they probably cost more than that hardtop in total. Any hardtop requires some adjustment to make it quiet and weatherproof even the OEM HT's, but this one looks like it needs some serious attention.

d1000rr

Are you sure that's a RSG hardtop? No offense but yours looks really bad. I would have sent that shit back to them.
I got mine from them 2 years ago from RSG and aside from a couple of tiny pin holes that needed to be filled before paint, it was no where in that bad of shape as yours is.