VIS Hardtop?
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Originally Posted by ahmad,Jan 9 2010, 04:53 AM
All right, here are the brackets photos
Hardtop side
Hardtop side
Got some stripping from pep boys, guy said paint will be done today, he is calling in his glass guy.
Yeah... I put the top up with the brackets on bent one of my brackets, should be interesting to bend it back to get a perfect fit, bent it back pretty well already. Has a curve instead of a straight angle haha
.Can't find my thread about that, oh well.
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Anyways I removed some metal from the brackets and now I can use the soft top. Also installed some weather seal on the original HT seal and it fits pretty well but not 100%. I will try to post some pics later on.
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Warning: Make sure if you get the pep boys weather strip that it is self adhesive! The one I picked up was "clip on" and cost about $32 as well. Had to waste my time returning it, and now I have to take off the original weather stripping (that comes with it) and go to another pep boys to see if they have the adhesive kind.
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Finally got my hardtop installed. I ran into a few issues but nothing too serious. I used the Pep Boys weather stripping and it worked really well. I would like everyone's opinion on the window seals though. To me they don't work very well because of the kink that happens when you install it. Is there a better way to fit them or should I just bite the bullet and buy the OEM hardtop window seals?
Here are some pics of the top installed (VIS 1X1 carbon weave) and sorry for the lousy cell phone pics:
I sprayed a coat of flat clear for a different look and some added protection.
Thanks to Alberto (spyder562) for hooking me up.
Here are some pics of the top installed (VIS 1X1 carbon weave) and sorry for the lousy cell phone pics:
I sprayed a coat of flat clear for a different look and some added protection.
Thanks to Alberto (spyder562) for hooking me up.
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Originally Posted by ahmad,Jan 9 2010, 04:53 AM
All right, here are the brackets photos
Hardtop side
[IMG]http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/2122/DSC03290.jpg[IMG]
[IMG]http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/1736/DSC03275.jpg[IMG]
Car frame side
[IMG]http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/1922/DSC03284.jpg[IMG]
How the brackets holds each other
[IMG]http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/4021/DSC03286.jpg[IMG]
[IMG]http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/5165/DSC03288.jpg[IMG]
Position at which the soft-top hit the bracket
[IMG]http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/3158/DSC03285.jpg[IMG]
[IMG]http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/8012/DSC03292.jpg[IMG]
Tried to take out with a file but I need to go much further, I will take it to a machine shop and see what happens
[IMG]http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/3230/DSC03291.jpg[IMG]
[IMG]http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/4408/DSC03281.jpg[IMG]
Hardtop side
[IMG]http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/2122/DSC03290.jpg[IMG]
[IMG]http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/1736/DSC03275.jpg[IMG]
Car frame side
[IMG]http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/1922/DSC03284.jpg[IMG]
How the brackets holds each other
[IMG]http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/4021/DSC03286.jpg[IMG]
[IMG]http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/5165/DSC03288.jpg[IMG]
Position at which the soft-top hit the bracket
[IMG]http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/3158/DSC03285.jpg[IMG]
[IMG]http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/8012/DSC03292.jpg[IMG]
Tried to take out with a file but I need to go much further, I will take it to a machine shop and see what happens
[IMG]http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/3230/DSC03291.jpg[IMG]
[IMG]http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/4408/DSC03281.jpg[IMG]
http://freepdfhosting.com/f2443ebbdc.pdf
That looks like your hardware there.
Also, your weather stripping is different I believe.