Yeah give it another try. I always bolt mine up to the hard top first then to the sides.

-Rob

 

Yup, I first snug down the 3 bolt to the HT, then the 2 12mm to the chassis. The bracket will bend once torqued down, its designed that way to keep tension.

-Dino

 

maybe its just the picture but it looks like you jammed all sorts of seals under the front part of your top. not a big deal.

 

if you can't get it to fit using all the advice above, you can try these as a last resort:

They are for sale here:
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=746678

 

Those came with my top. I tried a few on the side, it helped a bit.

[QUOTE=the s2k dude,Apr 1 2010, 01:05 AM]maybe its just the picture but it looks like you jammed all sorts of seals under the front part of your top. not a big deal.

 

did you get it to fit right?

 

Claymore ftmfw...


...ok carry on

 

Totally forgot to update this.

FYI: This install was done on an authentic Mugen hardtop with the OEM seals.

This was the best fitment I could get. Notice how the holes had to opened up near the bottom, more on this later. The 3 bolts on the hardtop were loosened and the bracket was positioned as in the best way possible, then re-tightened.



Per Izzy's recommendation, I bought a ratcheting tie down strap, hooked it onto the bracket hole, and tired the other end to the seat. You'll have to loop it a few times because the min length is something like 4ft. I cranked it all the way down, and then some. The ratchet starts to skip as you get tighter so you have to do it very slowly.





Using this method, I was able to get the passenger to bolt it. With the holes shaved, the screws just barely went in. Almost felt like they were stripping. Luckily they are grade A bolts. I was not so lucky with the driver side.

Same method was used with the ratcheting straps. The lower bolt fit in, however the upper bolt was still off. At this point the strap had pulled down the bracket as far as possible, any more and the gears would just skip. I tried a few more times, adjusting the all the bolts with no success. Luckily, TC Design is only a few miles from my house.

The method Tony uses:

1. Insert a metal punch into the upper hole, roughly the size of the hole
2. Pry down and insert the lower bolt first
3. Remove the punch and insert the upper bolt

I don't know about other brackets, but I had to shave the bottoms of the holes in addition to the metal punch method. You may also be able to use a screw driver, however, all mine were too thin to bring the bracket down.

Hope this helps

 

cool, thanks for the update!!
looks like quite of bit of work. I just ordered mine today, so let's see if mine will fit good on the 1st attempt.

^^ nichigo, out of nowhere
claymore

 

Yeah, hopefully. I might just have an off piece. No one else seems to have issues.