i am having the same issue with my oem top- passenger side bolts up perfectly but the driver side is not lining up.

 

Mine lined up good. Weatherstripping makes a lot of difference.
I had hard time lining it up with fat weather strips.
But still fits

 

I sent you an email before you left for the race weekend. Didn't get a reply yet.

 

Let's revisit the issue now that I'm a little less slammed. Shoot me another email and we'll get this figured out. scott(at)izzyscustomcages(dot)com

 

Ill do that within the next two days. Thanks!

 

so i installed mine a few days ago, i'm getting some wind noise in the front, you can see that in a few spots there's maybe a 1-2mm gap that possibly shouldn't be there.

i used ratcheting straps from the get go. i actually anchored to the door hinge to pull the top both forward and down.

should i make my latches adjustable and hope to cinch the top forward with the latches? or should i hog out the rear bracket holes so that i can move the top forward? or should i do both?

 

I installed mine this past weekend. They are really nice! I used them on a VIS mugen replica top. The driver side went on perfectly. On the passenger side, I installed the top 3, then the bottom two and got a tons a squeaks. Sounds like the top 3 bolts were gonna rip out of the top. So, I took off the bracket, kinda of bent/opened it up at one of the bends and it worked way better. It's amazing how quiet and rattle free this car becomes using all 4 of Izzy's solid brackets. Amazing. Love em, Izzy bracket's FTMFW!

 

those shims are like 5 dollars a piece. what a rip off.

 

This is a really, really old post but has anyone else had the same issue as the OP and found a fix? I am having the exact same problem.

 

Well, the answer was right there all along, I didn't want to believe it, but that is how they were designed and it is a really good idea. Tighten bracket to hardtop, put ratchet strap in hole then around seat mount, tighten, finagle stuff, it fits. Great seal, too.