as the subject says, its in and on... finally. looks great, i'm getting nonstop compliments on it... some thoughts: for some reason the rear end looks lower (downsloped) and i think it reallllly needs a spoiler... gotta think about that - also - it seemed to increase my desire to take the emblems off the side - i don't know why exactly, but i think a set of rick's badges would be perfect *HINT* - also, and most importantly, i'm hearing a bit of creaking behind me... almost like the top and car are settling into each other... anyone else out there with a top experience that? the dealer noticed it and told me to come back with it if it doesn't settle down... i was fine with that, but will it? i think that's it.. .much happier with the top now...

 

Mine is on order, should be getting it in a few weeks. Thanks for the heads up, i'll look for those same symptoms. Can you post some pics?

BTW, nice bike you have there.

 

thanks... sure i'll get some pics as soon as the weather clears and as soon as this thing starts letting me post pics i still haven't got that part figured out yet.... *shrug* that must be why i'm stuck in first gear!

 

The creaking noise I noticed too for the first few months, but they have seem to gone away. I guess it was the seals on the top tyring to find a nice spot to stick to. The noise went away.

 

At sub-zero temps, my top creaks quite a bit. I don't worry about it. The fix for it would be to loosen all the bolts on the rear latch mechanism (with top on the car and all latches done up), push down on the top at the back end while someone tightens up all the bolts. This is a noisy car anyway so it's not an irritating noise.

 

My top creaks occasionally too ... Gotta try that fix, thanks XViper ...

 

Yup, I've been getting creaks on my hardtop with the cold weather. I tried greasing the rubber too,
but it's still creaking. Guess it'll have to be a bolt-adjusting fix.

 

My Del Slo had creaks and rattles when cold. I used to have a routine of removing all the old silicone grease from all the rubber and hardware with Q-tips and rags, then re-applying a light coat of fresh grease to all rubber and hardware. Noises would go away and stay away for a couple of months at a time. I never had a leak or dry rot.

I used laboratory silicone grease (free) on the hardware, which is the same as that shin-etsu grease Honda recommends. The rubber got either a generic silicone spray (silicone in alcohol carrier) or 100% dimethylsolixane (pure stuff) we used in self lubricated plastics compounding.

If you can get it, I also highly recommend lubricants with Krytox liquid fluoropolymer for squeaks. We use it in the lab - the lubricity of this stuff is amazing! Developed for NASA applications, we get it from Miller-Stephenson.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by snoopy
[B]My Del Slo had creaks and rattles when cold. I used to have a routine of removing all the old silicone grease from all the rubber and hardware with Q-tips and rags, then re-applying a light coat of fresh grease to all rubber and hardware.

 

I should clarify: I THINK it's the same stuff as the shin-etsu Honda recommends. Both a silicone-based greases used for sealant and lubrication. Since we have tons of the Dow stuff at work I've never actually layed my hands on the Honda shin-etsu.

Dow: If it's the stuff with the green and white label "Dow Corning High Vacuum Grease", yep, that's the stuff. It's labeled "a silicone based lubricant" so I assume it's just a longer chain dimethylsiloxane mixture. It's advertised as an inert, nonoxidizing, water-insoluble, chemical resistant grease for laboratory sealant, so I imagine it's pretty pure.

A little goes a LONG way. VWR charges about $12 for a 5.3 oz tube.