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Old Oct 7, 2005 | 03:55 PM
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Picked up my car from the dealership today with the new hardtop on it. It looks great, but it looks like the top is not sitting totally flush against the car. The seals between the top and the car seem tight, but the space between the top and the car seems too large. It makes the top look like its sitting a little high on the car.

To other hardtop owners, does the space between the hardtop and the car seem too big?
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Old Oct 7, 2005 | 04:02 PM
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hard to tell from the pics, but it looks ok to me.
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Old Oct 7, 2005 | 05:27 PM
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Looks right to me. How's the other side compare?
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Old Oct 7, 2005 | 05:38 PM
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You have a thick gasket to compress and don't really want a full body contact.
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Old Oct 7, 2005 | 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by xviper,Oct 8 2005, 01:27 AM
Looks right to me. How's the other side compare?
both sides look about the same..overall i'm very impressed with the top...looks amazing! maybe i'm just being picky...i've seen ohter pics of tops where the space was minimal, and it looks more clean.
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Old Oct 7, 2005 | 09:29 PM
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That looks totally normal (Looks good too).
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Old Oct 8, 2005 | 03:24 AM
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Looks normal to me. Mine looks the same.
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Old Oct 8, 2005 | 04:25 AM
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Originally Posted by SupersonicRio,Oct 7 2005, 11:05 PM
both sides look about the same..overall i'm very impressed with the top...looks amazing! maybe i'm just being picky...i've seen ohter pics of tops where the space was minimal, and it looks more clean.
You can adjust it to sit further down, but not sure if you want to take the HT trim off to do it.
Remove trim behind rear handles.
Unlock each rear latch, leave windshield latches locked.
Loosen 3 side bolts on HT (left and right).
Have someone apply pressure to the rear corner of the glass while you tighten the 3 bolts down, repeat with other side.
Lock down the handles.
Replace trim.
If you've pushed too hard at the time of tightening, you will be sorry once you start to scrape the paint off your car on both sides.
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