na2king

My link

Don't know if this was shown or mentioned in previous threads, but just wanted to share just in case.

Thanks to Naus!

Cheers!

robertcope

Pretty sure you need these: http://www.modifry.com/index.php?rou...&product_id=86

robert

Chuck S

Thanks for sharing the roof retraction tip. Requires no effort at all and relieves fabric stress.

-- Chuck

Nerd-Vol

I'll give this a try next time I drop the top.

pwrinxs

Great thread! I'm in the process of sourcing materials for doing this:

https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/453.../page__st__100

I believe it will help also and it looks pretty good.

pwrinxs

Update... Found some good fabric at Hobby Lobby for this project...cost me less than $3.00 for more than enough fabric in case anyone is interested.

Car Analogy

But isn't the stress in the fabric limited to the weight of the soft top and its frame, the portions of it that are forward of that pivot point?

That doesn't seem like its that much weight for the fabric. I get that some tops get rips from the frame poking through, but if those sharp edges aren't addressed, even though they are no longer causing a pressure point during lowering, aren't they still an issue with wind buffeting top if you drive top up at speed?

I would think a better fix would be to fixe the pressure points once, not try and male sure to relieve pressure everytime top is lowered.

rpg51

I the stress may well be more than just the weight of that front portion of the top. Seems like the angle of pull is extremely shallow - doesn't that increase the pressure over simply lifting it straight up from above? I've tried this a few times with my 02 and I have to say it is very easy to do and it does seem to significantly reduce the stress on the top as it moves down.

I wonder - is it possible to raise and lower our tops manually without using the motor at all?

FromaDB2toanAP1

Thanks for the share!

-- Fromadb2toanap1

alSpeed2k

Very interesting, quite effortless too!