There are a number of things you can do to make your tonneau easier:

1. When putting it on connect the elastic first
2. Make sure the rear inside corners fit over the side mechanism so that the cover slots just behind the studs
3. Turn and pull on the clips to help them over the studs

My cover now is a doddle to fit - abot 1 minute to get on and 20 seconds to get off.

In hot weather you could easily find that one of the clips is hard to remove. In this case a little twisting of the clip usually does the trick.

Another approach is to put a tiny amount of 'grease' on the stud to help the movement.

I think that the car looks so much better with its lines smooth that the tonneau is an essential item for me.

When I had my first S2000 the cover was a pain. The new cover is, however, just great. Perhaps, I just learned to deal with it better,

Sam.

 

I have never had too much trouble with my top but now one of the studs is comming unscrewed! Anyone else had this happen? Do I have to remove the interior trim to screw it back into place from the inside?

 

I just got done doing the TSB myself (access is tough, but it's doable with a little patience), after which the boot cover fit beautifully. I swore I would never use the thing when I first got the car, but on a long weekend drive, it's just the thing.

Anyway, here's the real point of my post. While playing with the top to adjust the stops correctly, I noticed that the center bar on the inside of the top did not move freely. It is supposed to move aft with tension from two elastic straps as the top opens. If this does not occur, the top will bind about two inches short of the fully retracted position. No amount of pushing will make it go lower. The top must be put halfway up and the center bar manually moved back. The top will then retract normally. Unfortunately, the pivot screws for this bar are tack welded or brazed so they cannot be easily loosened. I lubed them with no success.

In the end, I don't know if I needed to put the time and effort into the TSB because I never had a normally opening top to begin with. You might check this before opening up the car.

 

THANK YOU for explaining it. Now I know just where to "push" to help the top retract.

Having done the TSB, would you recommend it or should I just live with having to give my top "a hand" as it goes down?

Barry

 

Well, the TSB will fix a top that operates normally, but does not retract far enough to fit the boot. The center bar "assist" will make sure that it does not bind on the way down. Two different problems. I needed to address both of them. Don't have a fix for thr center bar beyond the gentle push, however.

 

Oh, I see. My top retracts far enough for the boot to fit, but often doesn't settle in properly for the pins on the back of the roll bar plastic to be exposed. That's where the gentle push helps.

My dealer is willing to address it if I want. I'm tempted to leave well enough alone.

 

my roof used to sit a little high as well - not as bad as others in this thread - i could always see the posts - but my roof either fixed itself or was specifically fixed when i had the seat belt recall done a year ago (they pretty much gut the rear of the car) - now my roof sits flush with the trunk when open - you can't even see the edges of the roof if you are driving behind me and the boot goes on splendidly and actually sits low as well

there is a side profile picture (no boot) in the events forum under "toronto meets" - it's the one with the SSR GT1's and two guys standing behind it.

 

Special message to Verone34, spider and SimonJackson. The apparatus you are referring to is a BOOT, it's NOT a TONNEAU. A tonneau covers the whole cockpit (or bed in a pickup). A boot just covers a folded convertible top.

 

TKG 26, good pic. The picture clearly demonstrates how much lower the top can sit while in the fully retracted down position. Looking at the other pictures, it looks like a lot of S2000 owners have this problem of the convertible top sitting too high, me included. When my top is down it sits high and it can go down lower if I push it down but it would just pop right back up again. If the TSB can correct this problem and make it flush with the trunk it may make the boot cover obsolete because it would then look just as good without the boot as it does with the boot. Interesting thread.

 

mister,

just to be clear - i had the SEATBELT TSB performed last year. whereby the entire roof, roof well, rear panelling etc. is removed and then re-installed - since that day, the roof sits as it does in that picture. i never asked for the roof to be adjusted - it just happened. maybe the work was performed by a smart, conscientious technician who cares or knows about stuff like this.

the bonus is that when the roof is up, it is really snug when latched - no squeeks, rattles etc from the latches. i have to use my hand to pull it down (about the force it takes to open a fridge door) so that i can latch it. everything's nice and quiet.

as an aside, the convertible top cover TSB did not apply to my VIN # here in canada (my VIN # is not in the range for the TSB). so maybe my roof sat relatively low in the first place. I have unit #395 for Canada (or is it North America?)