Top Sagging
Top Sagging My top has just started sagging really bad in the last year,its not a DD so it justs in the garage and goes to the track.Is there any way to
tighten these tops up? I've searched but could not find out anything.
Joe
2001 SS Convertible
tighten these tops up? I've searched but could not find out anything.
Joe
2001 SS Convertible
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 2,447
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From: Grand Junction, CO / Tomball, TX
Tools: Phillips head screw driver, contact cement, something to punch holes in the material.
First, turn off te hydrualic valve in the trunk. Next lay the top all the way back till it is down. Take a marker and mark a few spots along the edge of the top. Next unscrew the header panel. This will expose the material that is glued down. Pull it up, your top should move freely now. Depending on how stretched out it is, pull the material about 1/4 - 1/2 of an inch, i normally do half. Punch new screw holes in the material starting from the center and working your way out. Screw it down the close the top and make sure it is a little tight yet no creases. Now you can lower it back down, unscrew the screws. Next you want to glue it back down, the best thing to use and i use it on all tops it Dap Contact Cement from Lowes, about 3-4 dollars a bottle. Spread that on where the old glue was, lay the material back down, screw the header panel on. You are finished! This sounds like alot but it will literally take you no more than 30 mins tops. Dont forget to turn the valve back on.
First, turn off te hydrualic valve in the trunk. Next lay the top all the way back till it is down. Take a marker and mark a few spots along the edge of the top. Next unscrew the header panel. This will expose the material that is glued down. Pull it up, your top should move freely now. Depending on how stretched out it is, pull the material about 1/4 - 1/2 of an inch, i normally do half. Punch new screw holes in the material starting from the center and working your way out. Screw it down the close the top and make sure it is a little tight yet no creases. Now you can lower it back down, unscrew the screws. Next you want to glue it back down, the best thing to use and i use it on all tops it Dap Contact Cement from Lowes, about 3-4 dollars a bottle. Spread that on where the old glue was, lay the material back down, screw the header panel on. You are finished! This sounds like alot but it will literally take you no more than 30 mins tops. Dont forget to turn the valve back on.
