Hi all:
I had the same experience described by Jay. The tops evidently will shrink
from non-use. Although I presently have the hardtop installed, when it is time
to store the car for the Winter I'll remove the hardtop and put my new soft top
in place.
from sunny South Dakota,
Paul
Jay Laifman wrote:
> Rob writes:
>
> > I am having trouble getting a good fit with my soft top on my
> >series 5. The from bow is very difficult to snap down and without the
> >front bow seal in place there is a big gap, 1/2"-3/4", between the bow
> >and the top of the windshield.It's big enough to clearly see through
> >from inside the car.. Does this seem right? Can anyone tell me how big
> >that gap should be prior to fitting the front seal?
>
> I had a similar problem once. I attributed it to the top shrinking while
> it was in the boot for a number of years while the car sat with the hardtop
> on it. It fitted fine before I stopped using it, and did exactly what you
> described when I tried later. Since I neither changed nor adjusted
> anything, this was what I assumed could be the only cause.
>
> Jay
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