John,
Can't respond to the first questions as I do not have a hard top.
With regard to the folding of the soft top, however, I shall quote the 1500
owners manual: "...Push the soft top header rail rearwards and slightly
upwards while knocking the centre hoodstick forwards, until the assembly begins
to fold. DO NOT PULL the second hoodstick downwards. Continue lowering the
frame and pull the fabric flat over the luggage compartment lid. Fold the
fabric over the hoodstick and turn the sides inward. Ensure that the Vybak
windows are free from distortion and the hood fabric is not trapped by the
hoodsticks."
Regards,
Ed Hamilton
Jjcousins@ra.rockwell.com wrote:
> From: John J Cousins@ROCKWELL on 08/03/98 02:39 PM
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> To: spitfires@Autox.Team.Net
> cc:
> Subject: 2 Questions
>
> 1. When putting on my top after having it off for 3 years (and not really
> remembering what it looked like when I took it off), I bolted the little
> plastic D-shaped things with 2 holes in it to both car sides. These are
> the 4 bolts that hold the whole top on. What else do they do? Are they
> meant to hold the seat belts when not using them? I stuck one (seat belt
> clip) in there and it fit, but it was too hard and tricky to get it to come
> out easily.
>
> 2. When folding the top, do the corner windows fold backwards into the
> car or outside the car??? The top hinge scrapes the corner windows when
> lowering it!!! Also, are you supposed to unsnap the 3 snaps on both sides
> when lowering it? (I currently unsnap them and put the corner windows
> inside the car...)
>
> Thanks,
> John Cousins
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