Yes.. thats your problem! The soft top should only be retained at the back
by the long metal strip, the side ones only retain the rubber seal, it they
hold the soft top it cant fold down far enough, and yes.. will normally make
a nice tear
2009/8/20 kevin beck <kevinteresa.beck74@gmail.com>
> My top is sealed in the back with the 2 smaller strips on the sides and the
> longer one in the center. If I take the side strips off your telling me the
> top should go down the rest of the way, It does get tight now. Kevin
>
>
> .On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 10:16 PM, michael king
><michael.s.king@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Does your soft top seal all the way around the back wit the 3 metal
>> strips? The long central one should be the only one retaining the top, if
>> the side ones retain the top it wont fold down far enough and can tear.
>>
>> Also make sure the metal covers are from the SIV alpine/MKI tiger. The
>> SI/Ii have different rear and side panels, and i think the S3 has a slighlty
>> different profile on the rear panel where the cavity goes round the body.
>>
>> 2009/8/20 kevin beck <kevinteresa.beck74@gmail.com>
>>
>>> I recently picked up the metal panels to cover my top when down. I what
>>> to
>>> test fit the panels, but can't get my top to go down far enough. I did
>>> manage a 2 inch tear in my top though. I installed the top 20 years ago
>>> and
>>> it seems to fit pretty nice. Never had any boot in the past so it didn't
>>> matter. Any ideals out there? Kevin
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>>
>> Michael King
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