At 07:56 PM 1/20/2006 -0600, Roger Elliott wrote:
>I have two questions about Spitfire hardtops. There is a tie down bar
>that bolts to the convertible top bracket behind the doors. What is
>the size of that bolt? I am pretty sure it is 5/16 but I tried a coarse
>thread and a fine thread and neither seemed to work. Of course, it could
>be that the threads are just messed up.
Roger,
Is your hard top a factory steel one or an aftermarket fiberglass one?
I'm not sure what size the bolt is. If I get a chance I'll go out later
and pull one. But which one. There is a plate that the softtop bolts
to that is held on by 3 bolts. You remove one of them, and top has a
Eye bolt that goes under one of the those bolts. I supppose you are
looking for the eye bolt?
>Also, is there supposed to be a piece of trim that goes along the back,
>bottom edge? My top has what almost looks like snaps - but they are
>smaller- on the outside edge, but I can't figure out what would go there
>unless it is a piece of trim that slides over them.
I have an aftermarket fiberglass one. There are rivits around the out
outside bottom holding on a piece of trim. But this is a rubber gasket
that is glued to the bottom of the top to keep it from messing up the
paint on the car.
John
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