Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => Body, interior, paint, chrome, and cosmetic items => Topic started by: rjfurlan on August 04, 2015, 18:26:56

Title: Soft top storage
Post by: rjfurlan on August 04, 2015, 18:26:56

Is there a trick to getting the soft top stowed so that the lid will close. I can not get it down enough.

Thanks
Rich

Title: Re: Soft top storage
Post by: badali on August 04, 2015, 19:40:46

Turn the locking handles as if they are locked in the windshield.  Make sure all the material is folded in with each bow and not bunched up.  The lid is very tight to close even after this is done.  Make sure none of the frame is bent.

Title: Re: Soft top storage
Post by: mbzse on August 04, 2015, 23:14:27

Also make sure that the two rubber blocks (protectors) are glued to the underside of the lid. These absorb the rubbing/denting force of the two soft top handle knobs, on the underside of the alloy soft top cover.
/Hans in Sweden

Title: Re: Soft top storage
Post by: rjfurlan on August 05, 2015, 00:08:29

Hans, too late, they are already dented.

My top is very tight. I still can not close it from back to front. I have to lock the front first and then slam the rear. I have left the top up for the last three months hoping it would stretch. It is better, maybe another three months.

Edit: I can not find the rubber bumpers in the epc or on any manufacturers web sight. Is it just a peice of rectangular hard rubber?

Edit again. I got it to close.mthenare a couple good videos on utube. I forgot to close the two lowere first.

Title: Re: Soft top storage
Post by: jpinet on August 13, 2015, 04:53:33

to stretch my new top, I used adjustable bars you find in hardware stores. I put one on each back corner of my top with the other end on the ceiling and put on pressure until the cars'  suspension started to compress. 48 hours and my fabric was stretched. No fabric was harmed during this exercise!