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I am going to install my last weatherstrip tomorrow and its the rear convertible bow... the old one was pretty hard and unfortunately didnt pay attention to the cord orientation.
I have viewed lots of YouTube vids and still can't see which channel the cord gets pushed into to lock the seal in place... is it the red outlined or white outlined
Thank you in advance
Yes you use the the groove you marked red. Have a look at the Al Knoch u tube video I noted below. Having just done my top, I would suggest starting in the centre of the bow and work out towards each end. Also be careful when it’s installed because on mine both ends had to be trimmed a bit. I didn’t catch this and ended up messing up the paint on the ends of the top cover. Use a large flat screwdriver to push the white nylon cord in to the rubber/groove on the bow. A slight bit of oil on the cord helps. It takes a fair bit of pressure to push the cord in but you will feel it when it slips in. Also the cord will just about disappear in the rubber. If you do need to trim the ends of the rubber, there is a plug that you can remove before you trim it, then just insert it back in to the end. The video explains all this. Good Luck!
Yes you use the the groove you marked red. Have a look at the Al Knoch u tube video I noted below. Having just done my top, I would suggest starting in the centre of the bow and work out towards each end. Also be careful when it’s installed because on mine both ends had to be trimmed a bit. I didn’t catch this and ended up messing up the paint on the ends of the top cover. Use a large flat screwdriver to push the white nylon cord in to the rubber/groove on the bow. A slight bit of oil on the cord helps. It takes a fair bit of pressure to push the cord in but you will feel it when it slips in. Also the cord will just about disappear in the rubber. If you do need to trim the ends of the rubber, there is a plug that you can remove before you trim it, then just insert it back in to the end. The video explains all this. Good Luck!
Thanks Norm, I did watch that video yesterday morning but was still a little unclear about the cord orientation but figured it out on the car with a little trial and error.
I used a little WD-40 and did about 8 inches on one end... then went to the other end so the ends were in the correct location and actually finished in the middle... cursing the person who came up with this engineering along the way.
I used "corvette rubber" and my old cord, it fit and seals well, thanks again.
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Convertible top bow seal install
