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Old Aug 28, 2006 | 09:12 PM
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///// to bolt/secure the top?

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See the thread with DonCe or some such re squeaking roof. Jet-Jock goes into a long description of how-to. Read it to the last of his posts.
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tried a search but couldn't find anything
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nevermind i found it, thanks.
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Well, not the best, but maybe not the end of the world. Per Jet-Jock's methodology, take your car to a very level place (don't let the top fly off on the way there... hey, we gotta have some humore here). And then carefully follow Jet's way to adjust the brackets, and eventually cinch down the screws to hold the top on. See how it goes.
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ya i'll do that but just wondering if leaving the brackets attached to the car and not the top itself is okay?
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If you're talking about the little, almost triangular jobbies then, no, that bracket which should be ON the roof, should be on the roof and not on the windshield frame.
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Originally Posted by LT4CompYell
If you're talking about the little, almost triangular jobbies then, no, that bracket which should be ON the roof, should be on the roof and not on the windshield frame.
im talking about the rear bracket plates, oh well i've never had a problem before so i wont worry lol
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