I read here that when the top comes back up it hits the back cover. Some guys say they had pulled on the top to move so the cover would not hit as the top goes up. I'm getting the little bump noise now and trying to guess where and when you do this so it don't bump. Do you stop the top as it's going up and grab the top from hitting the cover. I seen this on the forum but can't fine it now. Thanks

 

My top goes up and down with out any bumping. Mabel you Need to have your top adjusted.

 

same as John 511 top should go up and down with no restrictions if there is a bump or binding going on then some adjustment is needed.

 

No problems with mine, but mine is only a year old. Some of the guys with the 427 (see 427 registry thread) have had top scratch the tonnau cover when in the up position. Don't know about the bump noise.

 

My '07s top has been up and down many, many times and does not hit anything. There are adjustments that can be made if necessary - hitting anything is not normal.

 

Welcome to the world of poor power top design. That's why I kinda frowned when I saw that the 2006 I was interested in had a power top. Its definitely a little moody in its performance, with your "Bumping" issue being one of the problems. My taneau just slightly bumps the top when coming down. Sure it needs an adjustment somewhere, but since its so simple to just reach back and pull the top forward the required 1/16th of an inch to clear it without bumping that's what I do. Not about to take it to some dealer and pay them who knows how much to correct it and then run the risk of something else getting mucked up in the process. Bottom line...its not uncommon....and yea....you can take it to have it adjusted or repaired. Get back with us and let us know what it cost to have it "Adjusted"

 

It shouldn't even take an hour.

 

aaah, the convenience of having a manual top.....

 

This is from one of my previous posts on the subject:

When I first purchased my '07 vert I had the same issue. I brought it into the dealer in my area 3 times. The first time they made some adjustments and charged me about $800 (hourly rate) for the repair and had the car for 2 weeks, but it only lasted about 1 month before the tonneau started making contact with the rear glass again. The second time they had it a week (no charge because under warante of 1st repair) but could not seem to fix the problem. They told me that their Corvette certified tech worked on it and if he couldn't fix it nobody can. After about another month I brought it to them again and spoke directly with the tech and one of the higher ups in the service department. As we were talking someone from the body shop comes by and overheard our conversation and stated "I know how to fix that" and proceeds to drill out the rivets holding the tension straps attached to the back window, puts more tension on the 2 straps and applies a new rivet to each strap using the same hole in the vert mechanism. If you partially raise the top and look at the exposed mechanism just inside the inner and outer top material, you'll see the riveted strap attached to the metal frame. Problem solved in about 1/2 hour. So much for a certified corvette technition. I hope that guy got a promotion and a raise or at least the $800 I paid to them for the original non-repair. I let the service manager know how impressed I was with the body shop guy and how unimpressed I was with the Vette tech. Just understand it will not eliminate the problem completely. Every time I take the car out if it hasn't been driven for a few days, when I put the top down for the first time, it hits the window moulding, but when I put it up or down driving it for a few consecutive days after that, it does not hit. So it's fixed........sorta.

 

Mine has been cycled about 600+- times. Sometimes it "bumps" but just sometime....I'm not messing with it because...refer to post #9, last comment.

 

This is what I read and you said what I'm trying to figure out. Can you explain when you reach back an pull. 1) where do you pull from 2) when do you pull forward. As the top was coming up I was going to pull but I didn't want to get my hand caught somewhere. Thanks

 

Thanks NO. 386. Guess my post wasn't that cynical afterall. Sounds like your fix is at least on to something. As far as where to pull your top frankP. In my case I just use the end of one finger to pull the portion under the window forward. Takes no pressure at all and don't think you'll have to worry about your finger getting pinched. Just look and see where your taneau is hitting the top and you'll be able to figure it out.

 

Thank you WindyC6. Yes very easy and thank's again

 

Exactly what I do. No big deal.

 

What I do:

While operating the top, at the point when the rear window glass is raised at 90 degree angle, I use my right hand and reach for the bottom of the window glass and pull it slightly forward (towards the direction of the review mirror) until the tonneau cover clears the top.

My tonneau cover doesn't hit every time I operate the top, but I've just gotten into the habit of pulling the glass forward every time I operate the top (just incase) ... and it hasn't been a big deal for me.

I've noticed on my car it tends to happens because my seats are usually in the fully reclined position and my seats appear to be interfering with the glass pulling forward (on it's own) while operating the top.

 

Me too!

 

 

I do the same.

 

It happened to mine. Fixed under warrantee but it took trips to two dealers. The second dealer had the car for several days and told me it took several calls to Bowling Green (or where ever) to get the fix right. It's been good for over a year

 

The top is touching the back cover when the top is moved up or down. It is caused by the elastic wearing out that brings the back of the of the top forward when the back cover goes up. I spoke to a local trim shop that does the warranty work for a local Chevy dealer and he advised to ignore it and to just pull the top forward before the back cover goes up or down.