trouble getting roof back in???
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Burning Brakes
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From: North Fork,Lawn Guyland New York
trouble getting roof back in???
I leave my roof out in garage. When I try to put it back in it's a struggle..I put back in first and it just doesn't sit right.Any ideas or techniques would be appreciated.John 
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From: stafford country, va. Avatar: Me on turn 3 @ Bristol (The World's Fastest Half-Mile)
Originally Posted by cleo
I leave my roof out in garage. When I try to put it back in it's a struggle..I put back in first and it just doesn't sit right.Any ideas or techniques would be appreciated.John
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Originally Posted by Zig
after you set the back in pull it towards the rear, it should then drop down into place, also make sure the front locks are open.
Once my top is seated in the rear, I bump the front down carefully with the heel of my hand. 
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From: Haltom City TX
Roofs
I have both the painted and transparent roofs. What I have found is that it required a little force to insert the "pins" in the rear of the roof first (I start on the left). Its more force that on the C5 had so I was a little timid at first but now that I feel a little more confident that I'm doing it right - everything seems to work/fit just right. Good luck.
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From: Ridgeland MS
St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11
1) Open all loatches on the top ( two on the front and one in the center rear)
2) Place the top on the car with the rear of the top down in position to slide the pins into place.
3) Sit down in the car and close the rear latch which will pull the top pins back into place.
4) Pull down on the front two latches and rotate inot the locked position.
5) Drive off with a
2) Place the top on the car with the rear of the top down in position to slide the pins into place.
3) Sit down in the car and close the rear latch which will pull the top pins back into place.
4) Pull down on the front two latches and rotate inot the locked position.
5) Drive off with a
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At the risk of being repetitive; After applying that Shin-Etsu grease, my top slides in much more easily and I got rid of the squeaking roof syndrome. Push the rear pins in firmly, seat the front of the top down, latch the rear first and then the front. Now that I got the hang of it, I think it's easier than the C-5. I didn't feel that way at first.
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From: Kenton TN
The car is very tight which all in all is a good thing, put the rear in aligned with the body panels and the front will be sitting up a little and as mentioned above it will drop into place with a little hand pressure.
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Method # 432
1. place roof in position on top of car
2. sit in car and grasp forward latches while they remain in the open position
3. tilt leading edge of roof up and then pull back (eyes on pins to insure alignment and insertion)
4. maintain rearward pressure and bring forward handles down to rotate and latch.
1. place roof in position on top of car
2. sit in car and grasp forward latches while they remain in the open position
3. tilt leading edge of roof up and then pull back (eyes on pins to insure alignment and insertion)
4. maintain rearward pressure and bring forward handles down to rotate and latch.
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From: Manhatten Beach, California
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Originally Posted by Seatrend
Method # 432
1. place roof in position on top of car
2. sit in car and grasp forward latches while they remain in the open position
3. tilt leading edge of roof up and then pull back (eyes on pins to insure alignment and insertion)
4. maintain rearward pressure and bring forward handles down to rotate and latch.
1. place roof in position on top of car
2. sit in car and grasp forward latches while they remain in the open position
3. tilt leading edge of roof up and then pull back (eyes on pins to insure alignment and insertion)
4. maintain rearward pressure and bring forward handles down to rotate and latch.
Those rear pins are hard to set with the roof. This is the hassle part. REAR PINS.
