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SSRL · 11-20-2007, 02:47 PM

Does the dealer cover a cut in the top? i have had the car for about 1.5 months. I am thinking that from putting up and down maybe it was caught on something

ku4zs · 11-20-2007, 04:02 PM

If you can show that it was caused by normal operation of the top (ie, something mechanical inside cut it while you were putting up/down or over time) then yes.

SSRL · 11-20-2007, 04:04 PM

thanks, I will search the inside of the trunk.

Gunny's GXP · 11-20-2007, 05:17 PM

Where exactly is the tear?

**Skip** · 11-20-2007, 05:32 PM

There was some posting about the rail where it bends digging into the canvas and tearing it. It can be found under tops in the search feature...Skip...

SSRL · 11-20-2007, 05:36 PM

Thanks SKIP. It is exactly where the top of the window meets the soft TOP on the driver side

Gunny's GXP · 11-20-2007, 05:59 PM

Don't mean to play 20 questions but is it on the external or internal fabric? Front or rear end of the window?

SilverRedLineSky · 11-20-2007, 06:14 PM

Try this

http://www.skyroadster.com/forums/at...8&d=1188051954

Gunny's GXP · 11-20-2007, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SilverRedLineSky

Try this

http://www.skyroadster.com/forums/at...8&d=1188051954

This may not help his tear but oddly enough it will help me when I take mine if for the window catching on the top.

Thanks

SilverRedLineSky · 11-20-2007, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gunny's GXP

This may not help his tear but oddly enough it will help me when I take mine if for the window catching on the top.

Thanks

Happy to assist.

BlueStone · 11-30-2007, 01:26 PM

If it *is* a tear on the UNDERSIDE just under where the top pivots on the middle (above your head when it's up), then yes... it's common and it happened to me. I showed my dealer... and they clear could see the reason was not due to mishandling but rather just regular use.

In my case, there is a rubber section covering the protruding nib at the bend point. regular use can pull the rubber protection away from the nib and now you have sharp metal rubbing canvas as you close and open the top. End result... a tear in the fabric.

My dealer asked if they could experiment and I now have a nice plastic square where the rubber was... no sharp metal and no "too flexible" rubber. The weather-stripping around the top is all now "custom" versus stock... but I'm ok with that. It all works as if from factory now.

11-20-2007, 02:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
SSRL Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North NJ Posts: 269 My Photos: (0)	Top Does the dealer cover a cut in the top? i have had the car for about 1.5 months. I am thinking that from putting up and down maybe it was caught on something __________________ Do or don't do, There is no try.

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Skip First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: deep in the land of cotton where good times there are not forgotten Posts: 4,736 My Photos: (0)	There was some posting about the rail where it bends digging into the canvas and tearing it. It can be found under tops in the search feature...Skip... __________________ Resident Redneck of the forum and Birthday Greeter Keep on the sunny side of life It tant Christmas without Christ.

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11-20-2007, 05:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
SSRL Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North NJ Posts: 269 My Photos: (0)	Thanks SKIP. It is exactly where the top of the window meets the soft TOP on the driver side __________________ Do or don't do, There is no try.

11-20-2007, 05:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
Gunny's GXP Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Holt, MI. Posts: 167 My Photos: (0)	Don't mean to play 20 questions but is it on the external or internal fabric? Front or rear end of the window? __________________ DEEP, GT KIT,RK HOOD, RAZZI WING, EIBACH SPRINGS, DEJON CAI AND PIPES, CSTM EXHST,CSTM PAINT, RMR BAR, GAUGE FACE. "BLUE DEMON" "For those who fought for it, FREEDOM has a flavor the protected will never know." Was WCKCC. Now MKC.

11-20-2007, 06:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
SilverRedLineSky Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Chambersburg, PA Posts: 231 My Photos: (7)	Try this http://www.skyroadster.com/forums/at...8&d=1188051954 __________________ 2007 *Silver Graphite* Redline 2004 Torch Red Corvette Convertible

11-30-2007, 01:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
BlueStone First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 53 My Photos: (0)	If it is a tear on the UNDERSIDE just under where the top pivots on the middle (above your head when it's up), then yes... it's common and it happened to me. I showed my dealer... and they clear could see the reason was not due to mishandling but rather just regular use. In my case, there is a rubber section covering the protruding nib at the bend point. regular use can pull the rubber protection away from the nib and now you have sharp metal rubbing canvas as you close and open the top. End result... a tear in the fabric. My dealer asked if they could experiment and I now have a nice plastic square where the rubber was... no sharp metal and no "too flexible" rubber. The weather-stripping around the top is all now "custom" versus stock... but I'm ok with that. It all works as if from factory now.

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