hardtop question

[Astroboysoup]

Hey guys

Just wondering if those side clips on the hardtop can be unscrewed???

I'm just wondering cos when I go pick up my hardtop I might not be able to fit my hard top if i can't remove those side clips.

My rollbar also just touches the top of the softtop. Does anyone know if this would be a problem???

Also, could someone do a measurement for me.... something like the perpendicular height from the fuel tank to the top of the hardtop? If its the same or higher than the softtop then i'll be fine.

[Woo]

Hey AB, the striker plates can be unbolted but you need a \"Tx\" drive. At a pinch you may be able to undo them with an allen key.

Many people have dríven great distances without the side striker plates fitted, so temporarily driving without isn't a problem. Frankensteins are required though.

Having just had the experience of having to sacrife the BD for the hardtop I would say, as your bar touched the soft top then it's going to be really hard up against the hardtop. My BD had 10 mm gap with the soft top, but rubbed and pushed against the hardtop, so I removed the BD (albeit temporarily).

Now measurements, this is going to be difficult to explain but here goes.
Start at the seatbelt tower, surrounding the tower is a plastic shroud. Now find where the shroud meets the parcel shelf, there is a 12 mm lip.
Measuring from the base of the L, vertically upward, my hardtop is 435 mm above the lip. It's not easy to measure the centre as the roof is higher and the carpets would be different thickness depending on how they have been treated. Using the seatbelt measure should give a universal height independant of the car.

You could always take the bar off till you had time to experiment.

Good luck
Wòó