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Hi all,

Finally picked up a Great Condition Black Hardtop today.

I have a small issue, which i am sure has a easy fix.

The front and side latches are loose.
I have tightened up the little twisty finger dealeo inside the latches which helped a little but they are not tight like my soft top was.
I can see that it is not pulling tight against the seals.

I believe you can adjust the piece that goes on the frankenstein bolts but that seems like it would not allow the hardtop to go forward enough.

Is there a more correct way to adjust this?

It is a NB hardtop going onto a NA, which i assume makes no difference?

Any help much appreciated.

If you've adjusted the twisty things I';d suggest next adjusting the latch itself.

ie: loosen the bolts holding it on, shift the latch back a few mm, then try again

I can't remember if the adjustment is on the car side (the hooky bit) or the latch side though?



The frankenstein bolt ones are adjusted after the other latches.
The frankensteing bolt ones only need to be resting under the head of the bolt, if they're too close, or worse, under tension when the latches at the front are tightened, you may have issues getting the top on and off as they can bind.
Also, having them too tight wears them out quicker.




Personally I would get rid of the side latches, the front ones and the frankenstein bolts are plenty to hold the top on.

Thanks for that.

I loosened one of the latches and it had a small amount of adjustment in it.
All i could get only ever so slightly improved it.

I guess i will have to wait for a extra helper and just take it off and adjust a few things and see if that helps.

Strange a when i borrowed a hardtop years ago it just seemed to go on nice and snug.
Hopefully this will be able to do that same.