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I have a 66 alpine. It took my son pushing down from the outside over the latch and me inside with a rubber mallet pushing up from the inside to finally get it to latch. Same in the other side. Anyone have a cause for this and a solution?
What was the temperature? In chilly weather the top material shrinks and does not like to be stretched back into shape. Nothing makes a top fit like a nice, sunny hot day.I have a 66 alpine. It took my son pushing down from the outside over the latch and me inside with a rubber mallet pushing up from the inside to finally get it to latch. Same in the other side. Anyone have a cause for this and a solution?
It came to me this way. I had it shipped from Ohio. When I got it it was real hard to open. I tried everything to close it again. I even put an electric heater inside the car for an hour with no luck. I broke the left toggle catch. Had to order two more. I am not sure what the previous owner had done to it. I feel the top was cut to small. My 63 I owned was stiff but I could sit in the car and close the latches.What was the temperature? In chilly weather the top material shrinks and does not like to be stretched back into shape. Nothing makes a top fit like a nice, sunny hot day.
Bill
I believe I can make the wedges. When the car was received it did not have the weather striping on the front bow and I still could not latch it. It maybe in the closing latches on the bow. And I will attempt the wedges. Question on installation of wedges. Fat part up or down?I agree Warren. A good project for me on a lunch break.
Thanks I will make these tomorrowUp, based on the way mine lays.