The top fit you are explaining is normal during installation. Once
the top is installed the latch will not hit the to material. It is
however very close.
David Nock
British Car Specialists
Stockton Ca 95205
209-948-8767
www.britishcarspecialists.com
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On Aug 7, 2010, at 6:09 AM, Mark LaPierre wrote:
> When is a muffler connected to a top install? When the idiot
> installer
> doesn't tell you to
> watch your muffler on his high threshold entry into his shop.
> CRUNCH! Great
> way to begin a customer relationship, IDIOT. Man was I
> pissed. And the
> threshold looked like a battle ground from years of previous wipe
> outs. He
> told me to just pull in the first stall and no warning
> mentioned, what was he thinkin.
>
> Anyway, now that that is off my chest until I can take a good look
> at the
> damage, here is my
> real issue if your still with me.
>
> First off, why do the "front top hold down latches" release UPWARD
> into the
> top. How does
> that not tear into the top, why didn't the factory install them
> releasing
> downward.? What were they thinking, or am I missing something here?
>
> And here is a parts quality question. After the top installer
> had the bow
> for my 1960 BT7
> attached on the top of the windshield (top not installed yet) he
> showed me
> how much the release latches stuck out above the wooden bow. So
> once the top
> is installed he could see how serious wear would take place on the
> top from
> the latches. We tried my original latches and my new latches and
> they both
> looked the same way, too high.
>
> It seems that the counter sunk holes in the Moss header bow are not
> in the
> perfect location?
>
> Has this been an issue for anyone else and what is the fix?
> Unfortunately I
> don't have any remains of my original top stuff or
> I would bother you guys with this.
>
> I will return to the shop after I gather this info and he lowers
> his damn
> threshold.
>
> Mark
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