Hood Frame Bows

[Eriks Skinkis <eriks@netspace.net.au>]

I want to replace the remains of the mumified rubber webbing strip
between the last two  frame bows on my Mk3 Midget soft top.

Can someone tell me how I go about measuring up the length of a new
webbing.  Is it just the distance between the two bows when the soft top
is up, or should it be slightly shorter to apply some back pressure
between the bows?

Thanks,
Eriks.