[Roadsters] --> Re: Hardtop

[Ronnie Day]

> Linda

> B They wreck the paint though don't they? Not sure anyone has solved that
> problem.
>
>
We bought our first 2000 new in '70. The dealer (Earl Hughes in Ft.
Worth) didn't have the hardtop I wanted (I think the Parrish with the
pop-out rear quater windows) so they installed a used top they had
while we waited for the one I wanted to arrive. There was a shipping
strike going on then so it took much longer that we thought it would,
even in those pre FedEx and UPS days.

One day I decided to pull the top (probably to wax the whole car) and
the rubber gasket had literally sanded through the paint and has
started to gouge the sheet metal quite a bit. I guess dirt and such
worked its way under the gasket and acted as a abrasive. Needless to
say I wasn't too happy with that. I took it back to the dealer. They
fixed the paint, put a new soft top back (I'd "deleted" that) on the
car and we canceled the hardtop order.

I'd think that a couple of layers of clear mylar under the gasket
would work well to avoid the problem today, but it would probably need
to be replaced periodically. Pretty easy to do.

FWIW,
Ron