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We finally received our second 08 Hardtop on Friday, after the first one was damaged in shipping. I removed the current hard top last night with no problems but I have some questions installing the new one. Before any asks, yes I’ve search all the posts I could find on the subject and read them
. The round rubber gaskets along the front and back edges on the new top seem a lot thicker. It’s probably just that they haven’t been compressed yet. Because of this when I was trying to fit the new top on I couldn’t seem to get the top to “seat down” very well. Now I haven’t put any of the mounting hardware back in yet but I thought that it should set down better before I start with the hardware. I seems especially bad in the rear center by the intercooler intake. So I’m wonder how flush should I be able to get the top on first before tightening it down? Should I spray the gasket with soapy water so maybe it can slip into place better? I almost think I should get the rear edge inplace and bolted before doing the front?
Any thoughts and comments are much appreciated!
Jeff
Any thoughts and comments are much appreciated!
Jeff