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As I'm sure all owners are now aware, the soft top tends to slide around in the trunk of the car, and given the vunerable nature of the lights, this is not a good thing.
I've made a strap using 2" velco which has a very sticky (industrial strength) backing to it. You can pick this up in Home Depot for about 20 bucks for 20ft of both the hooks and wool sides.
I used about 3ft of the hooks for the base, on the back of that at both ends I stuck about 8" of wool (note, when you use the glue side back to back, you will not get it apart.) then also on the back I stuck about 14" of hooks next to one of the woll pieces, leaving about 6" of sticky back clear of anything.
I stuck the 6" of sticky back to inside of the rear clam in the center, with the long tail down. This means that in addition to the stick on the clam there is also hooks sticking to the carpet.
When I use this I put the top all the way up behind the battery, so it does rest against the inside rear light, then pull the strap fairly tight. This way the top can't slide or roll.
The velcro sticky back has held through everything I've done to it so far, including 80-0 ABS test. I'm sure if you try hard enough it will come off the clam.
I've made a strap using 2" velco which has a very sticky (industrial strength) backing to it. You can pick this up in Home Depot for about 20 bucks for 20ft of both the hooks and wool sides.
I used about 3ft of the hooks for the base, on the back of that at both ends I stuck about 8" of wool (note, when you use the glue side back to back, you will not get it apart.) then also on the back I stuck about 14" of hooks next to one of the woll pieces, leaving about 6" of sticky back clear of anything.
I stuck the 6" of sticky back to inside of the rear clam in the center, with the long tail down. This means that in addition to the stick on the clam there is also hooks sticking to the carpet.
When I use this I put the top all the way up behind the battery, so it does rest against the inside rear light, then pull the strap fairly tight. This way the top can't slide or roll.
The velcro sticky back has held through everything I've done to it so far, including 80-0 ABS test. I'm sure if you try hard enough it will come off the clam.
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