bent cabby roof help!!!!
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bent cabby roof help!!!!
i bought the car a few months ago and the roof has never met the windscreen right the locating pin and j hook comes up fine on the passenger side but the drivers side locating pin comes up short. the really random thing is how far out it is varies. sometimes it's just about ok others times it comes up nearly an inch short i've fiddled with the eccentric bolts which hasn't made any difference. and can't see any obvious bends in the hood frame.
when folded down the passenger side sits down lower and is harder to lock and the driver side seems to sit quiet high and is easy to lock down also the rear window seems wonky when the roofs up and the fabric is creased at on the passenger side next to the rear window. its frustrating not only because i need to use exesive force to lock the roof up but its also really noisy an any main road speed and seems to be causing a leek on the fornt of the door/window/roof join.
p.s the roof moves freely when folding up or down. any help would be greatly appreciated
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Just struggling to picture in my head where the problem is. the hood itself doesn't have any adjustment if I remember correctly. Just the J hooks. there are tension cables in the sides but can't see as they would make a difference. you can tell if they are knackered by looking at the roof closed and seeing how much of a bow there is.
Bloody shame too, as I just bined one a month back as I couldn't sell it!! ops:
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1989 caddy
1981 gti
1993 cabby
1981 gti
1993 cabby
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I do need to get a new skin, but i don't wnat to waste my cash if my old frame has had it. I'll post some pics up later this week.
I also snaped the drivers side handle trying to tighten it
The only place i can see where there may be a problem is the rear window has been put in at a angle. so the drivers side is lower by about an inch that the passengers side, would this put strain on the roof and pulkl it out of square?
Thanks for your help.
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MOTY 2013
usefull to check if your frame is bent before you strip the hood skin off it at the very least!
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