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soft top not folding

1K views 9 replies 6 participants last post by  kloij 
#1 ·
A friend of mine is experiencing dificulties having the soft top folded.



I personally have never seen this before!
 
#4 ·
You do have to fold rearward the first movable top bow as you
are lowering the top. If you don't move that bow rearward,
the top will feel like it is binding.

Carl
 
#8 ·
On my car there is one bow which tends to fold the wrong way, probably from a failed elastic strap. Though I can't tell squat from the video, that is what I would be looking for.
 
#9 ·
When I put on my new top, I put on new elastic.
Still it will not pull the first bow aft of the header automatically.

Carl
 
#10 ·
Hey guys, thanks for the feedback. When I saw the car yesterday, I discovered the cause of the problem. A flat head screw in the folding system on the passenger side was the problem. This screw is located near the shiny chrome decoration thing. Somehow it unscrewed itself and prevented the folding proces.

Regards
Klaas from Belgium
 
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