Ok, that was very funny. Well, the part about the electrician not so
much--I have to put mine on alone (three years straight, no mishaps yet)
and yeah, one must be especially careful to not pinch the lead for the
defogging grid. Now it's time for MY dumbass Q: Should I install the
boot before putting on the hard top? I tried once, and the top would not
seat. Still, with all the doom and gloom and dire warnings I hear about
not using the boot I wonder...


Anyone with a definitive answer? Anyone with an M2 successfully install
both simultaneously?

Cheers


(Leon van Dommelen) wrote in
:

> jchase > wrote:
>
>> -I've heard of people putting the top on by themselves but its a
>> lot
>>easier with two people.
>
> I have no doubt.
>
>> -Be careful of the side latches (behind the shoulder belts)- its
>> very
>>easy to knock them part way closed and then the whole process hangs
>>up.
>
> You really need *three* people, one a side-latch expert.
>
>> -Watch the defrost pigtail- it has an terrible desire to get
>> caught
>>under the weatherstripping.
>
> And a fourth, preferably an electrician.
>
>> -My top (factory) need a bit of fiddling to get it properly set
>> down on
>>the "Frankenstein bolts" on the rear deck- when its right, the
>>windshield header should fit perfectly.
>
> Also a fiddler, apparently.
>
>> -The two rubber lumps inside the lower edge of the hardtop window
>> rest
>>on the softtop latches, reducing rattle
>
> We sure want this fiddler's music to be appreciated by the gathered
> crowd!
>
>
>
>
> The lengths that people go to *not* to drive a convertible.
>
> Leon
>