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Author:  toastysteve [ Sun Aug 21, 2011 12:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Stumped replacing soft top - Help requested
Hi lads,

I'm scratching my head here trying to work out how the soft top sits over the top of the windscreen. I've got it clipped on, on both sides, but that's about all that's holding it in place.
I've got some soft rubber that sits on the top of the windscreen and a hard piece of plastic that the plastic strip on the softtop slips into... But that's just sitting loosely.
I've tried removing the soft rubber and sliding the hard plastic strip (with the soft top plastic strip already in place) onto the windscreen, but it won't sit and keeps popping up.

Any help, or pictures would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Steve.
Author:  toastysteve [ Sun Aug 21, 2011 1:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Stumped replacing soft top - Help requested
Here's the instructions I'm following.
http://www.lowrangeoffroad.com/images/51361.pdf

I can complete all the steps, except step 1.

"Center the plastic strip and slip only the plastic into the
channel along the top of the windshield."

What channel? :S
Author:  Santos [ Sun Aug 21, 2011 1:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Stumped replacing soft top - Help requested
you should have a plastic strip running along the top of your windscreen from one stud to the other. maybe it missing?
Author:  toastysteve [ Sun Aug 21, 2011 2:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Stumped replacing soft top - Help requested
If it's hard plastic, then yeah I have it.
Is it meant to be attached? Because it comes right off for me....

OMG is it's meant to be glued on, isn't it... Then the plastic part of the soft top sits inside of it. Is that right?
But then where does the weather stripping (soft rubber) go?
Author:  SierraDan [ Sun Aug 21, 2011 6:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Stumped replacing soft top - Help requested
On the soft top there is a hard plastic strip that slides in sideways into a metal channel on the top of the windscreen. No glue at all.
Author:  Rusho [ Sun Aug 21, 2011 6:59 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Stumped replacing soft top - Help requested
Does your Sierra have the metal channel? Where abouts on the northside are you? I could have a look if you like? PM me if you would like a hand :wink:
Author:  toastysteve [ Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Stumped replacing soft top - Help requested
SierraDan wrote:
On the soft top there is a hard plastic strip that slides in sideways into a metal channel on the top of the windscreen. No glue at all.


Hi mate, thanks for the help. I've got the hard plastic strip on the soft top, but unless I'm missing something incredibly obvious here, I don't have a metal channel on the windscreen panel in which to attach it.

Rusho wrote:
Does your Sierra have the metal channel? Where abouts on the northside are you? I could have a look if you like? PM me if you would like a hand :wink:


No, I don't believe so. Cheers mate, I might take you up on that offer. I'll take some photos first and put em up tonight. Hopefully it'll be obvious to everyone what I've done wrong. :S

I've been looking for examples online, but can't see a single up close shot of the windscreen anywhere.
Author:  want33s [ Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:59 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Stumped replacing soft top - Help requested
The 15mm or so strip attached to the front of the soft top slides inside a plastic C channel piece that is screwed to the top of the windscreen frame just in front of the rubber. Check the top of your frame and you'll probably see several small screw holes.
I have a few here if you can't find one closer.
Author:  toastysteve [ Sun Aug 21, 2011 11:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Stumped replacing soft top - Help requested
want33s wrote:
Check the top of your frame and you'll probably see several small screw holes.


Ahhh that makes sense then.
The frame doesn't seem to have any screw holes, but the plastic C channel piece DOES.
So it's actually plastic, not metal then?

I guess I can just drill some holes through the panel and attach it then.
Author:  Rusho [ Mon Aug 22, 2011 1:55 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Stumped replacing soft top - Help requested
Put some pics up before you go drilling anything....just in case :wink:
Author:  toastysteve [ Mon Aug 22, 2011 2:01 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Stumped replacing soft top - Help requested
Hahaha what're you talking about? When has the 'shoot first, ask questions later' method ever failed? :D
Author:  Rusho [ Mon Aug 22, 2011 2:20 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Stumped replacing soft top - Help requested
toastysteve wrote:
Hahaha what're you talking about? When has the 'shoot first, ask questions later' method ever failed? :D



:lol: :lol: :lol:
Author:  BlueSuzy [ Mon Aug 22, 2011 2:29 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Stumped replacing soft top - Help requested
The channel is plastic. It screws to the metal window frame.
Author:  toastysteve [ Mon Aug 22, 2011 7:49 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Stumped replacing soft top - Help requested
Ok so here's the plastic c channel you were talking about....
It has holes already drilled in it.

Image

And here's the windscreen panel...

Image


I'm guessing I should be drilling downwards into the panel?
Like... so -

Image
Author:  toastysteve [ Mon Aug 22, 2011 7:53 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Stumped replacing soft top - Help requested
Plz excuse all the mud everywhere... Epic 4wd adventures had on the weekend.
Author:  Rusho [ Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:15 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Stumped replacing soft top - Help requested
Spot on mate 8)
Author:  toastysteve [ Mon Aug 22, 2011 12:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Stumped replacing soft top - Help requested
Big win.

Thanks very much guys.
Looks schmick!
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