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Originally Posted by Back-cracker,Mar 13 2008, 11:50 PM
Dremel?
when i installed the sidecatchers on my AP1..i had to shave off some part of the rear plastic interior panel with the sidebrushes to get it to fit over the sidecatchers..otherwise the panel wouldnt fit correctly.
i think when you buy the hardtop brandnew, honda includes the modified plastic panels so it fits over the sidecatchers
Originally Posted by f23power,Mar 14 2008, 12:55 AM
when i installed the sidecatchers on my AP1..i had to shave off some part of the rear plastic interior panel with the sidebrushes to get it to fit over the sidecatchers..otherwise the panel wouldnt fit correctly.
i think when you buy the hardtop brandnew, honda includes the modified plastic panels so it fits over the sidecatchers
If you have any squeak or rattle issues after your HT is installed, the fix is also well documented here at S2KI.
For squeaks... go to the dealer and buy some Shin Etsu silicone lube, then apply it to all the soft black rubber seals on the outside edges of the hard top/windshield where the HT mates to the windshield, body, and around the windows.
For latch rattles... the dealer can give you some EPT Sealant (kind of like foam weather stripping), it really doesn't take very much to perform the fix below:
I performed the fix, AND tied down the latch hooks on each side of the lowered soft top with plastic cable ties (rubber bands work too); now my hard top is very, very, quiet - even on the bumpiest roads.
03-13-2008, 11:50 PM
