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Old 11-02-2012, 07:23 PM
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Just put on my hardtop today, however Im not satisfied with the fitment.

Please, If you guys know how to properly adjust a hardtop or know anyone please let me know.
I am willing to drive to your location and willing to pay for your time.

Thank you all in advance.
Old 11-03-2012, 07:53 PM
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What kind of adjustment are you looking for? Our catchers didn't have adjustments in them, and the B brackets are also non-adjustable.

Are you talking about the cowl creek with the top on?
Old 11-03-2012, 09:14 PM
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Is it an OEM hardtop with OEM hardware? If so it is definitely adjustable to where you would be happy with it, barring it was damaged in some way.

If its an authentic Mugen I would think that it's also adjustable, never heard anything bad about authentic mugen fitment. Any other hardtop I would say is up in the air with how much you can adjust it to your liking.

I had an OEM hardtop and it was perfect - to the point you might assume it was a coupe from the factory. miss mine during winter
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Its an OEM hardtop. Wind noise - top of the windshield and back side of both windows when speed pass 60mph. I will take pictures tomorrow.
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I know the pins on the sides that bolt to the hardtop itself have adjustment, but you have to remove the lining of the hardtop to get to them. Mine doesn't have a perfectly even gap side to side, but I didn't want to risk damaging the lining by taking it off to adjust the positioning of those pins.

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Did you replace your front catchers that should come with your OEM hardtop?
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Originally Posted by S~Factor
Did you replace your front catchers that should come with your OEM hardtop?

no I did not.
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Here are some pictures. The passenger side aligns perfect but as you can see the driver side is off.

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Passenger side: Nicely aligned
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Sell it.
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Originally Posted by freq
Sell it.
Nah, it's just a hard item to come by. I have to let it work.


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