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by tristessa
Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:40 am
Forum: Body & Exterior
Topic: F&%king rear cable
Replies: 5
Views: 7274

Re: F&%king rear cable

k. Will trim the rear edge back to the seam when I get back to work on it. Should I trim the sides? Sorry if this is boneheaded stuff, but all I've got on-site where I'm doing the work is a printout of your guide I found on mk1vw.info, and in B&W, the pictures are .. not that helpful at times, '...
by tristessa
Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:21 am
Forum: Body & Exterior
Topic: F&%king rear cable
Replies: 5
Views: 7274

Re: F&%king rear cable

On re-reading my post I can see where I wasn't clear -- the 1.5"-2" flap on the inside of the top above the seam is along the sides, rear is maybe 1/4"-3/8" above the seam .. and that's how it came out of the box. The transition from the wide flap on the sides to the narrow strip...
by tristessa
Sun Feb 13, 2011 11:38 pm
Forum: Body & Exterior
Topic: F&%king rear cable
Replies: 5
Views: 7274

F&%king rear cable

K, so I'm about halfway through the top replacement process that Briano so kindly wrote up, after a slight detour replacing the headliner, pad and carpet. And I spent about four hours this afternoon trying to get the rear cable into the channel without success before I came home .. otherwise I'da sh...