new top just installed............

Travis · Post by **Travis** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 12:52 am

hello everyone. Just joined and also just had a new top installed on my ( new to me) 1988 cabby. The problem I have is that there is two gaps in the seals where it looks like the roof fols when you put it down. this gap is aprrox a couple of inch's from the pillar. I cant seam to remeber it there. Did they forget to install something or did they installer not install the roof properly?
I hope I described the problem good enough. I'm tired of having a wet rearend

Post by **kuklaki** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 11:52 am

I am having trouble visualizing this, do you have a digi cam to take a pic?

kamzcab86 · Post by **kamzcab86** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 1:35 pm

I think I know what you're talking about and, if so, it's due to the side tension cables not being installed at all, being installed incorrectly, or re-using the old cables which then broke during the installation process.

As Cristine said, pictures would help us understand more clearly what the problem is.

Oh, and welcome to TRF!

Travis · Post by **Travis** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 2:02 pm

Ok lets try this again. What it looks like is the seal that is attached to the roof has a slight gap...........maybe 1/8-1/4 inch. It is where the seal is 2 parts. HHHHHHHHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM............ :

You know when you put the top down the seal splits open from the other seal ? This is where the slight gap is. Is there a gasket or another seal that goes between these two seals ?
Hope that helped

Post by **Briano1234** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 5:32 pm

Travis wrote:Ok lets try this again. What it looks like is the seal that is attached to the roof has a slight gap...........maybe 1/8-1/4 inch. It is where the seal is 2 parts. HHHHHHHHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM............ : You know when you put the top down the seal splits open from the other seal ? This is where the slight gap is. Is there a gasket or another seal that goes between these two seals ?
Hope that helped

That is because they moved up too far, just bull it back till it meets.

Travis · Post by **Travis** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 10:15 pm

thanks. Will give it a try. Is there any in or out adjustment for the windows?

Post by **Briano1234** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 11:28 pm

Travis wrote:thanks. Will give it a try. Is there any in or out adjustment for the windows?

yes there is, look at the bentley and that pretty much sums it up

Travis · Post by **Travis** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 12:23 am

Thanks briano. I dont have the Bently manual, but will try to find one to buy here in Vancouver. Just had the new roof installed but I still have some leaks to take care of.

Travis · Post by **Travis** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 10:54 pm

So I pulled the seal like you said. Bought a manual. Its not the bently one it's the hayes.............not that detailed for some work. What i did do was remove the door card, clean out the bottom of the door and blow all the crap that has built up there. Adjusted the widow'd as much as I could. Installed some new vapour barrier. So hpefully this will help out with some water issues Im having

Post by **kuklaki** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 11:33 pm

Keep us posted on your progress. A good top-job and proper adjustments should eliminate leaking issues

Travis · Post by **Travis** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 1:44 am

kuklaki wrote:Keep us posted on your progress. A good top-job and proper adjustments should eliminate leaking issues

thanks for the encouragement. Its been raining like crazy the last few weeks, and I am realy tired of getting wet. Gonna pull the carpets out in the next few days and try and get them to dry out. if not new ones are fairly cheap. Next on the list is a lowering kit. After seing all the cabb's sitting lower than stock and looking so good I'm feeling the need to drop it