Install A Convertible Roof

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Install a convertible roof.

The purpose of this channel is not to hiring or look for employees it is only to gave you an idea how. The only time that you need to touch the top is when you have to unfasten it to lower. Jump to latest follow 1 10 of 10 posts. If you are not installing a new window or pads skip down to 12.

But we must address an important issue related to the retractable roof and its operating procedure. But in the 2019 ford mustang convertible it s a tad more complex. Remove the top and set aside for later use checking and marking the pattern. If you are not installing pads skip to 11.

The convertible top is adjustable so that you can open or close it but it requires no manual lowering because the top is automatic. Part 1 convertible top installation classic car ford mustang episode 171 autorestomod part 1 of 2. Discussion starter 1 sep 11 2014 edited. It also touches on repairing the frame tacking read more.

The mustang convertible top can be opened to allow you to enjoy the outside weather while driving. This is a two piece gm style top common to nearly all a body cars including a chevelle. Normally all one must do to remove the roof in a convertible car is press a button and the mechanism takes care of the rest. This article covers a new convertible top installation on a 1972 oldsmobile cutlass supreme convertible.

We make a trip down to npd to have larry galyean install a. This should be the last thing holding the convertible top onto the car. Remove just the staples that go through the convertible top on both sides. Install roof headlining elastic straps into roof headlining using a metal rod with a hook.

Make sure that the end with the hole toward the elastic is installed toward the back and that the hole is on the bottom of the strap. Install screw through roof headlining and the forward hole in the elastic strap. I ve been working on my 73 tr6 for the last four years and have conquered the majority of its mechanical demons and previous owner neglect.