On Feb 27, 10:25 pm, pws <pwshel...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> mdginzo wrote:
> > On Feb 26, 3:24 pm, pws <pwshel...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> mdginzo wrote:
> >>> My 1995 MIata has a lot of trouble latching the top down. Usually I
> >>> have to keep it open and use a seperate cover when the weather
demands
> >>> it. Would replacing the latches with new ones solve the problem?
It
> >>> is a new vinyl top from Robbins, but I am wondering it the problem
is
> >>> not in the latches but maybe the top framing itself. Any advice
woudl
> >>> be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
> >> A new top often needs to be stretched out.
>
> >> Leave it up for 4 or 5 days and it should set. There are also
> >> adjustments that you can do to the latches, but with the top being
new,
> >> that is almost certainly what is causing the problem.
>
> >> Pat
>
> > Well, I did that. This top is over 6 months old now.
>
> That makes it a used vinyl top from Robbins, not new.
>
> I would try adjusting the latches to their maximum setting and see if
> that helps.
> If that does not fix it and it has not and will not stretch to fit, then
> it is most likely a defective or improperly installed top.
>
> The frame is pretty tough and any damage to it would be quickly noticed
> both visually and while raising and lowering it.
>
> Pat
It was new when I got it. Anyway, I will try adjusting the latches.
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