Convertible Top Question
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Convertible Top Question
MY '99.
So I've been having an occasional stick/hesitation on the driver's side just as the top starts to go up. Slight grab and release. Not bad, and not every time, but I didn't want to ignore it until it grabs hard and makes for an expensive repair.
Took it to the Top Shop yesterday, and he said he doesn't do Porsche tops. (I'm in NE Illinois between Madison and Chicago, closer to Madison). But he did notice there's a zipper (first I've seen this) just under and inside the rear window, and the teeth had separated to the zipper pull near the bottom. I didn't see how high the separation ran. He said it looks like it catches on part of that when the top goes up.
Does anyone recognize what this zipper is for, or have dealt with this before?
So I've been having an occasional stick/hesitation on the driver's side just as the top starts to go up. Slight grab and release. Not bad, and not every time, but I didn't want to ignore it until it grabs hard and makes for an expensive repair.
Took it to the Top Shop yesterday, and he said he doesn't do Porsche tops. (I'm in NE Illinois between Madison and Chicago, closer to Madison). But he did notice there's a zipper (first I've seen this) just under and inside the rear window, and the teeth had separated to the zipper pull near the bottom. I didn't see how high the separation ran. He said it looks like it catches on part of that when the top goes up.
Does anyone recognize what this zipper is for, or have dealt with this before?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2022
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From: Parkland FL
MY '99.
So I've been having an occasional stick/hesitation on the driver's side just as the top starts to go up. Slight grab and release. Not bad, and not every time, but I didn't want to ignore it until it grabs hard and makes for an expensive repair.
Took it to the Top Shop yesterday, and he said he doesn't do Porsche tops. (I'm in NE Illinois between Madison and Chicago, closer to Madison). But he did notice there's a zipper (first I've seen this) just under and inside the rear window, and the teeth had separated to the zipper pull near the bottom. I didn't see how high the separation ran. He said it looks like it catches on part of that when the top goes up.
Does anyone recognize what this zipper is for, or have dealt with this before?
So I've been having an occasional stick/hesitation on the driver's side just as the top starts to go up. Slight grab and release. Not bad, and not every time, but I didn't want to ignore it until it grabs hard and makes for an expensive repair.
Took it to the Top Shop yesterday, and he said he doesn't do Porsche tops. (I'm in NE Illinois between Madison and Chicago, closer to Madison). But he did notice there's a zipper (first I've seen this) just under and inside the rear window, and the teeth had separated to the zipper pull near the bottom. I didn't see how high the separation ran. He said it looks like it catches on part of that when the top goes up.
Does anyone recognize what this zipper is for, or have dealt with this before?
Instructor
Joined: Dec 2021
Posts: 125
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From: Illinois
Try Fischermotors in Lake Barrington. Highly recommend, he knows a shop he subbed some liner repairs on mine while he was doing air condenser replacements for me.
Last edited by Willys 47; Sep 13, 2023 at 06:45 PM.
