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Installation
of the top and the tonneau went fairly quickly. I'd learned how to
install the Lift-the-Dot fasteners from the carpet installation so I
didn't have to learn that. The only tricky part was I left the top in
place when I installed all the lift-the-dots while I had removed the
carpet for each of the fasteners. That meant installing the fasteners
in such a way as to avoid damaging the finish of the car. By being
careful, it went fine. The finished top looked OK, but it had a couple
of wrinkles that I wasn't happy with. They weren't too bad and with
some time, getting wet, drying, etc., I don't even notice them
anymore.
The tonneau went on really easy. I installed these
lift-the-dot fasteners off the body which is easier since you don't
have to worry about messing up the body as you try to install them. I
would put the tonneau on the car, mark the fastener location, take it
off to install the
fastener and then repeat. It went pretty quick. The studs along the
dash were all single instead of the flanged studs with two fasteners
that they're supposed to be. I left them alone to retain some of the
history of the car. In addition, for some reason, the body had holes
for four lift-the-dot studs near the mirror - most cars have only two,
one on each side of the mirror. I decided to leave them there, put
studs in them, and just install a couple of extra lift-the-dot
fasteners in the tonneau. But as I installed the tonneau, I realized
the fasteners would end up on the seams near the edges of the zipper so
I elected to leave them out. So now there are two extras studs near the
mirror that are never used. It's not really noticeable when the tonneau
is in place.
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