Convertible Top Question
09-13-2023, 10:29 AM
#1
Rennlist Member
Thread Starter
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?
09-13-2023, 11:18 AM
#2
Racer
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?
09-13-2023, 11:24 AM
#3
Rennlist Member
Thread Starter
This one's rear window appears to be sewn in permanently. I haven't yet figured our what the zipper attaches to.
Anyone have a convertible top shop to recommend North of Chicago?
Anyone have a convertible top shop to recommend North of Chicago?
09-13-2023, 06:40 PM
#4
Instructor
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; 09-13-2023 at 06:45 PM.
09-14-2023, 01:54 PM
#6
Three Wheelin'
I wonder how consistent it is, a friend of mine had a earlier car and his top instruction said unzip and lower the window before dropping the top to prevent scratching...