Ok, worked on it again tonight. I had did the "tie back", which helped (the tonneau didn't hit as hard), but the quick ties were very tight on the bungees and I was concerned it would cut/damage the segments. So it cut those off.
Tonight i just pulled the bungees through the upper loop. This is when the top is 1/2 open, the loop on top that the bungee segments are held in. I pulled the bungees (both sides of the car) as much as physically possible, by hand, toward the front of the car, sliding the bungee though the loop. So, the half of the bungee near the front of the car is loose, the back side half is tighter. Whala, no more hit AT ALL. So, for me at least I'm convinced this is the fix for my issue. I have opened and closed the top several times since, not one hit. Before this the hit was getting VERY loud on the drivers side.
Now, is this permanent? I doubt it. I did nothing to hold the bungee there. So I assume it will work its way back in to balance, IE both sides of the bungee fold being equal. When/if it starts hitting again I'll look at some way to hold the bungee on the loop so it won't slide back.
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