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vifferman · 06-30-2010, 05:59 PM

Well, this is really strange and hard to explain, but my top bulge seems to have self-corrected. It first appeared after a top-down drive on Sunday morning, and was still prevalent on Tuesday after several efforts to diagnose/correct. Went for a top-down drive last evening, and stopped at a friend's house to show off my new baby. Raised the top to demonstrate the process & to let him view the problem. What? - it's gone! Followed through with a 9:30 appointment at the dealer today to check the top issue and replace a faulty illuminated kick plate. New kick plate looks good, and the technician said that while he didn't have a final answer from Nissan yet, his contact said that they will most likely replace the top. Got home, did two more top-down/up tests, and everything seems good again. Hmm...fingers are tightly crossed, as I would hope to avoid the trauma of a top replacement at this early date (my ZR is just 3 weeks new).

BTW - the tech (seemingly a smart, good guy) said that they've already replaced a couple of tops (one was improperly stitched, and separated at the driver's side rear seam). Hope we're not all in for a bad adventure here.

06-30-2010, 05:59 PM	#11 (permalink)
vifferman Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 62 Drives: '04 TSX, '10 370ZR Rep Power: 16	Update Well, this is really strange and hard to explain, but my top bulge seems to have self-corrected. It first appeared after a top-down drive on Sunday morning, and was still prevalent on Tuesday after several efforts to diagnose/correct. Went for a top-down drive last evening, and stopped at a friend's house to show off my new baby. Raised the top to demonstrate the process & to let him view the problem. What? - it's gone! Followed through with a 9:30 appointment at the dealer today to check the top issue and replace a faulty illuminated kick plate. New kick plate looks good, and the technician said that while he didn't have a final answer from Nissan yet, his contact said that they will most likely replace the top. Got home, did two more top-down/up tests, and everything seems good again. Hmm...fingers are tightly crossed, as I would hope to avoid the trauma of a top replacement at this early date (my ZR is just 3 weeks new). BTW - the tech (seemingly a smart, good guy) said that they've already replaced a couple of tops (one was improperly stitched, and separated at the driver's side rear seam). Hope we're not all in for a bad adventure here.