Question for owners who had their top replaced

ksagis · 04-08-2014, 07:54 PM

Question for the owners who had their top replaced - have you been told to leave your top closed for a week and park it in the sun or did the dealership simply give the car back to you?

Reason I ask is I just had my entire top (fabrics, frame, etc) replaced under warranty and they asked me to keep it closed and park in the sun for a week.

I'm wondering if the dealership's request is simply standard operating practice or maybe a too tight top exhibiting the issue of not closing all the way and needing help to come down the last bit.

blueranger · 04-08-2014, 08:05 PM

I was asked to leave it closed for at least two weeks (wet & park in the sun) as much as possible so it would stretch and give you a better fit.

Although I followed these instructions my top still is not a perfect fit on the driver side and all they could tell me is they can try another one

ksagis · 04-08-2014, 08:38 PM

@blueranger - what do you mean by not a perfect fit? Does it not come down by itself, or is there some other issue with how it fits?

ParkStr8 · 04-09-2014, 12:28 AM

I had my top replaced the week after I got the car, with less than 100 miles on it. Had to leave it closed for two weeks. Fit is perfect.

IDZRVIT · 04-09-2014, 05:50 AM

Kinda hard to leave it in the sun up here when you may not see it for weeks. I was told to use my top as per normal when it was replaced. I did. Been replaced for two years now and no problems. If there are problems with the top after it's replaced then the dealership didn't do it right.

04-08-2014, 07:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
ksagis Base Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: LA Posts: 88 Drives: 370Z Roadster Rep Power: 12	Question for owners who had their top replaced Question for the owners who had their top replaced - have you been told to leave your top closed for a week and park it in the sun or did the dealership simply give the car back to you? Reason I ask is I just had my entire top (fabrics, frame, etc) replaced under warranty and they asked me to keep it closed and park in the sun for a week. I'm wondering if the dealership's request is simply standard operating practice or maybe a too tight top exhibiting the issue of not closing all the way and needing help to come down the last bit.

04-08-2014, 08:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
blueranger Track Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Albuquerque NM Posts: 577 Drives: 2010 Roadster 7AT Rep Power: 307	I was asked to leave it closed for at least two weeks (wet & park in the sun) as much as possible so it would stretch and give you a better fit. Although I followed these instructions my top still is not a perfect fit on the driver side and all they could tell me is they can try another one __________________ F.I. Stage 1 Twin Turbo #48 \| E85 FlexFuel \| Built 7AT \| F.I. 34 Row Oil Cooler \| F.I. Flex Plate \| F.I. 19 row Trans Cooler \| MT ET Street S/S \| ECUTEK Tuned by Seb \| RPM Roll Bar

04-09-2014, 05:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
IDZRVIT A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Halifax Posts: 1,659 Drives: '13 CTS-V, '76 Vette Rep Power: 27	Kinda hard to leave it in the sun up here when you may not see it for weeks. I was told to use my top as per normal when it was replaced. I did. Been replaced for two years now and no problems. If there are problems with the top after it's replaced then the dealership didn't do it right. __________________ "America.... still builds rockets!" Vette: 355 cid, 400 rwhp '13 CTS-V Coupe: 6.2L LSA, 556HP

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04-08-2014, 08:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
ksagis Base Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: LA Posts: 88 Drives: 370Z Roadster Rep Power: 12	@blueranger - what do you mean by not a perfect fit? Does it not come down by itself, or is there some other issue with how it fits?

04-09-2014, 12:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
ParkStr8 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 361 Drives: 2015 370z Sport Tech Rep Power: 17	I had my top replaced the week after I got the car, with less than 100 miles on it. Had to leave it closed for two weeks. Fit is perfect.