STC 103-01X, Manual

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Step 6. Top Installation. Place convertible top vinyl side down on hood of vehicle. Unfold top. Place sewn in plastic at
front of top into windshield channel (Item 17). Place flat portion of channel into slot on top of windshield frame (see figure
6-A). Flip top over support bows. Snap rear bow flap to rear bow. Snap the outer most snap first then work to the center
of bow. The extreme outside snaps on the rear bow will not be used on this application. Pull side panels and rear curtain
down to meet the top of the body. Wrap flaps around horizontal and vertical rods and fasten hook and loop together. Pull
rear bow into locked position. See figure 6-A & 6-B. Close zippers at each side of the rear curtain.
If your vehicle is equipped with original equipment bow pockets they will need to be removed for a proper fitting
top. Measure 1/8” over, toward center of vehicle, from rear vertical seam and 3/4” down from top of body for location of
first snap stud. Mark and drill 1/8” hole. Install sheet metal screw stud (Item 18). Repeat for the other side. Snap the last
snap on side panels to these snap studs. Continue installing studs alternating from left to right as you snap the top to
each stud. Pull forward and down on side panels to find each snap stud location using snaps on side panels as a guide.
See figure 5.
There are two sets of flaps on the rear curtain. If your vehicle has no tailgate you will use the inside flap. If your
vehicle is equipped with a tailgate you will use the outside flap. Measure to find center of the tailgate area. Pull on center
snap on rear curtain to align with center line of tailgate. Mark and drill 1/8” hole. Install sheet metal screw stud. Snap
rear curtain to stud. Continue installing snap studs pulling down and to the side alternating left to right, using snaps on
rear curtain as a guide.
Thread buckle straps through footman loops and tighten. Do not over tighten as damage may result. These
straps are for keeping tension on the rear bow when the side panels and rear curtain are rolled up.
There will be a snap at the forward edge of the flap that wraps around the horizontal rod. Use this snap as a
guide mark and drill 1/8” hole. Install a sheet metal screw stud and snap flap to stud. Repeat for the other side.
Pull forward and down at front corners of top at the windshield frame. Mark and drill 1/8” holes using snap on top
as a guide. Install sheet metal screw studs and snap flaps to stud. These snaps pull the drip rails taught to keep water
from running down into the door openings. See figure 6-D.
Figure 5