Zipperless top????

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XS11E - 04 Apr 2005 15:56 GMT

How the heck do these things work with a glass window? I've got an
almost new top on my 1992 with the zippered window and I really can't
see how the no zipper type would allow the top to be lowered.

Can someone explain it or do I need to go pester the dealer to show me
one?

BTW, as I said, my top is near new so I'm not going to be getting a new
one any time soon, I hope! I plan on living with the zipper for a long
time and, in Phoenix, that's not a problem, I've only had the top up
once I think...... I prefer it down.

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Lanny Chambers - 04 Apr 2005 16:42 GMT

> How the heck do these things work with a glass window? I've got an
> almost new top on my 1992 with the zippered window and I really can't
> see how the no zipper type would allow the top to be lowered.

The rearmost armature bow is not attached to the top. It folds forward
to make room for the window.

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pws - 04 Apr 2005 17:14 GMT

>>How the heck do these things work with a glass window? I've got an
>>almost new top on my 1992 with the zippered window and I really can't
>>see how the no zipper type would allow the top to be lowered.
>
> The rearmost armature bow is not attached to the top. It folds forward
> to make room for the window.

I did the modification to my 1996 frame that allowed me to use a 1999+
top. This site shows how to do it. Even if you are not doing the
conversion, the site has a very good explanation and pictures of the
differences between the way that the tops are attached to the two
different frames.

http://www.camsmx5.com/techtop.html

pat

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XS11E - 04 Apr 2005 22:58 GMT

pws wrote in:

>>>How the heck do these things work with a glass window? I've got
>>>an almost new top on my 1992 with the zippered window and I
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> http://www.camsmx5.com/techtop.html

Thanks, that explains it!

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Ken Lyons - 06 Apr 2005 00:09 GMT

> The rearmost armature bow is not attached to the top. It folds forward
> to make room for the window.

And....at least comparing the Robbins no-zip to the OEM plastic, the glass
window is smaller (vertical measurement).

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