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Originally Posted by awns729
I called one with good reviews and since my entire window has detached, he's only willing to replace the full top at $2100 since he's not confident a $350 reglue will hold once I try to put the top down. I think it will based on my reading here, so I'm left either finding another shop or DIY.
I believe these clamps (or similar) are the other missing piece to getting it to hold: https://www.amazon.com/Sealey-Suctio...8976968&sr=8-7
And then you complete the gluing process section by section. |
The 3M adhesive is really strong stuff and seems to be holding up well enough for my liking. It's waterproof, which is the most important thing to me. Definitely not a showroom finish, but it passes the 5 foot test since the adhesive is also black like the top. I also drive with the top down around 95% of the time, and the car is garaged in the winter, so no snow testing here.
Try to get the top fabric really tight/taught with those suction clamps. I didn't detach the top like the OP, but I can see how that would make the job much easier and cleaner. I used quite a few nitrile gloves in the process. Good luck!