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emersonbiggins Samba Member
Joined: February 18, 2003 Posts: 1681 Location: Nebraska
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 10:15 pm Post subject: Header bow question |
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My header bow had some dents in it when I bought the top so I did some straightening. I added a flat piece of metal to the inside to cover some repair and now it seems like the header bow is heavy. Anybody ever have a similar situation? Or was the Thing top not designed to be put up and down by one person.
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bucko Samba Member
Joined: December 09, 2004 Posts: 2617 Location: Coppell, Texas
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:20 am Post subject: |
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The instructions in the so called owners manual do show and state a two person job. I have done it though while centered in the car, grasping the senter of the front bow and lifting back to the rear. |
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kubelmann Samba Member
Joined: April 13, 2003 Posts: 3266
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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Arda at German Motor Works taught me to use Fiberglass to overhaul the header. It is a better choice... I put my soft top up and down alone all the time. When I grow up I will have a place indoors to store a Thing that will have no top or side curtains and be a fair weather ride... |
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surferdudedav Samba Member
Joined: May 20, 2004 Posts: 517
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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kubelmann wrote: |
Arda at German Motor Works taught me to use Fiberglass to overhaul the header. It is a better choice... I put my soft top up and down alone all the time. When I grow up I will have a place indoors to store a Thing that will have no top or side curtains and be a fair weather ride... |
details, im interested |
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