Going soft

Hi, can anyone point me in the right direction for instructions on how to
install a soft top on my series 1 . I`ve got all the bits including the
`sharks tooth` but my screen top isnt drilled and I`d like to get it right
first time rather than bodge it .
TIA
Nick

On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:59:03 GMT, "bottle" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Hi, can anyone point me in the right direction for instructions on how to
>install a soft top on my series 1 . I`ve got all the bits including the
>`sharks tooth` but my screen top isnt drilled and I`d like to get it right
>first time rather than bodge it .

on my 2A the bar above the screen bolts through the same holes as the
hardtop.
Did your S1 come with no roof and has remained so until now for it to
have no holes?

"Tom Woods" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:59:03 GMT, "bottle" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>Hi, can anyone point me in the right direction for instructions on how to
>>install a soft top on my series 1 . I`ve got all the bits including the
>>`sharks tooth` but my screen top isnt drilled and I`d like to get it right
>>first time rather than bodge it .
>
> on my 2A the bar above the screen bolts through the same holes as the
> hardtop.
> Did your S1 come with no roof and has remained so until now for it to
> have no holes?

Thanks, thats all I wanted. Came with truck cab and havn`t taken it off yet.
Rubber seals ?
Nick

On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 18:39:02 GMT, "bottle" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
>"Tom Woods" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:59:03 GMT, "bottle" <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Hi, can anyone point me in the right direction for instructions on how to
>>>install a soft top on my series 1 . I`ve got all the bits including the
>>>`sharks tooth` but my screen top isnt drilled and I`d like to get it right
>>>first time rather than bodge it .
>>
>> on my 2A the bar above the screen bolts through the same holes as the
>> hardtop.
>> Did your S1 come with no roof and has remained so until now for it to
>> have no holes?
>
>Thanks, thats all I wanted. Came with truck cab and havn`t taken it off yet.
>Rubber seals ?
>Nick

remove the truck cab and then drill the front rail through those
holes.
there is a rubber seal that goes below it (water gets forced through
at 'speed' otherwise. Same seal as should already be there on the
truck cab (though you may want to buy a new one if it is very old as
it will probably collapse when you touch it). I think they cost £5 or
so or you could just find your own bit of rubber strip from elsewhere
(that is all it is).

The rest of it should be fairly straight forward. fix the hoops for
the tightening straps above the screen to the vertical(ish) face of
the top ragtop rail not the screen top so that you never have to
remove them again.

"Tom Woods" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 18:39:02 GMT, "bottle" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Tom Woods" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>>> On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:59:03 GMT, "bottle" <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi, can anyone point me in the right direction for instructions on how
>>>>to
>>>>install a soft top on my series 1 . I`ve got all the bits including the
>>>>`sharks tooth` but my screen top isnt drilled and I`d like to get it
>>>>right
>>>>first time rather than bodge it .
>>>
>>> on my 2A the bar above the screen bolts through the same holes as the
>>> hardtop.
>>> Did your S1 come with no roof and has remained so until now for it to
>>> have no holes?
>>
>>Thanks, thats all I wanted. Came with truck cab and havn`t taken it off
>>yet.
>>Rubber seals ?
>>Nick
>
> remove the truck cab and then drill the front rail through those
> holes.
> there is a rubber seal that goes below it (water gets forced through
> at 'speed' otherwise. Same seal as should already be there on the
> truck cab (though you may want to buy a new one if it is very old as
> it will probably collapse when you touch it). I think they cost £5 or
> so or you could just find your own bit of rubber strip from elsewhere
> (that is all it is).
>
> The rest of it should be fairly straight forward. fix the hoops for
> the tightening straps above the screen to the vertical(ish) face of
> the top ragtop rail not the screen top so that you never have to
> remove them again.
>
Thanks for all the info. Yes rubber seal resembles oxo cube so will find
something.
TA