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Need a quick walkthrough on how to install the hardtop on my cab.

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Old Nov 4, 2008 | 02:47 PM
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Need a quick walkthrough on how to install the hardtop on my cab.

Car didn't come w/ manual. I know it latches on the front, and there is an allen key somewhere for the back. How do I get the plastic covers off the holes for the rear mounting points. Where is the allen key that tightens it down? What size allen key?

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Yes basically on the hardtop it latches in the middle front and the latches in the back on both sides. where the covers are on the car they should just pop right off, and when you install the top the covers go onto the holes inside the hardtop. To tighten you use the allen which may be in your tool kit, it has a red handle. Im not sure what size, but should be a basic metric size.
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Are the allen screws clearly visible? Where are they located?
 
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Yes they are, on the hard top look in the rear there will be two holes on both sides, sometimes they can have covers over them. On the bottom of the top you can see two prongs that come out of the bottom look directly above those. There will be an allen head with little colored dots to where the lock position is. I you have the top on you can look through the rear window to see it better when you lock them down.
 
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Be careful when you install the hardtop and position it on top of the car.
If not careful, the 'bajonet' locking pins could touch the canvas sections of your car (rear side where the recipients are, or even worse, the soft top immediately behind it).
You need to make sure to have the front section latch fit correctly before you start positioning the 2 rear bajonets.
Good luck.

By the way, the rear section of the allen key's red handle is used to pop the 2 round plastic pieces.
 
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