mustangjoe

When I pu the top up on my '03 vert the top stops when the header gets
to within about an inch or so from the header rail. I then have to pull
it down to lock it in place. It's been that way since I picked up the
car from the dealer 2 years ago. I never thought anything about it
until my neighbors son bought a 2000 'vert. His top comes all the down
to the header rail and he can lock it without having to pull it down.
Which is correct?

Thanks!

SVTKate

His is.

Yours may be a bit too tight.

"mustangjoe" <joeliotine@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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| When I pu the top up on my '03 vert the top stops when the header gets
| to within about an inch or so from the header rail. I then have to pull
| it down to lock it in place. It's been that way since I picked up the
| car from the dealer 2 years ago. I never thought anything about it
| until my neighbors son bought a 2000 'vert. His top comes all the down
| to the header rail and he can lock it without having to pull it down.
| Which is correct?
|
| Thanks!
|

Scotter

Are you first dropping all your windows an inch?
--
Scotter
96 GT Vert


"mustangjoe" <joeliotine@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> When I pu the top up on my '03 vert the top stops when the header gets
> to within about an inch or so from the header rail. I then have to pull
> it down to lock it in place. It's been that way since I picked up the
> car from the dealer 2 years ago. I never thought anything about it
> until my neighbors son bought a 2000 'vert. His top comes all the down
> to the header rail and he can lock it without having to pull it down.
> Which is correct?
>
> Thanks!
>

William Claude Dukenfield

As the top gets older, it stretches. Eventually too much ;-(

On 2 Jun 2005 05:52:10 -0700, "mustangjoe" <joeliotine@yahoo.com>
wrote:
>When I pu the top up on my '03 vert the top stops when the header gets
>to within about an inch or so from the header rail. I then have to pull
>it down to lock it in place. It's been that way since I picked up the
>car from the dealer 2 years ago. I never thought anything about it
>until my neighbors son bought a 2000 'vert. His top comes all the down
>to the header rail and he can lock it without having to pull it down.
>Which is correct?
>
>Thanks!

Scudder

In article <1117716730.261036.71960@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
mustangjoe <joeliotine@yahoo.com> wrote:

> When I pu the top up on my '03 vert the top stops when the header gets
> to within about an inch or so from the header rail. I then have to pull
> it down to lock it in place. It's been that way since I picked up the
> car from the dealer 2 years ago. I never thought anything about it
> until my neighbors son bought a 2000 'vert. His top comes all the down
> to the header rail and he can lock it without having to pull it down.
> Which is correct?
>
> Thanks!
>

Mine is the same. I actually have to pull down on it quite hard, on
both sides. My GT vert is the same year as yours.

Does yours make a screaching sound once it's past half-way up? I now
let go of the button and let it drop, which it does fairly slowly.

--
Remove"bogus" to mail

SVTKate

Some of them shrink...
and if it's cold, it's even worse.

Kate


"William Claude Dukenfield" <William Claude Dukenfield@127.0.0.1> wrote in
message news:nc7u91lv1gdmksho23d3g0uudkh3dau8h2@4ax.com...
| As the top gets older, it stretches. Eventually too much ;-(
|
| On 2 Jun 2005 05:52:10 -0700, "mustangjoe" <joeliotine@yahoo.com>
| wrote:
| >When I pu the top up on my '03 vert the top stops when the header gets
| >to within about an inch or so from the header rail. I then have to pull
| >it down to lock it in place. It's been that way since I picked up the
| >car from the dealer 2 years ago. I never thought anything about it
| >until my neighbors son bought a 2000 'vert. His top comes all the down
| >to the header rail and he can lock it without having to pull it down.
| >Which is correct?
| >
| >Thanks!
|

William Claude Dukenfield

Shrink usually means: been put down wet.

COLD, like when I drove the convts in the winter with the top down,
windows up, and heat on high ?

;-)

That Ford ad for the Mustang Convertible brought back memories ......


On Thu, 02 Jun 2005 20:40:34 GMT, "SVTKate"
<whoever@whatever.complaint.dept> wrote:
>Some of them shrink...
>and if it's cold, it's even worse.
>Kate
>"William Claude Dukenfield" <William Claude Dukenfield@127.0.0.1> wrote in
>message news:nc7u91lv1gdmksho23d3g0uudkh3dau8h2@4ax.com...
>| As the top gets older, it stretches. Eventually too much ;-(
<snip>

formoco@sklt.net

On Thu, 02 Jun 2005 11:15:29 -0700, Scudder
<publicjohnbogus@gmail.com> wrote:

>In article <1117716730.261036.71960@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
>mustangjoe <joeliotine@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> When I pu the top up on my '03 vert the top stops when the header gets
>> to within about an inch or so from the header rail. I then have to pull
>> it down to lock it in place. It's been that way since I picked up the
>> car from the dealer 2 years ago. I never thought anything about it
>> until my neighbors son bought a 2000 'vert. His top comes all the down
>> to the header rail and he can lock it without having to pull it down.
>> Which is correct?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>
>Mine is the same. I actually have to pull down on it quite hard, on
>both sides. My GT vert is the same year as yours.
>
>Does yours make a screaching sound once it's past half-way up? I now
>let go of the button and let it drop, which it does fairly slowly.

lmfao
no 2 fit the same
the are a pos
same with the thunderbirds
but what can you expect when ya buy a ford

h
u
r
c

SVTKate

Ya know WCD
I forgot that the 03 has a cloth top

My beat up ol piece of junk has the vinyl top.
They shrink. Vinyl sucks. But cloth doesn't come in white.

Oh, and you are not the ONLY one that runs topless in the wintertime with
the heater on.

WHOO HOO! Goosebumps all over more than anywhere else!

Kate


"William Claude Dukenfield" <William Claude Dukenfield@127.0.0.1> wrote in
message news:uauu91pvlf6r0qq5vat17ao3pu8r2sprn9@4ax.com...
| Shrink usually means: been put down wet.
|
| COLD, like when I drove the convts in the winter with the top down,
| windows up, and heat on high ?
|
| ;-)
|
| That Ford ad for the Mustang Convertible brought back memories ......
|
|
| On Thu, 02 Jun 2005 20:40:34 GMT, "SVTKate"
| <whoever@whatever.complaint.dept> wrote:
| >Some of them shrink...
| >and if it's cold, it's even worse.
| >Kate
| >"William Claude Dukenfield" <William Claude Dukenfield@127.0.0.1> wrote
in
| >message news:nc7u91lv1gdmksho23d3g0uudkh3dau8h2@4ax.com...
| >| As the top gets older, it stretches. Eventually too much ;-(
| <snip>

Armon Tanzerian

My '94 is the same way (ya gotta pull it down). been that way since new,
and hasn't changed.

In the winter, I've actually had to get OUT and lean on it :)


<formoco@sklt.net> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 02 Jun 2005 11:15:29 -0700, Scudder
> <publicjohnbogus@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>In article <1117716730.261036.71960@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
>>mustangjoe <joeliotine@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> When I pu the top up on my '03 vert the top stops when the header gets
>>> to within about an inch or so from the header rail. I then have to pull
>>> it down to lock it in place. It's been that way since I picked up the
>>> car from the dealer 2 years ago. I never thought anything about it
>>> until my neighbors son bought a 2000 'vert. His top comes all the down
>>> to the header rail and he can lock it without having to pull it down.
>>> Which is correct?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>
>>Mine is the same. I actually have to pull down on it quite hard, on
>>both sides. My GT vert is the same year as yours.
>>
>>Does yours make a screaching sound once it's past half-way up? I now
>>let go of the button and let it drop, which it does fairly slowly.
>
> lmfao
> no 2 fit the same
> the are a pos
> same with the thunderbirds
> but what can you expect when ya buy a ford
>
> h
> u
> r
> c
>