help with convertible

[jsedita74]

i have a manual top and on two bars on the inside this material looks to have come undone . can anyone tell me whats supposed to be going on here from the factory so i can get it repaired properly? it bothers the shit outta me and looks plain ugly like this. I wonder if thats the reason i have to manually pull the front bar back when i fold the soft top.. anyway any help would be fantastic. thanks fellas

[Mr. Tasty]

those straps just wrap around the bar and then glued in place.

[jsedita74]

They arent glued to the bar are they ?

[Mr. Tasty]

They arent glued to the bar are they ?

If I can remember correctly when removing my old softtop, both straps were wrapped around that bar and glued together. Allowing rotational movement but still connected tightly to the bar.

[Mr. Tasty]

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showpost.php?p=3053922&postcount=12

about halfway down the post. Looks like you glue the straps to the bar.

[Ether-D]

The reason you have to manually flip that bar is because your tension straps have lost their elasticity. e30ic.com has a write up on how to fix it with elastic velcro.

[jsedita74]

wow thanks that was fantastic and of great help. I'm having them done as we speak !!!

[jsedita74]

what are the tension straps? part number?