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LeRoiGross · 05-21-2019, 12:04 PM

I bought a top iron kit for my 1929 phaeton and it does not have an instruction sheet for the assembly. Both Brattons and Macs tell me the supplier doesn't have instructions. Does anybody out there still have an assembly instruction for a top iron kit they could email to me?

J Franklin · 05-21-2019, 12:23 PM

I had some new top irons for a roadster and they were fully assembled each side. What is it you want to know?

LeRoiGross · 05-21-2019, 06:59 PM

Well, a roadster is a little different than a phaeton. The roadster has 3 bows, the phaeton has 4. The roadster has one iron assembly on each side, all connected. The phaeton has the 3 connected plus one standalone bar on each side to the windshield. My kit has a lot of bolts and rivets which I am not sure where they go. So I need some instruction on how to assemble the bows and rivets and bolts.

J Franklin · 05-21-2019, 07:48 PM

I once owned a '28 Touring and don't know what parts would use the bolts and rivets. Good luck with it. Maybe someone will post some photos for you. Could you set out the parts and provide a photo of what they sent you?

Tom Wesenberg · 05-22-2019, 12:14 AM

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Marco has posted pictures of Dave Lopes' 28 Phaeton top irons before he installed the top material. A Google search may turn them up.

05-21-2019, 12:04 PM	#1
LeRoiGross Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: Cocoa Beach, FL Posts: 41	Top Iron Kit Instructions I bought a top iron kit for my 1929 phaeton and it does not have an instruction sheet for the assembly. Both Brattons and Macs tell me the supplier doesn't have instructions. Does anybody out there still have an assembly instruction for a top iron kit they could email to me?

05-21-2019, 12:23 PM	#2
J Franklin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,959	Re: Top Iron Kit Instructions I had some new top irons for a roadster and they were fully assembled each side. What is it you want to know?

05-21-2019, 06:59 PM	#3
LeRoiGross Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: Cocoa Beach, FL Posts: 41	Re: Top Iron Kit Instructions Well, a roadster is a little different than a phaeton. The roadster has 3 bows, the phaeton has 4. The roadster has one iron assembly on each side, all connected. The phaeton has the 3 connected plus one standalone bar on each side to the windshield. My kit has a lot of bolts and rivets which I am not sure where they go. So I need some instruction on how to assemble the bows and rivets and bolts.

05-21-2019, 07:48 PM	#4
J Franklin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,959	Re: Top Iron Kit Instructions I once owned a '28 Touring and don't know what parts would use the bolts and rivets. Good luck with it. Maybe someone will post some photos for you. Could you set out the parts and provide a photo of what they sent you? Last edited by J Franklin; 05-21-2019 at 08:00 PM.

05-22-2019, 12:14 AM	#5
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Top Iron Kit Instructions Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Marco has posted pictures of Dave Lopes' 28 Phaeton top irons before he installed the top material. A Google search may turn them up.