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tinman7 · 01-02-2019, 09:25 PM

Is there a special way to fold the top down? I can't fit the cover boot on very well.
Sorry I'm in Florida!

MAG · 01-02-2019, 09:40 PM

Mine used to fold perfectly and the boot fit and snaped as it should. But age has made it less flexible causing the top material not to fold well and the boot not to fit and snap as it should.

Charlie Stephens · 01-03-2019, 11:15 AM

The only thing I can think of is don't pinch the fabric in the mechanism.

Charlie Stephens

JBill · 01-03-2019, 11:37 AM

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Here's how I do my '29 roadster top. Unsnap the fasteners from the back and side curtains, and pull them through towards the inside of the car. Unfasten the front fasteners from the windshield and fold down the top carefully, being sure (as Charlie says) to not pinch the fabric in the mechanism. Straighten out places where the fabric might not have folded up properly (happens on the ends mostly). It should be as flat as it gets, at this point, and the boot should fit. A lot of "shoulds" here, I know!

01-02-2019, 09:25 PM	#1
tinman7 Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Wakefield NH,St James City FL Posts: 44	Model A convertible top Is there a special way to fold the top down? I can't fit the cover boot on very well. Sorry I'm in Florida!

01-02-2019, 09:40 PM	#2
MAG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 925	Re: Model A convertible top Mine used to fold perfectly and the boot fit and snaped as it should. But age has made it less flexible causing the top material not to fold well and the boot not to fit and snap as it should. __________________ I noticed the harder I work the luckier I get!

01-03-2019, 11:15 AM	#3
Charlie Stephens Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 7,030	Re: Model A convertible top The only thing I can think of is don't pinch the fabric in the mechanism. Charlie Stephens

01-03-2019, 11:37 AM	#4
JBill Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 702	Re: Model A convertible top Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Here's how I do my '29 roadster top. Unsnap the fasteners from the back and side curtains, and pull them through towards the inside of the car. Unfasten the front fasteners from the windshield and fold down the top carefully, being sure (as Charlie says) to not pinch the fabric in the mechanism. Straighten out places where the fabric might not have folded up properly (happens on the ends mostly). It should be as flat as it gets, at this point, and the boot should fit. A lot of "shoulds" here, I know!