slickfx3

any suggestions?

Revi

I give up, what is it?

Easy Mike

Reproduction if you can't get the kinks out and can't live with what you have.

rcread

Isn't that the piece that goes between the t-tops? I have a convertible, so I'm not really sure.

slickfx3

yes it is

3JsVette

or track down a nice used one.

slickfx3

ya i think i will leave it off for now and go rat

TEXASDESERTVETTE

Just a thought...if it is a cardboard and glue construction... Then perhaps Steam from a boiling kettle, can soften the peice enough to reform the shape...kinda like they do with Cowboy Hats ...? Maybe!

Dodosmike

(kind of)

I put mine in a steamy shower, got it flexible and used long zip ties to mould it to where I wanted it. I put some ripped up tshirt material under the ties as so they didnt leave a mark in the vinyl covering.

Pulling the rear portion down was the hardest to get right. When it was still flexible I sat it in the sun to dry and put that end down so the weight of the piece help position it.

Not saying it'll work for you, but it worked well enough for my piece.

dodosmike

DonnieP73

My t-top panel was warped and hanging down on the inside corner.
I use a flat surface and weight. Then used my wife's steam iron
to shoot steam into the back side board material and let it
set until dry. Came out perfect and the roof panel fits flush with
the center panel now.

Donnie

slickfx3

it worked, pressure cooking my potatoes and the jet stream really soften the compressed board... thanks CF!

Dodosmike

If its just a small area you need "fixed", An option would be to prop it up somehow over a pot of boiling water. Not sure how your significant other would react to having that part sitting steaming on the kitchen counter. Best do that when she's not home. Do this at your own risk.

qwank

how warped is it? mine slightly bows down in the back so you can see it through the back window.

slickfx3

same bowed, I straightened, cleaned and repainted the black part, it will be putting it back later

i fooled myself it was not straightened, i had to paint the insides black so it would not be so noticeable...all in all the car is well made, sturdy materials for a 30 + yo car i am impressed