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BJ7/8 Convertible Top Issues

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HealeyRick

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I just ordered a Robbins Stayfast top for my BJ7 during their 25% off sale: The original top that is still on the car has cuts on both sides along the top bows Apparently this was a big enough problem on the early BJ7s that they issued a Factory Service Bulletin on it. The bulletin advises removing part of the tonneau trim rail and it looks like the later cars and BJ8 used a different one to alleviate the problem. They also suggested some changes to the top bows. This leads to three questions

1. Does anyone have a later trim piece they'd like to sell?

2. Has anyone tried the top rail modifications?

3. Do the BJ8's have these same problems with top cutting?

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My BJ8 had an (apparently) fairly new, probably aftermarket vinyl top on it when I bought it 35 years and approx. 150K miles ago; no such cuts on it.
 
Bob_Spidell said:
My BJ8 had an (apparently) fairly new, probably aftermarket vinyl top on it when I bought it 35 years and approx. 150K miles ago; no such cuts on it.
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Neither of my 1966 BJ8 cars have that cut either ?
 
'66 BJ8 here - I have similar cuts on the passenger side of the top (none that I've identified on the driver side).
 
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