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I purchased an "E-Z On Top" and it has been anything but. As far as front to back I have had no problem. Plently of material there. I swapped out the rear bar, and snapped up the rear clips OK. I removed the header seal and the aluminum retainer that was held on with pop rivets. I stretched it front to back and used Scotch 77 spray on glue to attach to the header bar with material left as for as length. The problem seems to be side to side width, I am unable to get it stretched enough to cover the sides of the header bar. It appears to be about one half to perhaps three-quarters of an inch too narrow on each side. There was a center notch I used to align the cover to the header bar, but I still seem to be unable to stretch the material sideways enough to cover the sides/ends of the bar.

Any tips or advice from anyone would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Ray
 
Sorry I can't be any help, but your post caught my eye as I just recieved a new canvas top for my TR7 from E-Z On. First impressions were good, such that I considered having it professionaly installed. The only quote I've gotten so far was $290.00 to $348.00 for installation.Maybe some heat would help you stretch the material. I"m told even the canvas tops need to be left in the sun for a couple hours before installation. It doesn't make sense like it does for vinyl, but that's what"they" say. Good luck and I'm very interested in hearing how this works out for you.
 
Yes, a little sunshine will help emensely...but I did mine in the dead of winter, and used an old quartz heater on mine for a couple of hours to at some heat in the garage...it worked like a charm to stretch it to fit. A little help from a spouse or friend will help too!

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