Guys, Bob,
All of the top shops I questioned about installing the top, say they glue the material to the J section and use the clips. Bob's mentor does not glue. This maybe up for discussion. I worked hand in hand with my shop. They caulked and tacked all things first, then when time came to finalize, it was glued then clipped. Maybe gluing helps keep out some of the wrinkles?
Bob wrote:
You refer to two J pieces! When buying new they come as one welded piece - possibly easier to handle to line things up at the back - best of luck on that one.
Bob, where did you purchase your J piece from? I recently purchased the J piece from Moss. It came as two pieces. The owner needs to have it welded together. By the way, I ended up sending the Moss piece back, for the curve did not follow my orginal and the Moss metal was much thicker than original and was too hard to try and bend to fit the car. Had I known I would have had to weld the new pieces, I would not have ordered them, for mine required welding for a fix. Just a heads up guys.
Bob, nice write up about how to install the top!
Cheers,
Roger