Roof Clips

[lber]

After a recent "roof off", has anyone looked into / fitted roof clips like those being fitted to tuscans etc?

[simpo two]

If your roof has come off at speed, something ain't right - I'd look at adjusting/fixing that first before you look at getting clips. Leven do SS clips designed for an S, but I don't know if they'd fit a Griff roof.

[beano500]

I've only heard of roof escaping a couple of times and the common denominator appears to be user error - it's easy to get a bit blase about sticking it back on.

Given the design I don't see that catches would be very feaible.

I'd go with Simpo Two and see if you can't adjust it - Simpo, are the struts easy to adjust, do you happen to know?

[lber]

Out of interest, the car had just come out of the body shop, after having a new door fitted. So one would presume that the roof was on correctly / fitted correctly??

Naturally I am arguing the toss with them, saying it could not have been fitted back to the car properly.

However, if there is adjustment, where is it??

On the base of the struts??

[simpo two]

beano500 said:

I'd go with Simpo Two and see if you can't adjust it - Simpo, are the struts easy to adjust, do you happen to know?

They're secured by bolts at top and bottom. I've never had to adjust them, so I don't know if there's a slot or similar for adjustment. It may be that the rear part of the hood is not quite where it used to be. They might have taken it off to feather the paint over the rear wing - although you'd think they'd spray it off the car. Ask them if they took the rear section off (to make a proper job of course!) - if they say 'yes' then you have a case for asking them to make it good.

When the roof panel is located correctly, the rear struts take a bit of a shove to snap into the locked position. If yours don't, and there's any kind of gap or play at the front or back of the roof panel, it's wrong, big time!

[lber]

It's wrong big time then!!


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[simpo two]

Got any pix you can upload to show us?

[lber]

of what? the damaged roof? the car, in it's gleaming glory? Both?

[simpo two]

Just to see if there's a gap: I've never seen one before. Don't get too downhearted - I'm sure it can be adjusted back to its former glory.