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Big Steve


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Question for all the convertible owners on here. I have two currently, a 1969 impala ragtop and a 1969 Firebird ragtop. The question is does anybody else experience the same noise coming from the header when the top is up and you hit bumps? Kind of a squeak/squawk. And if so has anybody found a cure for this?



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I'm surprised you've got no response. Anyway, I'm also a complete amateur, so this maybe rubbish:

Are all of your over centre hold downs quite hard to engage or do they snap over easily? Mine need an extremely hard push and I assume that's why I get no such problems. My header cannot move once it's secured!

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I haven't replied as I don't have that noise. I probably can't hear it from the wind whistling in over the windows. I had it all lined up perfectly before the new top was installed but it lifted everything so I don't have a tight seal and have been too lazy too make some adjustments. I just drop the top.

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The rubber may be worn out between the frame and the top of the windshield.

More likely the latches need tightening.

Owner opinion not an expert.

Sorry can't find a decent pic,

(My boot is on and if I get my way, it will come off in September)

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I do live on some bumpy roads. Mine are fairly tight to latch. I could adjust the Firebird tighter but I hate to stress the mounts on the top of the windshield.

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