![]() The pic above may look done, but had several such flat spots. Any 'flat' spots (run your hand over it, you'll know what I mean) are good candidates for water leaks. The curved part is tough, it'll give your thumbs a good workout (arthritics need not apply). Now start installing from the front back. Take the time now to wipe down the surface it's also a really good time to treat the rubber weatherstripping with your choice of rubber protectant. Almost guaranteed some paint will come off with it, but it will be covered by the new part. Just carefully pull the protector strip off starting at the front (pull down and out). I started out removing the weatherstripping, then quickly realized I didn't have to. A regular screwdriver or putty knife could be useful too, but I didn't use them.įirst, remove the old part. No better place to start than with my own hardtop, so why not make it into a 'how to' as well? Along the way while doing this I discovered a few things I did not know about the weatherstripping on the hardtop, and how to ensure against leaks. I've finally found a source for the 'protectors' that does not charge an arm and a leg (with apologies to those that I've supplied these to in the past, at the cost of arms and legs). and they are not available separately from Toyota. These are little plastic end pieces that are glued on to the "side garnish protector" for the hardtop weatherstripping. More and more hardtops are missing one or both of the little "triangles" that complete the weatherstripping between the hardtop and the A-piller (see pic below, marked with paint).
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