Hey guys
Well recently the support bar for the passenger side of the tip that rests on top of the pass side window snapped near the latches in my 91 TA. I just assumed that all I needed to do was have it welded back together but I noticed that something else is bent, because it's difficult to get the broken pieces flush with each other and the fitment of the arms and bars on the driver side is a little different. The bent thing is what probably caused that bar to snap. Here are some pictures explaining the situation:



Same thing, another angle.





Here's the driver side you can compare the two.



And what angle is this little bar supposed to be at? This is the pass. side one. The driver's side is a bit more bent.



So my other questions are:

What are the clearances supposed to be in between the bars in the convertible frame?

What do you think is out of whack?

And has this happened to anybody else? What did you do to fix it?

Thanks guys!

 

nobody? its cause i smell isn't it?

 

mine works. looks pricey to fix.

 

what makes you say that? I already know a guy that'll weld that thing for me for free but I just wanted to know what else could be bent so it doesn't break again.

 

Ill have a look at mine in the morning and let you know what I have.
This dosent have anything to do with your thread back in July with the front being out..

 

thanks that would be much appreciated. and no this thread is not connected to my old one. the mods can feel free to delete that one.

 

If you are unable to weld the part. I have it available.

Lon

 

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Well I just got the bracket welded... tried bending it a little, now it looks good. I found a guy who welded it for free (i'll bring him a 6-pack sometime though ) and even ran an extra bead along that bracket to reinforce it. I just reassembled all of the trim and weatherstripping and it checks out for now. Although the top of the window doesn't align perfectly with the weatherstripping but I'll try tweaking it some more later since it got dark out. But now the top goes up and down smoothly and I'm pleased. I can post up a picture of the repair if anybody wants me to, I'm just a little lazy right now

 

pics would be great. We can all learn something. thanks

 

No problem!



They did a very clean job with the welds... and you can see the extra bead that they ran where my finger is. ASC should've just ran the whole thing rather than that little 1 inch factory weld... would've been a bit stronger!

 

Looks like a good and strong weld. thanks for the pic

 

Aw man. I wish mine had broken somewhere I could weld it. Mine broke at the main support behind the pass window that holds the third bow. For some reason it was made of cruddy metal not easily fused back together.

 

Bummer! How do you plan on fixing it?

 

Well I have to replace the whole piece... Usually can pick one up for about 200 bones on this forum

 

Oh ok, at least it's not too tragic. Good luck!

 

definetly try welding it first before replacing, could be costly

 

Yeah... Dont EVER EVER EVER drive away with your top unlatched after installing stereo equipment... 200 dollars for a stupid piece of metal!!!!!