Thread: Duetto/Round-Tail 'floating bow'
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Old 03-23-2008, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by johnnym View Post
The bow does what it says- floats about- until the top is clipped in place. Then you will not get the correct profile unless you have the rubber bit on the end, which presses the end of the bow against the square section of frame at the top of the window. These are always lost. This rubber is screwed to the sqare section, and not attached to the bow itself.

However, there are easy to find replacements. Go to your local hardware store and buy two black rubber doorstops (they are cylindrical and about 1" in diameter. With a bit of fiddling, these can be bolted to the frame and work perfectly. they should have a hole through- glue a nut into this, then bolt through the frame to keep in place. You will have to unscrew the rubber channel trim from the alu frame to get to the hole.

Unfortunately I don't have access to my photos at the moment, so I cant describe it better than that.

John
Biba, ditto this post. When the top fabric is installed this piece just unfolds like a fan and comes up into place. (putting it down takes some finesse so as not to pinch the top). I do not have any fancy straps that pull it up; mine is fastened into the top in the correct position. If it were not, you'd need straps I guess. Getting that front hoop bar height is a challenge. As his post says, the ~1/2-3/4" rubber bumpers on the topside of the frame are always missing. There are also little rubber pads (3/16") on the ends of the bow that rest on these bumpers. To replace the ones on the frame, I used rubber feet from a Radio Shack (like you'd install under a stereo component). They already have holes and can be bolted in to the frame with small SS bolts and nuts. Works perfectly. I've had this workaround installed for 20 years and it's still in place. You can get a thin plastic body trim fastener to fit in the end of the tube. Hope this is what you are after. I'm not with my car until Wed ;( and can take a snap then if you need. Regards, Bruce
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