softtop getting hard

i all,

i noticed a litle split on my softtop just behind the frame on the passenger
window.Nothing serious , and it was stable.

When i was looking for a way to repair or gleu this i did some bad discover.
The lower parts of the top, where its attached under the body the material
of the sorfttop was very hard just like cardbord and i even good break
peaces of it !!

is there anyway i can reverse this , like you do with rubber (
Turpentine* )
or si my top near its end ??

Tommy
BRG 41


* correct English ?

"dingo" > wrote in message
...
> i all,
>
> i noticed a litle split on my softtop just behind the frame on the
passenger
> window.Nothing serious , and it was stable.
>
> When i was looking for a way to repair or gleu this i did some bad
discover.
> The lower parts of the top, where its attached under the body the material
> of the sorfttop was very hard just like cardbord and i even good break
> peaces of it !!
>
> is there anyway i can reverse this , like you do with rubber (
> Turpentine* )
> or si my top near its end ??
>
> Tommy
> BRG 41
>
>
> * correct English ?
>
>
>
You're not putting Viagra in your gas tank, are you?

"dingo" > wrote:

>i all,
>
>i noticed a litle split on my softtop just behind the frame on the passenger
>window.Nothing serious , and it was stable.
>
>When i was looking for a way to repair or gleu this i did some bad discover.
>The lower parts of the top, where its attached under the body the material
>of the sorfttop was very hard just like cardbord and i even good break
>peaces of it !!

You are talking about the softtop vinyl and not the rain rail?

Assuming this is 13 years old like the US BRG, it is time for a
new top. Lot's of instructions on replacing them on miata.net in
the garage section. Some vendors might ship to Belgium if you
cannot get a reasonably priced top there.

>
>is there anyway i can reverse this , like you do with rubber (
>Turpentine* )
>or si my top near its end ??
>
>Tommy
>BRG 41
>
>
>* correct English ?

Very understandable.

Leon

--
Leon van Dommelen Bozo, the White 96 Sebring Miata .)
http://www.dommelen.net/miata
EXIT THE INTERSTATES (Jamie Jensen)

yep it's still the original top.

"Leon van Dommelen" > wrote in message
...
> "dingo" > wrote:
>
> >i all,
> >
> >i noticed a litle split on my softtop just behind the frame on the
passenger
> >window.Nothing serious , and it was stable.
> >
> >When i was looking for a way to repair or gleu this i did some bad
discover.
> >The lower parts of the top, where its attached under the body the
material
> >of the sorfttop was very hard just like cardbord and i even good break
> >peaces of it !!
>
> You are talking about the softtop vinyl and not the rain rail?
>
> Assuming this is 13 years old like the US BRG, it is time for a
> new top. Lot's of instructions on replacing them on miata.net in
> the garage section. Some vendors might ship to Belgium if you
> cannot get a reasonably priced top there.
>
> >
> >is there anyway i can reverse this , like you do with rubber (
> >Turpentine* )
> >or si my top near its end ??
> >
> >Tommy
> >BRG 41
> >
> >
> >* correct English ?
>
> Very understandable.
>
> Leon
>
> --
> Leon van Dommelen Bozo, the White 96 Sebring Miata .)
> http://www.dommelen.net/miata
> EXIT THE INTERSTATES (Jamie Jensen)