Thanks, Marc. I have leave in the Westy for four days on Thursday, and
wanted to install the new seal on wednesday before I left. I just didn't
want to open a can of worms that would jeapordize the trip.

In observing the new trim, I see that the metal reinforcement comes to a
crease at the bottom, where hammering it on to the thickness of the
fiberglass top is going to spread the sides out away from the top. I can
see where you would have to crimp around with pliers after hammering it on
and spreading the sides apart. It would be better if it were made in a
tight-fitting U-shape, I think, but it looks good and I can deal with it.

My present seal is ripping loose from the padding, leaving especially the
back open to the suction of driving. That pulls air in and baloons my
poptop inside up front, and probably lets in more noise than I know. Not to
mention sucking in rain to the canvas sides while I drive.

Thanks,

Jim

On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 7:27 PM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote:

> Jim,
>
> A rubber hammer is the right tool, if you need it. My experience was that
> the weatherstrip was slightly loose, very easy to get on, even at the back
> of the poptop. Once installed, I squeezed it slightly with pliers taking
> care not to damage the weatherstrip, to get it to crimp on. It has metal
> inside. You shouldn't need any kind of gasket sealer/weatherstrip cement to
> hold it in place. Where I would use that is on the rubber weatherstrip at
> the front of the poptop; that one comes off regularly and doesn't have
> metal in it to grip the fiberglass.
>
> Marc Perdue
>
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 7:10 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Just received my new Bus Depot poptop seal. Anyone done this recently who
> > can give me some advice as to how to install, what to look out for? Looks
> > like a rubber hammer is the tool of choice, but wondering about getting
> it
> > right around the rear of the poptop.
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Jim
> >
>