Which bolts are you talking about, Mike? To take the poptop off, you
remove four nuts on the back end, easy, and four nuts that attach the
spring-loaded lift mechanism. All of these should loosen up fairly
easily . . . I wouldn't try to remove the rear hinges from the poptop
itself.

Marc Perdue

On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 4:50 PM, Michael <mikewelldon@icloud.com> wrote:
> Any advice on getting those Pop top bolts out? Mine...will not move. I though about using an impact screwdriver, and figured that might end up in disaster.
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>> On Mar 6, 2015, at 3:26 PM, Edward V Barger <edvbarger@mac.com> wrote:
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>> HI
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>> preparing to paint our 87 west pop  top
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>> will be pulling the windows and replacing the seals
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>> also removing the top  to paint
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>> Keeping it the same dark grey bottom  with the light grey pop top
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>> will paint the bottom bit of the body with the bed liner paint  to reduce the rock chips from gravel / dirt roads
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>> Also plan to ad another of the utility boxes just behind the drivers side door  this is to accommodate a 12 volt plug to plug in the solar panel  the  controls fuse box and inverter are mounted behind the drivers seat on the side of the cabinet  and the batteries are under the drivers seat  so think this is a good place  to put the utility box
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>> any and all  feed back  comments  etc  etc   welcomed   want to do it correctly
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>> Thinking will need
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>> Seals for pop top and luggage rack
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>> Seals for the  windows : windshield ,  rear hatch  and the 4 side windows
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>> Wipers for the two  front doors
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>> Seals for the  refrigerator vent
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>> Seals for the 3 boxes on the drivers side for the utilities
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>> The door seals  seem to be OK  so do not plan to replace them
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>> I already have the additional utility box  but not installed yet  will do that at the body shop I have a shop picked and have a price on the total paint and body work
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>> But will need to find an experienced person to remove and instal the windows   thinking of having them tinted at the same time ???
>> what else am I missing  and where to I get the best quality and price  on all
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>> thanks
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>> ed
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>> Edward V Barger
>> edvbarger@mac.com <mailto:edvbarger@mac.com>
>> BARGER LITE
>> ed@barger-lite.com
>> BARGER-LITE.COM
>> 310 401 0633