Help with repair of Soft Top Frame

[susiedeer]

Hi All,
1st post, please be gentle, I am looking for an Elbow rail link - RH, 629770, (J shaped piece on the off side with the latch pin that mates with the latch). The one on my frame was very bent and I've tried a number of time to get it bent back to match/mirror the other side with the correct radius but it still fouls on the edge of the tonneau cover as it's "emerges" to lock down. Does anyone have a correctly bent one, if you know what I mean, that they could sell to me?

[Matt]

You could try Robsport - I got a s/h rear rail from them and they are over towards your neck of the woods.....

[susiedeer]

Hi Matt,
Thanks for the reply and suggestion, I use Robsport quite a lot and just recently bought a SS tail pipe from them but on this occasion VMAD got in first this morning and has the part on its way to me even as I write. Hopefully it will help cure our sad soft top frame. The existing part was very badly bent and its radius was so tight it was cutting into the tonneau leading edge and has cut the vinyl covering. 2 or 3 attempts to get the radius adjusted made it better but ultimately have failed. I am worried that if I try more it will fracture. Once I have this sorted we'll be recovering the tonneau. The hood itself is in excellent condition, but must waterproof it before using it in anger, so to speak (it's been in its contorted storage position for more than 10 years I think). Lots of other stuff to do but hopefully we'll have it out on the road this summer and tax free to boot.