Hard top related questions

[sujitroy]

Can someone please confirm from photo that the top catch is for hard top and bottom catch is for the soft-top? I used the bottom one in my hardtop as cone at the end help it slide in a bit easier. But I'll have to swap it out when I get my soft-top sorted.
Are the zig-zap chrome pieces just pressed in or is there a clip behind holding them in place?

I bought a hard top hoist for a Merc from Amazon for about $100 thinking it will work on the Stag's hard top. Well!, the one I bought doesn't and I had to modify it so it does. Here's a link to one similar to one I bought.

https://www.autohausaz.com/pn/UR-TH107

Here's a photo after I modified it. The feet that grab onto the rain gutter are too short. I cut the roof bar in half and added a piece of metal in the middle and angled the bars. I made it a bit wider so the clamps clear the horizontal part of the top. I found the best pace to clamp the topf is just in front of the side windows. This puts a little lean towards the front so I can clamp the front in first. It's still a two man job.

Sujit

[DJT]

A lot of owners have removed the rear catch from the hard top. It reduces the risk of gouging the paint when fitting it and there are 4 other fixing points.

[RogerS]

My roof hoist was a pair of Paddy Hopkirk roof bars still boxed, £5.00 from the local car boot

Rog S

[JOHNS]

Hard top and bonnet are the top one. Soft top is the lower

[sujitroy]

Hello John,
Thanks. BTW. Both my Fed. Mk1 Stag's have a different type for the bonnet. here is a photo of the one used on the bonnet.
Dave, I'll take it off when I need to fix the soft top.

Regards, Sujit

[Vitesse]

Mine does not have the sprung fastener for the hardtop. I bought a Mercedes Hardtop hoist from Ebay. I had to alter the lift point for the different centre of gravity and the holding points to suit the Stag hardtop. Weights were similar for both hardtops so not alarmed by the bow.

[mole42]

The zigag chrome pieces have a spring clip on the rear of the pin. The pin usually breaks off....

I personally would not IMG_2040.JPG use the hardtop without the rear sprung catch. The two catches by the B post are secured into flimsy pressed-steel brackets bolted into the car frame and would not stop the roof coming off if the front catches failed. I do tend to use my hardtop as a load-carrier as well.....