My soft top latches don’t seem to be locking in position anymore. Can they be adjusted?
Here is the quick and easy fix. If you look at your top latches while they are open or unlatched, you will see a ‘U’ shaped clamp that extends to grab the hook clasps fixed to the top of the windshield frame. As you close the latch, the ‘U’ clamp retracts, snugging the soft top against the rubber trim of the windshield frame. When it is properly closed, the latch handle is supposed to lock into position, requiring the release button to be pressed in order to open. When you look at the inside the ‘U’ clamp while it is unlatched, you’ll find an adjustable hex nut about ¾ inch long covered by a black plastic guard. Gently push the guard towards the front of the car until it opens, pivoting off the hex nut. With the plastic guard open, you can turn the hex nut one way or the other to either tighten or loosen the tension on the ‘U’ clamp. Don’t turn it too much and test the tension little by little. Once you get the tension adjusted to the point that it feels snug, but isn’t incredibly tigh
