In a message dated 3/22/2004 8:29:45 PM Pacific Standard Time, gull@GULL.US writes:
> installed it this way on mine. It sort of settled down closer to the > luggage rack over time. I think they tend to take a set in shipping, then > relax once they get nice and hot in the sun a few times. > > I didn't realize this problem was systemic and spent about a week shimming my luggage rack so the front pop top seal would seal. I assumed my luggage rack was warped or something since the front seal didn't seal and would have definately caught wind and water. The stock front piece, as I recall, had an aluminum strip in it which possibly helped it keep the correct contour. The gap in the center of the from seal where it meets the luggage rack was wide enough on my bus I don't believe it would have sealed even after a few days in the sun--on Mercury. I thought maybe the DPO had carried something heavy in the luggage rack and "flattened" it a bit. Jeff 83.5 Westy LA,CA |
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