To cut a long story short - I have tried
installing the T-panel and fails everytime.
I've tried silicone under the T-panel w/weight on
top of that, and have let it cured for 24hrs. It is perfectly in place between
the doors, and the doors don't rub the edges etc (I use a textmarker when Itake
the T-panel off)
Still, after a day or two of driving, the T-panel
"bounces upwards" like a bridge. Then I let the car stands still for a few days
and did the procedure again. The T-panel still pops up in the
middle. I can put my hand on top of the T-panel and press it down about a
cm.
It holds down in the front and the rear of the
panel. Yet I can't manage to secure it properly in the middle with siliconeso
that it is aligned with the rooftop of the doors. The T-panel is still
"over" the doors a bit, when viewed across the car. Very annoying and
irritating.
Somehow the silicone doesn't work as it
should, yet it is quality stuff, and as far I know the only way to
re-attach a T-panel. What can be the cause? Could the T-panel be bent/distorted,
or can I do anything with the old strips of adhesive/foam?
I'm just about this close to buy a completely new
T-panel, but I thought I'd hear with the list of what you think can be the
cause. The T-panel will simply not hold down.
Please help,
Stian Birkeland
Norway
VIN # 06759 |