Convertible top front rubber seal on 1974 Spider

[Yadkin]

My old top front bow was in terrible shape. The last installer put upholstery foam around it to cover the rust holes. This kept it saturated with moisture and made it even worse, basically a piece of junk. So I have a new one: https://autoricambi.us/products/convert ... 1966-10-78

Now I'm trying to fit the seal and plastic insert on.

I've purchased the OEM type with mold3ed ends: https://autoricambi.us/products/convert ... -oem-style

and retainer:

https://autoricambi.us/products/convert ... c-retainer

It's not straightforward at all how it goes together. I have the bow installed and the clips roughly adjusted. The old seal was just an extrusion that sorta fit, and the old retainer has a U-shaped cross section while the new one is L shaped, so that doesn't give me guidance at all.

Can someone post some pictures of theirs installed? Or some guidance on how the seal attaches to the front bow. Especially how the molded ends attach to the frame. There seems to be a lot of extra rubber there, does it need to be cut or trimmed?

A little help, please.

[Yadkin]

This is what I came up with. Here's the front showing the seal that looks entirely correct at the middle of the windshield.



The transition from the extruded center section to the molded ends:



The molded end at the end of the front bow:

[Yadkin]

It's kind of hockey at the molded ends. It seems to me that the bow end "corner" shouldn't be making contact with the chrome windshield frame.

[fieteiro]

Hi,
I am having the same problem.
Got the new rubber seal from auto ricambi with the molded ends however I have no idea how it fits on to the retainer?
We’re you able to mount it? If you were would you be kind enough to send some pics ?
Thanks!!!

[18Fiatsandcounting]

I just bought one of these top seals from AutoRicambi about a month or two ago, and I had a heck of a time figuring out how it is installed on the front bow frame. However, I contacted Csaba Vandor at AR, and he emailed me a bunch of photos with a description of how this should be done. I think the easiest approach is to call Csaba and have him guide you. He's a good guy.

-Bryan