'Vert Top Boot Problem

[S2STANG]

Does anyone else have a useless top boot? ( the cover for the top when it's down ) I put mine on and end up with two humps where the folds are. It's like they made it 1.5" to 2" too wide. What gives?
I like covering the top when it's down, but it looks just as bad when the top cover doesn't fit right.

What kind of polish can I use on my wheels. They are polished not chrome. I don't know if there is a coating that I may accidentally remove if I use the wrong thing.

[rm2000]

You really have to push that boot top back in under the molding around the sides/rear. Trust me, I thought it was too big too at first but I got it no problem. I'd rather have a toneau

[blue01gtconv]

yea the boots from ford suck. picked up a soft tonneau and really like it.

[JBarr668]

Originally Posted by rm2000

You really have to push that boot top back in under the molding around the sides/rear. Trust me, I thought it was too big too at first but I got it no problem. I'd rather have a toneau

Exactly what he said. It does seem too big but once you get it tucked in then the two snaps will fit and start cruisin.

[Shay]

Yup they are useless.

Mine flew off one day never to be seen again. We just sold the one off our new Mustang on Ebay.

[D ROUSH]

How much is that soft cover? and does it require any mods for installation?

[blue01gtconv]

you can get the ford soft tonneau on ebay for around 100. the only mod required is you replace around 5 screws with screws with snaps in the trunk to snap the tonneau onto. then it just has tabs that slide under the rear seats and around the sides. its great. a lot easier to deal with than a 1 piece hard tonneau.

[rm2000]

You have pics??

[Roush2960]

Originally Posted by rm2000

You have pics??

Search...Kev has on on his Vert.

[ZWP]

For the wheel polishing question: I have Boyds as well. I have the Smoothie II wheel and there is no coating on it. Be careful with the products that you use on them as there are some wheel cleaners that will make a nasty mess of polished aluminum. I use Mother's wheel polish and that works great for me. Although, Boyd sells wheel polish now and I have thought about giving that a shot to see if it is easier.
A couple of rules that I follow that really help me keep my wheels lookin' great:
1. Never let water air dry on them : results in water spots you will have to polish off
2. Polish them every couple of weeks : even in San Diego where the climate is relatively dry aluminum oxidizes after time
3. If you see oxidation or water spots, get it off with a little polish : it only gets worse with time.
I know it seems like a real pain in neck, but I found that it was a lot easier to do a little maintenance over time rather than spend 3-4 hours in one shot trying to get all the water spots and oxidation off them.
I have heard a recommendation from one of my friends, but I haven't tried it yet. Apparently, once he is done with polishing his wheels he coats them with a little wax and they don' t oxidize or spot as easily. I haven't tried that yet. I will get back to you when I do.

[roush2k]

Originally Posted by rm2000

You have pics??

ð kev

[U.S.BlueStage2]

Originally Posted by S2STANG

Does anyone else have a useless top boot?

Yup

[JBarr668]

Originally Posted by roush2k

ð kev

Kev, I like that one a hellava lot better than my worthless one. Where and how much?
--jb2

[roush2k]

The one I have is the Ford soft tonneau with the Haney Motorsport Windguard. They are around $100 each. haneymotorsports.com


ð kev

[rm2000]

Nice, thanks.

[JBarr668]

Thanks Kev! Anything special need to be done for install?

[blue01gtconv]

for the soft tonneau its a simple install. jsut gotta change a few screws.
still waiting to get the wind guard and do that install

[JBarr668]

Originally Posted by blue01gtconv

for the soft tonneau its a simple install. jsut gotta change a few screws.
still waiting to get the wind guard and do that install

thanks for the info. Did you buy the soft tonneau and wind guard as a package from Haney?

[blue01gtconv]

no i would have had i not gotten a killer deal on the tonneau on ebay. $25 brand new Ford OEM . but i will be ordering the windguard from hanley because it doesnt look like the CDC windguard works too well unless you have the CDC hard tonneau.


dont the Boyds come with a hard tonneau. though i rememberd reading that somewhere. mm&ff or somethin like that.
i just checked it was in last years mm&ff sexy stangs issue. it says the boyds hard tonneau was custom built for the car. i guess they must not have given them with the cars unless it was a optoin

[JBarr668]

Not sure about the boyds.