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Originally Posted by spider
Tell the dealership this is the part #
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Originally Posted by Squirrel Boy
..order those parts numbers Spider quoted, the parts come with the caps on top. GM dont sell the caps separately. the dealer can just take the caps off the new parts and slap it on top of the original part and your good to go....as long as the top is not ripped
I am kind of lost in this thread, being restarted after a while.
Didn't the thread decide that the part numbers "spider" quoted from "AZDarkSol" (not repeated here to minimize confussion) and now "Squirrel Boy" is seconding, are not the correct parts to ask for? They are part #7 in the diagram below.
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Originally Posted by Deepbluegxp
The tabs do not fit on the older style rail seals, that is why they cost $50 for each side.
There are two weatherstrip (Part #8 in the diagram below) designs for the Solstice. Was it ever decided if one or the other or both include the tabs?
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Originally Posted by Deepbluegxp
The part numbers are:
Type A (before 6/2/06. mostly)
Left: 19120246
Right: 19120118
Type B (2006 6/2/06 and after, 2007 and 2008)
Left: 19152963
Right: 19152964
Somebody has got to start pulling out their repair invoices and start posting part numbers as listed.
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Originally Posted by Deepbluegxp
When #8 is ordered, it comes with the new tabs. That is the only way to get the tabs
Last edited by Small Dealer : 06-19-2008 at 10:39 PM.
The parts they ordered and installed with my new top are the part numbers listed as part #8 for a plan B top. They did NOT come with the tabs. My dealer is still waiting to hear from GM parts engineering.
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I took my Sly in today becasue the top was pinching on both sides and starting to tear the top. It started on just the drivers side but when it started on the passenger side too, I knew that it was time to take it in.
When I did, I said that there was a service bulletin some where in regard to it and the service person told me he could not find any. I asked him if maybe he could look again and sure enough - Service Bulletin #06-08-67-017B jumped up at him.
As a result, my new linkages for the top and a new top are on order and the dealer will replace everything for me.
My dealer has been really good to me and continues to be but I have to say that it certainly helps to be informed about issues and service bulletins etc from this Forum.
I LOVE this Forum - well, ahem - intensely LIKE anyway.
Thank you for all the good information, folks!
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I took my Sly in today becasue the top was pinching on both sides and starting to tear the top. It started on just the drivers side but when it started on the passenger side too, I knew that it was time to take it in.
When I did, I said that thre was a seervice bulletin some where in regard to it and the service person told me he could not find any. I asked him if maybe he could look again and sure enough - Service Bulletin #06-08-67-017B jumped up at him.
As a result, my new linkages for the top and a new top are on order and the dealer will replace everything for me.
My dealer has been really good to me and continues to be but I have to say that it certainly helps to be informed about issues and service bulletins etc from this Forum.
I LOVE this Forum - well, ahem - intensely LIKE anyway.
Thank you for all the good information, folks!
Did he give you any documentation on this TSB?
Small dealer, can you shed a bit of light for all of us? I tried to bring mine in for repair, but was told they won't do anything until it COMPLETELY rips through the top, and not just tear up the underside, even though i have the old tabs (bent to hell too) which are destroying the top. Walking in with this TSB# and description would be fantastic
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Here is what was posted in spider's new thread:
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That information was first talked about in March of 2007 in threads about the top not stowing properly (windface) and a wind noise thread (eyeno) and a drive link socket replacement.
Condition
Some customers may comment that the convertible top won't stow or it is difficult to raise all the way. They may also comment that there is a windnoise/waterleak that has developed at the rear of the passenger or drivers window.
Cause #1
This condition may be caused by a drive link socket being out of adjustment and possibly coming off the convertible top link. Note that the threads inside of the ball-socket may be damaged from the disengagement from the link.
Cause #2
The threads on the drive link may be out of specification, causing the ball-socket to disengage from the link. Ensure that the diameter of the link where the threads meet falls between 5.794 mm (0.228 in) and 5.974 mm (0.235 in) when measured with a vernier caliper.
Correction #1
Replace the ball-socket with an all-metal ball-socket and adjust the folding top link ball-socket to 4-6 mm (0.157-0.236 in) from the base/shoulder of the threads, or with no more than four threads showing on the folding top link. Install the washer on the ball stud. Tighten the ball stud nut to 12 N·m(106 lb in).
Correction #2
1) Open the folding top to gain access to the folding top link.
2) Remove the nut and ball stud from the rear seal retainer support panel.
3) Remove the folding top socket from the folding top link.
4) Adjust the folding top link ball-socket to 4-6 mm (0.157-0.236 in) from the base/shoulder of the threads, or with no more than four threads showing on the folding top link.
5) Install the ball-socket to the folding top link. Tighten to 25 N·m (18 lb ft).
6) Install the washer to the ball-socket and install the ball-socket to the rearmost position in the slot on the support panel.
7) Install the nut on the ball stud. Tighten the nut to 12 N·m (106 lb in).
