 Celica top latches convertible please help, broken latches |
 May 15, 2016 - 6:13 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 15, '16 From Colorado Springs Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Hello this is my first post so if i posted this in wrong spot please let me know. I have a 98 gt convertible and the right top latch broke that holds it down a week later the other side went. just double checking that these will fix the problem. i believe they failed due to really bad potholes where i live. the road are REALLY bad lot of stress on the latches maybe. if anyone has any input if this has happened to them that would be great an should be faily easy to swap out i hope.
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May 26, 2016 - 12:29 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Mar 15, '07 From Tennessee Currently Offline Reputation: 52 (100%) |
There is no way to know what your problem is without seeing car. Has it been wrecked? Or top may be misaligned. Too many variables.
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May 27, 2016 - 9:51 AM
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We will find out soon I guess....
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May 28, 2016 - 9:51 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 11, '06 From Way South Chicago Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
What part broke? If it was the hooked arm itself I've seen the same design on a few other cars from the 90's, Mazda's too I think as well as the 90's Capri. Seems like a simple enough part to fabricate with a torch and a vise. The rest of the mechanism seems pretty beefy, I'd have to suspect either it's just age fatigue or the top isn't lined up right and the latch is just being used to force it down into place.
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