[yongone]

I was stupid enough to leave my top down for the winter.. totally forgot about it..when I tried to close it today, the top did not fit correctly anymore. I noticed it was hard to close all the way and when it was closed & locked, the rear window no longer fit in the bottom of the covertible top. If you can picture it, the is about 2 inches below the rear window. Obviously the cold weather contracted the vinyl which might be the reason.

Any suggestions or am I screwed and have to get a new top?

[VintageV8]

Two suggestions. One - go to a good convertible top shop - ask an antique car guy where he gets his top work done and ask them about it..
Two - go to the dealer.

[engineer76]

Originally Posted by yongone

I was stupid enough to leave my top down for the winter.. totally forgot about it..when I tried to close it today, the top did not fit correctly anymore. I noticed it was hard to close all the way and when it was closed & locked, the rear window no longer fit in the bottom of the covertible top. If you can picture it, the is about 2 inches below the rear window. Obviously the cold weather contracted the vinyl which might be the reason.

Any suggestions or am I screwed and have to get a new top?

Yongone,

If you have a possibility to put your car in a heated garage it would be a starting point.

Put some convertible top care spray on the top, put it in the heated garage, take a hair dryer and start heating the vinyl. Don't go crazy with the heat!
Let it stretch for a day or two, and try again.