harness bar is what i meant!
ok there are a number of things you need to do and it's VERY hard to explain but this completely solved all my roof problems.
things to do...
1) buy a roll of velcro from Halfords - £6. and some electrical tape - you'll need this.
2) take roof off (again) and unscrew black plastic clips that hold the roof in place - one on either side at the back attached to the clam. you'll see that the harness bar is resting on the plastic inside, take a screwdriver and jam it in between the two, twist to seperate them (i.e more screwdriver from '-' position to 'I' position) and slide in a bit of velcrow (inch long) between the two. repeat on other side and screw black plastic clips back in. the harness bar squeeks like crazy here and it took me days to find this - done the above and the squeek was gone instantly.
3) inside the cabin, behind either seat around the back window there is a black plastic bit of trim. at either top corner you will see a join where two peices overlap - cut a bit of velcrow to length (about 4 inches long) and sit behind the top peice on either side. you'll prob need a screwdriver to seperate. this part also squeeks when going over a bump, the above sorts.
4) the front of the hardtop is held on by two bolts and L shaped plate 'washers'. on the L plate there is a 1cm long bit of metal that sits into the winscreen roll bar, cover this with a bit of black electrical tape - repeat on other side. also pop a bit on the flat side that contacts the roof itself. this is the part of the car that creeks rather than squeeks - this sorts.
5) at the back there is a metal plate that you have to bolt through to attach the hardtop to the car. it has a C style peice of metal on the back that hooks into/under the plastic clips mentioned in 1). Cut a peice of velcro about an inch long, then cut in half long ways and apply round the C bend that sits in the clip. i.e. the side that touches the clam - repeat on both sides. this also creeks and this sorts.
5) the 3 bolt roof cover that covers the window frame (the first part of the roof that comes off) squeeks like crazy on either side. the farthest point of each side sticks out about an inch further than the rest of the cover - flip it over and cover this entire bit, including the bend of the cover with veclrow. this part sqeeks on contact with the window frame when screwed on too tightly and your simply covering the contact points.
sorry for the lack of technical speak - the good thing is i have done all of the above over a whole day and my roof is now completely silent. comes on a off regularly as well.
other thing to do while your at it is to open up the boot lid and place a bit of velcrow on the underside of the lid all the way around where it contacts the clam when shut. bit hard to explain this but aim for the flat part of the lid closest to the edge. this makes a LOT of noise when on a bumpy road and you'll be amazed at how quiet the lid is after you do this. all your doing is softening the blow of the lid hitting the clam! after you have done this take you boot screws down to around 3mils of visible tread on other side (you'll see them on either side of the boot lid beside the spoiler bolts and they will be covered in a black rubber bolt cover. cover just clips off - screwing them in further tightens the fit of the lid to the clam and helps with noise a lot!
feel free to pm me if you need more instructions and i will give you a call to talk through
