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My89Ford

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I own a 1989 GT convertable. When the top goes down, it doesn't go down all the way, instead it sticks up above the rear seats a bit, and needs a boot cover. (My top works correctly, all pre-90 tops did not go all the way down, as far as I know.) The other day, I was told that on 1990-1993 have convertable tops that go all the way down, to the level of the seats; although I've never seen one. So my questions are...

1.) Is this true? If so, why? Do the 1990-1993 tops fold more efficiently? Is there a cavity between the trunk and the rear seats that holds it?

2.) Would it be possible to install a 1990 - 1993 top in a 1989 vehicle?

Thanks

 

RYC CUKR

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The top on my 93 does not go all the way down below the level of the seats. It still sticks up some like the one on your 89.

 

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while the top is going down, stop it half way or so and unfold the top at the scissor bend. that will save your top and make it go down a little bit more.

 

MrKwik

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here is what my 93 looks like with the top down. I dont know if it goes down farther than a pre 90 cause this is th only vert Ive had. Sticks up pretty high to me.

 

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Yeah I have an 87 vert and the top doesn't go below the seats. I don't think any models go flush to that level with the trunk/seats.

 

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I have an 89' and I had a 92' , neither top went all the way down just as the others have stated.

 

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The top on a 83-93 convertible will not go down flush with deck lid. In 1990 the top mechanism was redisegned and is supposed to fold a little better and lower. But it still sticks a good ammount above the seats.

There is nothing that can be done to get it to go lower. It's just the way they are. The cars were not designed to be convertibles. They were designed as coupes and modified to be convertibles by ASC. In 1990, Ford brought the conversion process inhouse and did the redesign I mentioned above.

BTW, my 'vert is a 1990. See my updated pics in my sig for some shots of the top down. You can see how far the top goes down in a couple of them.

 

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If the top did fold all the way down, it probably wouldn't have left you with any trunk space and might have gotten into the axle housing / hump area a little also.

 

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Thanks for all the awesome input guys; the top on my 89 goes down the exact same way as that 93's.

 

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My daughter came over tonight with her 87 GT vert and we compared it with the top down to my 93 and I actually think her 87 sat lower than my 93. Weird.

 

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The top on my 91 sits pretty low...nowhere near the 'baby buggy' look of the pre-91 cars. When I put my boot on, the highest it might go above the trunk edge is about4-6 inches, if that....anyone know how much it might cost to replace my stock top with a StayFast canvas top?