16.2. ATTACHING LEFT AND RIGHT BRACKET TO WINDSHIELD

The soft-top is clamped to the windshield at 3 locations. To do this, you should attach a small bracket to the left and right triangle of the windshield. You should also place a bracket on the middle bar of the windshield to which both the interior driving mirror and the soft-top are attached.

1. The windshield is supported on both sides by 2 triangles. This triangle is attached to the windshield frame on the front using 4 screws. Leave the upper and lower screw, but unscrew the 2 middle screws. See figure 1. Pay attention: never unscrew all screws, and then it’s very difficult to place the triangle.
2. The soft-top comes with 2 small hooks which are placed on both sides of the windshield. Mount as indicated in figure 2.
3. Demount the interior driving mirror. The small bracket used to attach this stand to the windshield, is cancelled. Mount the mirror to the combined bracket that comes with the soft-top. This is used to attach the mirror and soft-top. The distance between the upper side of the middle bar and the upper side of the new bracket must amount to 45 millimetres (see figure 3).

Note: The Burton windshield has changed over time; if yours is an older type, it may be that the holes for attaching the hooks to the windshield have not yet been predrilled. In that case you will see 3 screws used to attach the triangles to the windshield. Then you need to drill the 4th hole and tap thread yourself. Take a good look at figure 2 and install the small bracket in the same position as indicated, but using only 1 screw. Now you can see where to drill the hole. Use a centre point to centre the hole, and then drill a small hole using a 3 millimetre drill. Do not drill any deeper than 17 mm. Then you can tap thread M4x1 in the hole and permanently attach the hook.