[nukemustang]

the stops were tight on mine too, it was how tight the convertible tops aluminum support bow rested against the bumpers, or rather were pushed against it. I pushed on the bottom area of the top, nearest the trunk, where the bow was and was easliy able to get the top to push away from the top lip of the black trim around the trunk area. To me this said that the little stops were not holding the bow far enough down (and hence tight) and allowing the bow to bounce or vibrate going over bumps as slight changes in the top happened. I adjusted the bumpers down by loseing the nut and just one turn to apply more pressure to the bow when the top was up, preventing it from being able to bounce around. I still have no problem latching the top either.

hope this explains it a little better.