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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 09:52 PM
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The Topper on my 1996 bronco squeekes from time to time on bumpy roads when the temperature is hot or cold. Any suggestions?
 
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 09:56 PM
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Well, on my Dad's '88 he found a squeek right behind where the dome light was, so he wedged a screwdriver in between the metal and the fiberglass. He drove it around for another 2 years without it squeeking again. Not really the best way to do it, but it worked.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 10:55 PM
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With all the ice we have had here in the midwest lately I have begun to get some ice rattle between the top and body but once the ice melts its a non-issue. I'd get in there with a T-40 tamper-proof Torx driver and tighten the dozen or so bolts that hold the top on first. I requires a lot of trim removal on the inside but that trime just gets in the way if you end up like me and yank the top off as soon as the weather gets nice enough to do so. You can also hold that little piece of novelty over your buddies when they get to ragging on you about your Bronco. When the weather gets nice you can go topless! Not to mention that you will see able to get a touch more off the line without that extra 150-200 pounds on the truck... (And those of you who know exactly what the top weighs, fine I don't need to be corrected here, I'm making a point about HTQ, not actual specs).

P.S. havent' met a girl yet who didn't think a topless Bronco wasn't cooler than a dinky lil' S-10.
 
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Old Feb 28, 2003 | 12:06 AM
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Some silicone spray lube will stop the squeaks for a few months at a time. If you take the top off & coat the seals with silicone grease, they'll be silent forever.
 
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