Help with convertible top bow ferrule placement

Hi,

I was hoping that someone could help me. I recently bought another Unique Motorcars Cobra. It is the 4th one that I have had over the years.

The question that I have is this:

The car came with a convertible top. It has the quick snap fittings already on the car for the back of the top and all the windshield hardware attached for the front of the top.

It has the ferrules to put in the body for the convertible top bows to go into, but they didn't install the ferrules!

So all that is stopping me from using my top is installing one ferrule on each side.

I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice, or better yet a photo, of where to install the ferrules?

I have included a couple of photos, one from the driver side and one from the passenger side.

I saw a Factory Five video online that shows that their top kit comes with a cardboard template that shows where to drill the holes.

Also, what is the best way to drill into the fiberglass that has already been painted to not ruin the paint job or fracture the fiberglass.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Scott

Scott, we install our top bows using a braket that bolts through the rear bulk head. The top bows might need to be narrowed if they didn't come from us.

Thanks for the fast reply and photos.

I never thought that there might be a bracket to hold the bows. My last Unique had a top that used ferrules in the body. I think the top was from some place in Arizona, or maybe even Cobra Restorers.

I measured my bow tips in there "sprung open" state and they measure 51" across.

However it looks like they would have to come in to about 46" across to fit in the estimated place your brackets would go. Does that sound about right?

Could you please tell me the measurement from the center of one bracket hole to the other?

Also, do you sell the brackets separately?

Thank you for all your help.

You guys still have the best customer service around (no matter what recent posts have suggested...lol)

Thank you.

Scott

I'll get back to you monday, I'm at the beach!

Great for you! Have fun. We just got back from 2 weeks in Destin, Florida.

Hi,

Are you back from the beach yet? I would still like to know the width between your brackets and if you sell the brackets separately.

Thank you.

Scott

In the middle of Homecoming, call me next Monday.