Miata Mailing List: December 1999, Message #557

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At 12/5/99 02:38 AM , you wrote:
>hardtop hoist from Finish Line Performance a few weeks ago.

As did I.

>matter how I tried, I couldn't get the lifting loop centered (4" in front of
>the rear window), and so it hung at a 60 degree angle front to rear with the
>rear window closer to the ground.  I could still get the car under it,
>despite having a fairly low garage ceiling, but it was annoying.  The second
>time I used the hoist I measured and found that there was no way to center
>the lifting loop -- the rear straps were just too long, putting the loop too
>far forward.

I have this problem too and just thought it was the way it was so I've been 
using another strap under the two deck plate covers to hold up the back of 
the top.

>FLP but I noticed that the maker of the hoist, IMC, was nearby in Santa
>Maria, and their phone number was on the instruction sheet.

Since I no longer have the sheet, can you please provide me with the phone 
number, address and/or email address?

>throw away the harness I had and he Fed Exed me a new harness immediately at
>no cost.  I haven't used the new harness yet but I checked the strap lengths
>and it's clearly the right size now.  This is what I call good service!  BTW,
>the hoist is well made, installs easily, works well, and has clear
>instructions.  It's $80 well spent in my book.

I most certainly agree.  Even with the annoyance, it has been great to be 
able to remove the HT on nice cool/cold fall days and on those rare sunny 
winter days.

I have cc'd Tommy at FinishLine on this email to make him aware of the 
problem and your resolution so he can make adjustments accordingly.

Thanks for the info.


Paul and the Splendidly Striped Screamer
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hometown: Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA
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