damage to front pop-up roof fabric strengthener strip when closing

[andrew bazeley]

I've been raising-and-lowering my roof for over 12 years now! I was conscious some time ago of the fact that the lowest of the "hinges" in the front panel were getting trapped towards the end of the process, so started to reach up inside and pull that hinge inwards to avoid it getting trapped. Then I noticed a few months ago that the top :hinge" was split, and had to repair it with clear repair tape. Has anyone else encountered this problem? Should I not pull-in the lower hinge when lowering the roof?

 

[Jay20cali]

I think every t5 cali has had the bump in the top front Canvas plastic strip ....mine was like that on my 08 not as bad as yours mine was just slightly bent at the top, but it was annoying to look at.i thought of slicing it and pulling out the plastic strip but never did
The later vans came with a slice in the plastic strip holder (canvas)so if you damage them they can be slid out and replaced