# Holes in My Convertible top..burr

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/holes-in-my-convertible-top-burr/11200>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [February 27, 2008, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/holes-in-my-convertible-top-burr/11200 "2008-02-27T15:37:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![dannimac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee59a6/32.png) [@dannimac](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dannimac)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/holes-in-my-convertible-top-burr/11200/1 "2008-02-27T15:37:32Z")

</div>

My convertible top was vandalized last March by a knife wielding villain. The Insurance company replaced it and since I have been back multiple times for various issues, leaks, closing, broken wires. A hole/split formed in the summer and they patched it, now I have another hole/ split. The first one is near a seam but not on it. The second on is farther from the seam. I don’t think the original villain is putting the holes in the roof because they are very small compared to his original work but the insurance company isn’t convinced. I never had any holes / splits in the OEM roof which I had for 8.5 years. Am I beginning stalked, is this inexperience on the repair shop part or is it a bad part?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Bill\_Russell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Bill\_Russell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bill_Russell)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/holes-in-my-convertible-top-burr/11200/2 "2008-02-27T15:41:44Z")

</div>

you should be able to tell by looking at the new holes whether they came from a knife or are rips/splits.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/holes-in-my-convertible-top-burr/11200/3 "2008-02-27T17:00:24Z")

</div>

Either a non-OEM top was installed, and/or the top was installed incorrectly. Either of these will cause a top to rip when it’s operated.

Tester