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It would work if you kept it back away from the bolts so it sealed properly.
I think the way mine is put together you could push it back out to remove the top. Then just bolt it back in there.
I think the magnet idea would work well too for a temporary solution.
Update: night and day difference in noise, draft, and heat retention. If I had known this earlier it would have been one of my first fixes on the truck.
Absolutely worth the little bit of effort it takes.
I took the angle iron piece loose and pinched my top in there. The bolt holes are loose enough that I didn't have to redrill anything so that is a plus. The minus is that the flap may come out of there.
I didn't use any sealant so it may come out if the top moves enough. If so then I will add...
It seems there isn't an official place for it. I think I am going to pinch it under that angle piece then. That should seal it up nicely.
I will post pics of the process.
This is from the inside with the loop pulled in. The angle iron under it is where I might pinch it in.
I mainly want to know how it is supposed to be mounted and decide what to do from there.
I searched the TMs and tried the search function but found no mention of this particular question.
My soft top has two different mounting parts on the back bottom area behind the seats. The first obvious one is the segmented loops that have a rubber rope through them and hook on the outside...