Small rip inside the interiors covertable top

[Jeff_Seymour]

Any ideas of how to fix this small rip. It is located above the drives side seat. I did a search and found out that I am not alone with this rip but there where no replies on how to fix it or what it would cost to get it repaired.
http://flickcabin.com/public/viewset/3410

 

[*AL*]

Looks like it's the lining that's torn?

 

[Jeff_Seymour]

yeah that's what I meant, I couldn't think of the word....thanks

 

[timscuba]

Did you have the car at the dealer for work. The reason I asked I took my car in for seat belt problem in Florida and when I got the car back I had a rip in the head liner. They told me about it and said that they didn't know if was there before or not which it wasn't. They had to replace the head liner. They did a great job and it took all day.

 

[Jeff_Seymour]

Yeah I did have it at the dealer. And right after is when I noticed it.

 

[GaryD]

I ripped mine last year while removing the seats to do some work. It was about 1.5 inches long. I remember having to raise or lower the top during the process and I heard this awful sound. Later I saw the damage. I was sick about it at the time. I borrowed my wife's curved sewing needle and some black thread and stitched it up.
When I was at the dealers last week for an oil change I was talking with the service manager and unprompted he started going on about how they ripped someones liner. According to him it is a design flaw. I think he said that the seat belt buckle can end up in a position that is lethal to the liner when opening and/or closing the top.

 

[Jeff_Seymour]

I hate when my car is not perfect. I am a perfectionist and so even though no one else might notice the small hole I do