The top boot is a bear to get on and off on my just acquired 68 - or I just don't know the right way to do it. Can some of you experienced folks offer some suggestions to make this easy? Thanks

I just leave my top down 12 months a year because I can keep it in the garage. When I put the boot on, I waited for a nice hot sunny day. Lay the boot over the top and let it sit in the sun for an hour or so. Start at the center of the trunk and work both ways with the clips. The sunnier it is, the easier the boot will stretch. If the boot is cool, you'll have a very hard time getting it to stretch enough to get the clips snapped in.

What made mine more difficult to put on was not bothering to read the nice repro convertible top manual that I had bought! There are two places where you need to pull the top/padding out of the folding hinges before it is all the way down so the "top stack" will be low enough to make it easier to put the boot on, assuming everything else is correct of course. There is a link below to another site where this is discussed with scans of the top manual showing what I'm talking about.

http://camaropacecars.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/2510094833/m/2990012305/p/1

Mike - thanks for this link. I guess I should have opened up my top manual and took a look also. I am re-folding my top tonight!

WOW! man I've fought my top for 20 yrs! I never had a top manual and now my top has some wear marks were it was folded in the crease by the frame. Thanks a lot for this info!

Jeez, I've been being carefull to do it....exactly the wrong way!

Thanks for the tip!

I put my boot in the clothes dryer for 5-10 minutes and then it goes on very easily. Almost impossible to put it on cold.

Great information - thanks much!

Update - this worked perfectly! My boot lies perfectly and doesn't even whip in the wind while driving.

Thanks again!

I knew somthin wasnt right with the way I put that on. I found myself takeing off the boot to drive. Good deal! Thanks Mike No more sun fade for me.