Rich350z Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Hey All I noticed when I purchased my 350z that above the passenger's head there was a black cable tie that goes around two of the soft top roof supports, along with a black strap that is rivetted to the two support bars. Can anyone tell me if the cable tie is standard, or whether it's been added to "assist" the black strap. The reason I ask, is that it (the cable tie) has snapped, so I'm working out whether I need to replace it as I can't see one above the driver's head! Thanks RIch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitstew Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Where the straps are riveted to the support bars started pealing back on mine. The "fix" which the Nissan main dealer did on mine was to add rivets to it. I suspect maybe someone has used a cable tie on yours to do similar. Id be tempted to replace it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich350z Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share Posted August 20, 2020 Thanks Rabbit. From what I can tell the rivets and straps appear to be In working order......so I wonder if it was put on as a “just in case”. I think, like you said, I’ll put another cable tie on just to make sure! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinpal Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 On 19/08/2020 at 20:21, Rich350z said: Hey All I noticed when I purchased my 350z that above the passenger's head there was a black cable tie that goes around two of the soft top roof supports, along with a black strap that is rivetted to the two support bars. Can anyone tell me if the cable tie is standard, or whether it's been added to "assist" the black strap. The reason I ask, is that it (the cable tie) has snapped, so I'm working out whether I need to replace it as I can't see one above the driver's head! Thanks RIch Hi Rich Do you have a picture? The welds are starting to come away on mine and think adding cable ties as a temporary solution is a good idea. Thanks Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich350z Posted February 11, 2023 Author Share Posted February 11, 2023 Hey Colin, I’ll take a picture over the weekend for you. If for any reason I forget (I’m prone to that!) then reply on here or message me please….I’ve got notifications set up so it’ll be a reminder! Cheers Colin Rich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinpal Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 4 hours ago, Rich350z said: Hey Colin, I’ll take a picture over the weekend for you. If for any reason I forget (I’m prone to that!) then reply on here or message me please….I’ve got notifications set up so it’ll be a reminder! Cheers Colin Rich Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinpal Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Hi Rich Just sending you a reminder as suggested. Thank you PS. I think I will get some metal adhesive and just dabbing some along where the welds have broken and bending it back into shape gently with a grip wrench and then use some clamps to keep it in place whilst the adhesive dries. The existing welds don’t like like a spot weld to me nor does it look like a rivet so I think it might be an adhesive from factory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich350z Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share Posted February 12, 2023 Thanks for the reminder. The photo with the white cable tie is the one I was asking about in my original post - I replaced it with white instead of black because that’s all I had at the time and my only passenger is my 8 year old who couldn’t care less what colour it is lol. The second photo is the drivers side - no tie there when I bought it, so at a loss as to why there’s one on the other side in the first place - the strapping seems in place on both sides :shrugs: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinpal Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Thank you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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