Q – My convertible top boot won’t stay snapped anymore. The little “Tenax” fasteners have no grip and when I look inside them, I noticed that the three little “petals” seem crushed and pulling the knob/release does nothing. Ted
A – Sorry, but you have probably made the same mistake that I and many Cabrio owners have. When you go to snap the boot down, you have to pull that knob and hold it as you place (not push) the fastener onto the ball screw on the body. Then you RELEASE the knob. If you simply push it on, which I agree is the intuitive thing to do, you crush the three little petals inside the fastener and at 20 bucks a pop, that hurts. They are incredibly wimpy. The dealer does not stock them but some top shops do. And I am told by my friends at Paul’s, that Mazda Miata boots or tops use the same fasteners at a lower price. Changing the fasteners is easy if you have access to snap ring pliers to unscrew the spanner nut that secures it to the fabric. – MC