Spider Quadrifoglio top boot

[Robert Abatecola <robert@domain.elided>]

Hello everyone.

We've had some great weather lately so I've had the top down on my 
Spider a lot the past few weeks.  I had never used the top boot 
before, but since the top has been down so much I decided to put the 
boot on.  It fits fine and stays on reasonably well, but it flaps 
around a lot more than I expected.  There are some button snaps on 
the boot that have no matching fasteners inside the car.  There were 
fasteners at one time... it appears that they pulled out of the 
plastic and have long since disappeared.  Then there are the "top 
boot clips" that I've heard about and seen in the IAP catalog.  I 
have no clips at all.

I get the feeling that I'm missing some pieces but I don't know what 
they are or how to ask for them.  When I call IAP or Alfa Parts they 
act like I'm speaking an alien language.  One of them was able to 
tell me that there should be holes in the top boot to accept the 
clips.  There are no holes in mine (I have two top boots; neither one 
has holes).

Would someone shed some light on this?  I can just imagine the boot 
flying off while doing 80.  uh, kph, that is.  Yeah.

Thanks!

  -Robert, San Jose, CA, US
   1985 GTV6
   1987 Spider Quadrifoglio
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