lock cyl fell out of my T-top

has this every happened to any1? i looked on my passangers seat one day and ill be damned if the damn cylinder wasnt sitting in that seat laughin its ass off. i stuck it back in the T top and it doesnt want to stay in there, i locked and unlocked and twisted thinking there might be some trick to it :shrug:


has this happened to anyone before?

I had the same thing happen to me. I just superglued it back in, it held up for about 3 years and just recently fell out again. Other than buying a new ttop thats the only way I could figure out how to fix it...

thats what i was thinking when i was messing with it but wasnt sure if it would hold or not. ill do that untill i think of something better. thanks

There is a clip that holds the lock cylinder in there.
Just go to the dealer and buy a new clip.


Chris G.

There is a clip that holds the lock cylinder in there.
Just go to the dealer and buy a new clip.


Chris G.


thank you. i took the top off nad heard the clip sliding around in there, easy fix :D

There is a clip that holds the lock cylinder in there.
Just go to the dealer and buy a new clip.



Yeah they just require a C-clip if i remember right. Its pretty cheap. When i first got my car it was missing the pass. side t-top lock so i had to go buy one and all the corresponding parts. It wasn't too expensive even through my local dealer.

yep just a clip...

I know it was already stated.... but I still wanted to state it :)

How do you get it back in? do I need to remove the plastic piece and latch? How do I remove the latch?

Thanks, this JUST happened to me. :(

No more highway till I get that lock back in. :)

Jumped the thread too soon.

I took the screws out of each side (one on each side) and then bent the plastic piece as far back as I could and found the c-clip inside. I took it out put the lock back in and once again bent it back as far as I could then put the clip back on... I bent it in before putting it back in so it should hold for a while.