Peter how are the issues with your top?
The top may come down on the door if I'm not careful, however I keep watching that so for me it's not a major issue (as long as I remember to watch it)... My ViperTech told me that if needed, they can probably get me a new top to solve the other issues.
btw if u're top is still coming down on the passenger door then chipping the black paint on that latch is more likely to happen because the top is harder to close........i did the same thing on my 03 trying to latch the top with the windows up
This probably happened because the frame on the 2008 top is more flimsy - without much force it easily flexes almost 1" to each side. Yesterday I did not use force or anything, but I think I might have accidentally pushed it a little bit to the side, which made the hook hit the side of the bar. In contrast, my 2006 frame was very stiff and would not ever move enough to the side to risk this happening...
At least that moved my focus. Now priority lies on fixing that chipped bar (it actually chipped/deformed the metal edge by a fraction of a millimeter, so if it's not too hard to replace I'm probably going to have the whole bar replaced). Frustrating...
Peter