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Unfortunately when I made this repair I wasn't equipped with my camera or my phone :-( so I searched for some pics online to try and describe this repair. Any questions use the contact page.
I have seen this happen many times and it has happened to my 987 Boxster as well, when you put the top down and put the top back up some may experience the sides of the top not going back to its proper position which is behind the metal side frame, as you can see on the picture below the outer edge of the top does not go back in its original position.
After analyzing my top I noticed 2 things that are causing this issue.
First issue is if you put the top halfway down you will notice a grey String that is attached to the metal frame with a screw, that string looks like a shoe lace, see the picture below.
Please note that on the picture below the top is not halfway down but it clearly gives you an idea of what to look for.
Unfortunately when I made this repair I wasn't equipped with my camera or my phone :-( so I searched for some pics online to try and describe this repair. Any questions use the contact page.
I have seen this happen many times and it has happened to my 987 Boxster as well, when you put the top down and put the top back up some may experience the sides of the top not going back to its proper position which is behind the metal side frame, as you can see on the picture below the outer edge of the top does not go back in its original position.
After analyzing my top I noticed 2 things that are causing this issue.
First issue is if you put the top halfway down you will notice a grey String that is attached to the metal frame with a screw, that string looks like a shoe lace, see the picture below.
Please note that on the picture below the top is not halfway down but it clearly gives you an idea of what to look for.
Now the issue is with this grey string is that it breaks , normally this string goes from left to right or right to left in other words it goes from one side to the other, it is held in place by a screw on the inner channel, if you slightly pull on that string and it offers resistance you are ok but if you pull on it and you can pull it out completely you will notice that its broken in half, that string has an Elastic string in the middle that is attached to both ends of the strings via metal clips, when this string is functional its function is to apply tension to both sides of the top and guide to channels to their proper position. If yours is broken you can order one from the Porsche Dealer or you can use your imagination and fix that same cable.
Now this cable takes care of the upper side of the top, if or when you fix it your top experiences the same issue it is because the lower portion of it needs to be repaired as well. So let's move one to the 2nd problem.
Sorry no pictures available for this problem ,but I'm sure you will find your way with the following description. The 2nd problem is caused by an Elastic Band that is attached with a screw to the metal frame of the top, if you put your top a little more than halfway down you will notice an elastic strap that runs from the edge of the top to inside the top close to the far right or left of the window (depending on which side you are working on) you will notice that the band has stretched and it no longer pulls the channel back in , at this point you will need to remove the screw that holds the elastic strap , you will need to use a short torx screwdriver in order to get to it, space is limited as you are working inside the top between the headliner and the actual top so patience is needed , once you remove that screw you will notice that Porsche as made several slots on that strap, looks like they were being pro-active and were anticipating the problem for the future, to get this elastic band you will need to move 2 notches up and re-attach the elastic band with the screw. This will fix your problem.
Happy motoring.
