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#4655 12/30/08 12:02 PM
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David, The cabin top has approx. a 5/8" curve over the length of the handrail. Was this fact taken into consideration in manufacturing the rails from topsinquality.com or can the rails be bent when installed? Thanks

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David, The cabin top has approx. a 5/8" curve over the length of the handrail. Was this fact taken into consideration in manufacturing the rails from topsinquality.com or can the rails be bent when installed? Thanks


The curve was not taken into consideration and no they cannot be bent that much - I tried.

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Ask Tops in Quality to echo the David Erwin order. We asked them to shorten the middle leg by 1/2 inch. I didn't have to bend it at all. It fit perfectly.

We didn't do this on the original Zephyr and had to bend the stainless rail.

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