1. Yes. I fully seated all of my parts before installing.
5. I used this: https://www.mcmaster.com/2029N13/
Slit it and covered every bar so it was tight under the velcro.
7. I'm talking about flipping it forward and back. I initially had my pivots too tight (the plastic was deforming) and...
I just changed my oil for the first time with the Femco drain plug in place. Last time I installed it but hadn’t drained with it until now. https://www.femco.com/product/ford-oil-plug/
Went great didn’t spill a drop.
Skid plate off looking at Femco
cap.
Cap off spring valve closed...
No one else will believe me about those PRVs. They are just too cheap. I need to buy a bunch and mark the price up then I can market them as an exclusive Surround Center Channel.
The entire stealership model is broken. Unfortunately a lot of States have enshrined it into law and it will take major unwinding to do anything about it.
I've had mine for several months and will list a few tips:
Every strut I found that had a gap I unscrewed and reseated it correctly.
As mentioned pull down on the top with the hand cutout next to the latch. It will also loosen up a lot over time and by time I mean about a month.
The rear window...
Something similar happened to me a long time ago and I was able to loosen the Soft top attachment bolts and reseat them. the soft top only attaches at two points on the body and can get twisted.