Here is what I discovered: All latches un-done, it all sits down level. When I went to latch the two top panels together (per the video) at the driver's side (point of my issue), as I closed the latch, it progressively raised the front section causing the inside frames to not be "level" to each other and the outer front top to raise. So, despite their directions to latch the two tops together first, I unlatched them and then latched down the first latch on the driver's side-front panel, near where the panels meet....then the same on the other side, then the two latches that hold both panels together. Latching that side latch FIRST prevented the latch (that holds the panels together) from forcing the front panel to raise up. I also used water soluble lubricant (do not use petroleum-based products, can ruin Powdercoat) on both corners of the rubber where the panels come together. I would advise people get the panels up there, set them together, get them to fit with each other....move them forward/rearward for alignment and then latch down the side latches first (near where the panels come together) then fasten the panel latches together.....see what it is doing on the top side and if all is good...finish with the other latches. The tolerances between the two panels is tight and the seals are thick and strong (a good thing)....all this leaves smaller and smaller tolerances....maybe just slightly too little. I would suggest that in manufacturing that front panel, where it laps over the rear panels...that the side arch down be "out" a small fraction. Hope that all makes sense.
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