Here is the best I could get cause the top is resting on the back and I can't get it off by myself. The channel on the top just seems too narrow, to me. I dont' know

I see one potential problem, your rubber gasket is on backwards! the way you have it mounted, it sticks out into the opening which would hold the top too far away from clipping on! Take the gasket off, flip it over and stick it back on so it sticks towards the body instead of the opening and the top should slip on...

hmmm i didn't know you could put it on backwards. Stupid me......DOH

I also just read that you have an LSI with all the interior cladding. That will make a difference in how tight the top fits, but you should still be able to slide it on... You could always try your original rubber gasket, it might be softer and squish into the channel better.

Its a 95 and they didn't come with a gasket on them only the 89-94 model years did.

oh, I didn't know that... I never really looked closely at a newer style top...

I looked at the gasket, it doesn't seem like you can put it on backwards but who knows, I wont be able to tell till I take it off.

I don't know about the Protop gasket, I've never seen their gasket before, but the stock one on older models definately have two different sides...

I'll swap it around anyway for shits and giggles when i get more man power over here to get the thing on.

well i bought my top used so it didn't come with a weather stip. a friend of mine had a wrecked tracker with a busted hardtop so i borrowed it for mine. i then ordered one from protop, who by the way have a shop here in town. it was the same one that i borrowed from my friend, and it's about half the bulkyness that yours is. so what i'd do is try putting it on without the weather strip to see if it fits. if it does you'll know your weather stripping is wrong.

oh and mines a 95 without the deluxe interior trim, but there is plenty of room for it.

well i bought my top used so it didn't come with a weather stip. a friend of mine had a wrecked tracker with a busted hardtop so i borrowed it for mine. i then ordered one from protop, who by the way have a shop here in town. it was the same one that i borrowed from my friend, and it's about half the bulkyness that yours is. so what i'd do is try putting it on without the weather strip to see if it fits. if it does you'll know your weather stripping is wrong.

oh and mines a 95 without the deluxe interior trim, but there is plenty of room for it.

Hmm, I'll see about the weather stripping thing, Basically if I get the thing on its not coming off again till I paint the car.

What year is your kick? I have an 89 hardtop on my 98... I had to remove all the plastic mounting rails so there is just bare metal all around except that rubber gasket.

Hmmm... I'll trade you tops! I know mine will fit yours...

well did you get it on ?