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R52 Top frame guide replacement

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Top frame guide replacement

I broke the driver's side top frame guide on my 2005 Cooper S convertible some time ago, and I've tried to fix it a couple of times. The plastic is in rough enough shape at this point that I decided to bite the bullet and just order a new set.

The new frame guides are similar, but a little different than the old set. There's a metal peg protruding from the hook, and the washers around the hook are about 1mm wider than my original one. Was there a design update to this part, or did I get the wrong frame guide? I can't quite get the hook to fit into the roof, and I wanted to ask before I forced something, (That extra millimeter really makes a difference!)

I've attached a picture of the two guides. The new one is on the left, and my old one is on the right.

Thanks for looking


New on the left, old on the right.
 
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