Hank, yeah I would have gladly forked over 700 or 800 to install but the idiot shops around here quoted me 1800 - 2200 in just labour then I had to buy the materials. Jeeze !!!So I did it myself.
Larry, on the front of mine above the window is a soft round gasket that is much like a round bungee cord material. I wrapped that with the supplied material but I left the one side long enough that I could overlap it and contact cement it on over top of all the staples. I think it turned out pretty good. Now I go to car shows and see professionally installed tops with those staples exposed!! You could also cut and glue another piece of material to cover them. Thats how mine was done last time.