And, here are photos of the not-broken passenger side. Note again that the rod that comes up from the interior mechanism is pointed 90° toward the rear of the car. Notice the somewhat flimsy hinge mechanism visible above it. It is hard to get to this piece unless the Spyder top is in its halfway position. I think the structural problem with this triangular leather-wrapped flap lies in someone leaning on this flap or pushing down on it and the only thing holding it up is this single bar coming up from the internal mechanism, but supporting it only from one side of the triangular flap. Recall, the other side of the triangular flap is just clipped on the metal rod visible in my above post. This creates a twisting moment that I believe sheared my piece. Notice the actual design of this piece that fits onto the 90° rear pointing portion of this rod is trapezoidal shaped and somewhat stout looking. (don’t you dare laugh: I’ll bet not a single one of us has used the word trapezoidal in a sentence for 20+ years! ). It did not break in the mechanism, it broke where the trapezoidal piece is connected to the relatively flimsy hinge of the triangular flap. (And yes, I used it twice, 2 instances of a 5-dollar word equals $10. I think I get a prize.)