thank you for all the information. you must be very knowledgeable. i want to ask your opinion on separating the skin from the used top i bought, and using super hi tech adhesive, bonding it on my perfectly working, and assembled top?
As I mentioned, if it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. Hopefully, I didn't scare you when I said you had to remove the top (just not in it's entirety.) You only need to replace the top part you bought. That being said, the right way to perform the transplant it is to have the piece you just purchased painted to match and remove the defective part - using the outline of the procedure I posted.
I would NOT recommend separating the outer skin of the part you just purchased and re-bonding it to the original. There's a big difference between making something work and making something work right.
Bonding is a very specialized skill that goes way beyond a few clamps and applying a bead of from a squeeze tube of ACME super-nuclear-space-age adhesive. The adhesive needs to be matched to the materials being bonded, compatible the loads it will be subjected to (vibration, stress) and the temperatures encountered. Proper cleaning, prepping, and curing conditions are also required. There are no shortcuts.
Even the pros who put the car together make mistakes --see the other related posts of owners in a similar situation. If you attempt to do something like this to save time and/or money, you could end up in an even worse situation -like if the seam yielded, the skin flew off, and struck a vehicle behind you. In the dark, in the rain, on your birthday. The Fickle Finger of Fate is just that. You can do it right, or you can do it over, but in the end, it costs more to do it right the second time. in both time and money.
Replacing your new part is do-able and much cheaper (labor-wise) if you're handy with tools, and have the factory Service manual to guide you. You'll need an assistant to help support the old top during removal and the new one during the install.
And don't forget to replace the weather strip seals. They may have contributed to the problem in the first place. The windshield header and rear top seal are most deserving of replacement and the best time to do both is after the old top is removed from its support brackets. I know it isn't cheap, but peace of mind for a well-done job is priceless.
Just my .02,
CC
If I hear a wind noise where you describe, I'll detail the car to the max and trade it in asap 
think I would take the car to a car auction sales yard (top down and electrical fuses pulled) and let it go for the highest bid (no reserve)... [write it off as a bad investment and forget it] 
