I have an old Frogger cab that I am converting into my first MAME cab.

The guy who gave it to me said the marquee I put in should slide into the slot on the top, and then the bottom just rests on the lip of the lower part of the marquee area. See the attached pic.
Does that sound right or should there be a bottom retainer like there is on top? Also, when figuring out what size to order the marquee, I know to make sure I account for the slot on top, but what about the sides? Should it fit snuggly, or should I be leaving a little bit of space on the ends?
Thanks for the help!