Thanks to everyone for their opinions on this.
Anyone have an idea what it costs to have a tonneau made by a boat cover
place? I saw a really neat custom-made one a while back that had a zipper
along the "outboard side" too, so you could close it up all around you when
you got ready to drive with it.
JohnD
On 4/28/08, John Quilter <jquilter@peoplepc.com> wrote:
>
> I've had a black Moss full tonneau on my TD for over 30 years and have
> been
> very satisfied with it. It is the embossed leather texture type vinyl and
> it
> is on the car all the time since this is a fair weather car and almost
> never
> put the top up on it. Not sure if Moss' items now are the same as I got
> in
> 1978 but if they are you should be quite satisfied.
>
> John Quilter
> Brisbane California
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "JohnD" <johnsfolly@gmail.com>
> To: <Mg-t@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 8:48 AM
> Subject: [Mg-t] Vinyl tonneau covers
>
>
> > Like everybody else, I recently received the Moss flyer for "software."
> > Despite almost 30 years with my TD, I have never had a tonneau and am
> > wondering why. 'Course, the prices have gone up quite a bit over the
> years.
> > Since the tonneau was not part of the original fitment for the TD and
> was
> > always an aftermarket item, I'm considering the vinyl (despite the
> Stayfast
> > cloth hood and curtains I'm using). My question concerns how it looks
> > cosmetically. Is it "fake canvas weave" patterned, "fake leather"
> embossed
> > pattern, or smooth and shiney like God made vinyl? I have a
> > leather-embossed vinyl tonneau on my TR3 and am quite satisfied with it.
> >
> > Has anybody tried out the Vinyl Moss offering and what are your
> > impressions. If everybody yells "Boo, boo!", I guess I'll cough up the
> > extra $150 for the cloth tonneau.
> > Thanks in advance!
> > John Deikis
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