The snaps behind the vent windows on the door sound like an ok idea. I'd
reconsider on installing another LTD into the dash, though.
My $.02 based on my daily use of the full tonneaux to consider, though:
1) An LTD on the drivers side middle of dash may be more hassle,
installation-wise and thereafter, than it's worth. If you use the tonneaux
often, that LTD by the windshield can be a small pain, and I wouldn't want
to double the effort. Remember, it's supposed to make it more convenient
than putting the top up and down. Just undoing that one LTD can take a
certain technique, and usually you're undoing it to let a passenger ride,
and they're watching, thinking "what kind of contraption is this?" Adding to
the LBC mystique by adding snaps is not my idea of "cool".
2) Without the snaps on the doors, I can open them with the tonneaux in
place. Not a big deal, since snaps are easy, and it may help to tighten it
up a bit...mine sags on the drivers side to collect rain water too. However,
I'm not sure a hundred snaps around the edges would fix that. The best
lister advice I got on that score was a stick device to "tent" it up in the
middle and let the water run off.
3) I just don't like the idea of drilling more holes into my car than
absolutely necessary...VELCRO anyone? The answer to life itself lies in
VELCRO, I'm sure.
4) I've had no cold weather since installation. Don't forget that it WILL
shrink when it gets cold unless you remove it and put up the top for the
winter.
Dan
73 B
-----Original Message-----
From: RAY WYGONIK <RWYGONIK@grove.iup.edu>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, September 29, 1998 10:41 AM
Subject: Additional help on tonneau cover install
>I installed my birthday tonneau cover on my B and overall it looks good.
>Someone mentioned snaps behind the vent windows. I plan on putting a snap
on
>either door just behind the mirror & vent windows. It looks as if the
tonneau
>needs this attachment point. I am also going to mount an extra
lift-the-dot
>fastener at the middle of the dash to hold the driver side taunt. The
zipper
>stops several inches from the end and leaves the cover sag a little on the
>drivers side. The instructions do not indicate attachment points at either
of
>these locations.
>
>Just wanted to run this by the list, though I've reached the point with the
car
>where I realize that you do whatever works for you. I don't have a bow for
>across the middle behind the seats, but with the headrest on the seats and
the
>folded top bulging some it doesn't seem like I really need it. Would
>appreciate comments on whether or not I need to purchase the bow/support.
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