I'm having difficulty visualizing where does a tonneau snap to the
windshield posts? I have two, and they both snap down in three places on
the cowl (top of dashboard), and on the outside of the door, just behind
the vent window.
But I have noticed that in locations of high stress, some tonneaus use
"lift the dot" fasteners instead of snaps (usually there's a mix). These
have a higher resistance to side pull, but can be more difficult to undo,
as well.
Garner, Joseph P. had this to say:
>I have the same problem with my tonneau. it's kinda old, and i guess it has
>shrunk just a tiny bit from it's original fitting. It's bloody hard to get
>the poppers onto the windshield posts. I find the easiest is to zip up the
>two zips behind the seats, and the one up the middle all but the last 3".
>Then put on the popper each side just behind the door. Then the centre
>popper, and then the windshield poppers and then work back, and then do up
>the last 3" of the centre zip. It took me a while to figure it out by trial
>and error. but before i could never get the front ones on, or they would
>jump right off. this way they seem to tension right and stay on just fine.
>
>hope that helps
>
>cheers
>
>Joe
>
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>Dr. Joseph Garner
>Department of Animal Science,
>University of California,
>One Shields Avenue,
>Davis,
>CA 95616
>USA
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>fax: + 530 752 0175
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: BobMGT@aol.com [mailto:BobMGT@aol.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 7:44 PM
>> To: mgs@autox.team.net
>> Subject: $#%^&@ Front Tonneau Snaps
>>
>>
>> The front corner snaps (on the windshield posts) of my B's
>> full tonneau keep
>> coming loose, drives me crazy! I've been told there are
>> better fasteners for
>> this purpose. Has anyone got the scoop on this? What are
>> they, where can they
>> be ordered, and how are they attached? I love my full
>> tonneau, please help.
>>
>> Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
>> EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
>> 52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
>> 71 MGB - AMGBA #96-12029, NAMGBR #7-3336
>>
>
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