yes, i'm a little confused myself and its hard to photograph that
area. i think you're saying that the 'bag' isn't really a bag at all
and just provides a vertical fabric barrier into the trunk. i'll see
if i can inspect someone else's car....
thanks ron.
On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 12:57 AM, Ron Fraser <rfraser@bluefrog.com> wrote:
> Owain
> I found it a bit hard to follow what you are looking for and
> unfortunately there are no illustration available to help. I'll give it a
> good whack.
>
> The fabric piece should have a plastic lip on one end that presses over a
> metal edge under the soft top just in front of the shock holes. The other
> end should have 2 metal inserts and attaches to an upper metal edge in the
> trunk area just forward of the trunk opening. There are 8 attachment holes
> for pop rivets originally; I have small screws holding mine right now.
> This fabric sort of closes off the trunk area. The sides of this fabric
> just float. The original fabric is a thin vinyl upholstery material with
> pebble pattern.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Ron Fraser
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces+rfraser=bluefrog.com@autox.team.net
> [mailto:tigers-bounces+rfraser=bluefrog.com@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
> Owain Lloyd
> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 7:01 PM
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Tigers] soft top vinyl bag
>
>
> hi all,
>
> i have more or less finished replacing my soft top which turned out not to
> be the nightmare that i was expecting, looks good and seals well. many
> thanks to all who sent me tips and instructions. there is just one point
> that i'm not sure about. there is a rubberised fabric piece that also
> attaches under the rear alumin(i)um strip. does the front of the piece
> attach to padded roll and hence seal off the trunk (and provide a bag for
> the folded top to sit in) or does it attach in the trunk to the part where
> the shocks are mounted?
>
> also, how do the side parts of this piece get attached? i think maybe my
> piece is not original and was made by an upholstery shop when the previous
> top was (incorrectly) fitted.
>
> thanks!
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