Rather than stressing the dash pegs, I would worry more about tearing the
fabric around the grommets in the tonneau if it is left in place and then
contracts in the cold. When I tried to fit my new (to me) cover last
spring, before the weather had warmed up, it would not fit. Come summer,
all was fine.
Rod. '70 TR6 CC55899L Edmonton, AB
At 21:51 28-02-98 -0700, Peter Zaborski wrote:
>
>Joe,
>
>Thanks for this tip (you are actually the second one). I never thought
>of it until you guys suggested it but of course it makes perfect sense.
>If I have trouble with the cover in the warmer weather, I will
>definitely give the hair dryer trick a try.
>
>One thing which puzzles me about all this "fitting" of tonneaus, what
>kind of stress is imposed on the dash mounted pegs when a "stretched
>with heat" cover begins to cool? Does the vinyl retain some of the
>stretch in a more permanent way? If not I can envision the pegs being
>over-stressed and then the dash gets the effect. Any opinions?
>
>Thanks as usual,
>
>Peter Zaborski
>76 TR6 (CF58310 UO)
>Calgary AB Canada
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Joe Curry [SMTP:spitlist@gte.net]
>> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 1998 9:25 PM
>> To: Peter Zaborski
>> Cc: 'Robert Laing'; 'TR6 List'
>> Subject: Re: tonneau cover
>>
>>
>> Peter,
>> If you don't want to wait until warmer weather, try using a portable
>> hair dryer to warm the fabric. That's a trich that upholstery shops
>> use
>> to get that good tight finish on vinyl.
>>
>> Joe Curry
>>
>>
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