David,
I just did this on my TR4. I had the same reaction. They don't
fit without a lot of stretching and pulling. The important thing
is to get the white piping along the right line and with no
wiggles. I started with the bottom by gluing the two surfaces
and placing the piping first and the smoothing and pulling toward
the bottom. You want to get the piping fold over in the back to
go the right way... I think it'd pointing down. When the glue
is set I sprayed on the glue for the top and pulled and set.
It came out pretty good. But I had serious doubts before I
started.
Brian Sanborn
62 TR4 CT16260L - Groton, MA
My TR4 Restoration Web Site
http://www.net1plus.com/users/sanborn/Home.html
E-Mail: sanborn@net1plus.com
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of David Moag
Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2000 2:08 PM
To: Triumphs Mailing List
Subject: Attaching TR3 Wheel Arch Covering
Hello listers,
I am looking to install the wheel arch covering kit I got from
TRF (the felt
layer with vinyl covering). When I lay them in there, it seems
fairly
impossible to get them to look nice. I can't get the white piping
strip to
look straight, and there is a considerable amount of extra vinyl
that looks
like it'll have to go up the sides. Are there any tricks out
there to making
this an easier task? Since I'm having so much trouble trying to
get it to
look decent as I practice, I'm afraid it'll just get worse once I
spray the
adhesive on.
Any hints or tips will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Dave Moag
62 TR3B
77 Spitfire
La Canada, CA
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