...sorry for the blasphemy...but on my Miata I cut a slit in from the side
and installed a zipper. Where the roll bar passes through, I cut little
slits to produce 'triangles' that would fold up out of the way to pass the
bar through. Those little triangle tabs where then sewn to a piece of edging
to produce a 'collar' that sticks up and wraps around the bar.
(an attempt to stop possible water ingress if caught in the rain while
parked?)
I Install the tonneau, then wrap the flap around the bar, zip it up, then
snap everything down as normal.
clear as mud right? :-)
. The local boat yard type cover and upholstery guy wanted near $250 to
install 2x 5 inch long zippers.
screw that! yes...what a bear. but I hand stitched the zipper, edgings and
trim. didn't turn out too bad I must say.
I've since expanded the 'collar' around the bar by adding a length of Velcro
to the mix. It allows me to pull the cover tight to the bar.
I'll see if I can find an old snapshot of the effort.
...remind me in a couple days if I don't post a pic (old geezer mode day to
day)
Paul Tegler
ptegler@verizon.net
www.teglerizer.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "tom white" <tswhitez123@hotmail.com>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 10:49 AM
Subject: [TR] Roll bar and tonneau?
> Hi List,
>
> It has been a long time since I have been able to work on my TR3A. Now I
> am
> installing a new tonneau cover. The difficulty I have is devising a
> method to
> accurately cut holes in the cover for the roll bar to fit through.
>
> Does anyone have suggestions on how to fit the tonneau around the roll
> bar?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Best regards,
> Tom
>
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