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Re: [TR] Re; TR6 convertible top questions

To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>, "Dave Murphy" <roadwarriordave@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] Re; TR6 convertible top questions
From: "Peter Arakelian" <peterara@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 05:10:57 -0800
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I live in southern CA, my top, as friends will attest, is almost always =
down.  Only up if it really rains - not just a heavy mist or light =
sprinkle.  I have tried on occasion to put it up on a regular basis at =
home, it should be, but have never really done that.


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Peter, Its interesting that you don't have the same width shrinkage =
problem that I have with my tops which spend about 2 days raised each =
year and remain folded all winter. The length on my tops has stretched, =
so they are easier to attach at the header rail than when new. I think =
stretching the length causes the width to shrink (Poisson's Ratio) as in =
an elastic band. Do you mostly keep your top raised?

<I have had two sunfast tops on my TR6, one for about 10 years, the =
current one for about five.I have never had a real <shrinkage problem =
either side to side or front to back.  Over the years it will get =
slightly harder to stretch up, but not <enough to really speak of.  =
These are Robbins' sunfast tops.  would not go back to vinyl.
<Peter Arakelian - '71 TR6, Daily Driver =20

<<The main complaint I have with both the original top and the Sunfast =
is that the tops attach to the velcro on the folding <<side rails for =
only about 2 years before the width of the top "shrinks" and becomes too =
narrow to even reach those side <<rails.=20
<<-Dave Murphy, Dearborn MI           
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<DIV>I live in southern CA, my top, as friends will attest, is almost =
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down.&nbsp; Only up if it really rains - not just a heavy mist or light=20
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  <DIV dir=3D"ltr">Peter, Its interesting that you don't have the same =
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  shrinkage problem that I have with my tops which spend about 2 days =
raised=20
  each year and&nbsp;remain folded all winter. The length on my tops has =

  stretched, so they are&nbsp;easier to attach at the header rail than =
when new.=20
  I think stretching the length causes the width to =
shrink&nbsp;(Poisson's=20
  Ratio) as in an elastic band. Do you mostly keep your top =
raised?<BR><BR>&lt;I=20
  have had two sunfast tops on my TR6, one for about 10 years, the =
current one=20
  for about five.I have never had a real &lt;shrinkage problem either =
side to=20
  side or front to back.&nbsp; Over the years it will get slightly =
harder to=20
  stretch up, but not &lt;enough to really speak of.&nbsp; These are =
Robbins'=20
  sunfast tops.&nbsp; would not go back to vinyl.<BR>&lt;Peter Arakelian =
- '71=20
  TR6, Daily Driver&nbsp;&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV dir=3D"ltr">&lt;&lt;The main complaint I have with both the =
original top=20
  and the Sunfast is that the tops attach to the velcro on the folding=20
  &lt;&lt;side rails for only about 2&nbsp;years before the width of the =
top=20
  "shrinks" and becomes too narrow to even reach those side =
&lt;&lt;rails.=20
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