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My experience with the cloth Robbins top has been, on the whole, =
positive. I had my top installed by a local Robbins dealer. The top =
looks perfect when up. The one difficulty is getting the top up. The =
top is hard to stretch into the latches. The fact that it is cloth and =
the back window can be unzipped makes it less difficult than my old =
Everflex top with a fixed window to get up. Last week I was having a =
seat repaired at another well respected top shop in town, and asked =
owner about the tight top issue. He told me that, in his experience, =
the Robbins tops for the TR6 were too tight in the section that went =
from the rear deck to the rear top frame member and that the difficulty =
in getting the top latched stemmed from this tightness.
As I said though, the top looks really great when it is up.
Best,
Bob
=E2=80=9972 TR6
> On Mar 18, 2019, at 8:54 PM, Dave MacKay <dave@mdmackay.ca> wrote:
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> In Triumphs Digest, Vol 12, Issue 59, Message: 1, DAVID MASSEY =
> >I am planning on ordering a new top and I see that TopsonLine carry =
both the Robbins and the EZ-On top.? Is the Robbins top worth the extra?
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> I can=E2=80=99t speak to the EZ-On top, but my experience with a =
Robbins tonneau that I bought about 5 years ago for my TR3A wasn=E2=80=99t=
good.
> I ordered a new Robbins tonneau to replace the Robbins tonneau that =
had torn after years of use. The new tonneau didn=E2=80=99t fit. I used =
a well regarded upholstery shop experienced in installing tops on =
British cars to install the tonneau, so I don=E2=80=99t think that the =
problems were due to the installation.
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> To remedy the problem, I sent Robbins my old torn tonneau and sent =
them some measurements that they requested. They made me a replacement =
tonneau which also didn=E2=80=99t fit. The steering wheel pocket was =
still off by about =C2=BD=E2=80=9D and the top was about =C2=BE=E2=80=9D =
too short. It was also a bit too narrow; I had to have the installation =
shop sew in some vinyl and a different zipper so that I could get it to =
zip up.
> The customer service from both Robbins and TRF was very good, but the =
final result wasn=E2=80=99t good. For what I had spent with the =
installer, I could have had them make a custom tonneau. That=E2=80=99s =
the way I=E2=80=99ll go next time.
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> Regards,
> Dave MacKay
> TR3A s/n 68639L
> Near Toronto, Canada
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D""><span=
class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>My =
experience with the cloth Robbins top has been, on the whole, positive. =
I had my top installed by a local Robbins dealer. The top =
looks perfect when up. The one difficulty is getting the top up. =
The top is hard to stretch into the latches. The fact that =
it is cloth and the back window can be unzipped makes it less difficult =
than my old Everflex top with a fixed window to get up. Last week I was =
having a seat repaired at another well respected top shop in town, and =
asked owner about the tight top issue. He told me that, in his =
experience, the Robbins tops for the TR6 were too tight in the section =
that went from the rear deck to the rear top frame member and that the =
difficulty in getting the top latched stemmed from this tightness.<div =
class=3D""><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> =
</span>As I said though, the top looks really great when it is =
up.</div><div class=3D""><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" =
style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>Best,</div><div class=3D""><span =
class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>Bob<br =
class=3D""><div><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre">
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</span>=E2=80=9972 TR6<br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" =
class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Mar 18, 2019, at 8:54 PM, Dave MacKay =
<<a href=3D"mailto:dave@mdmackay.ca"; =
class=3D"">dave@mdmackay.ca</a>> wrote:</div><br =
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<title class=3D"">Re: [TR] Convertible Top</title>
<div class=3D""><div dir=3D"LTR" class=3D""><span lang=3D"en-ca" =
class=3D""><font face=3D"Calibri" class=3D"">In</font></span><span =
lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""> <font face=3D"Calibri" class=3D"">Triumphs =
Digest, Vol 12, Issue 59</font></span><span lang=3D"en-ca" =
class=3D""><font face=3D"Calibri" class=3D"">,</font></span><span =
lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""> <font face=3D"Calibri" class=3D"">Message: =
1</font></span><span lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""><font face=3D"Calibri" =
class=3D"">,</font></span><span lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""><font =
face=3D"Calibri" class=3D""></font></span><span lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D"">=
<font face=3D"Calibri" class=3D"">DAVID MASSEY <</font></span><span =
lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""></span><a href=3D"mailto:dave1massey@cs.com"; =
class=3D""><span lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""><u class=3D""><font =
color=3D"#0563C1" face=3D"Calibri" =
class=3D"">dave1massey@cs.com</font></u></span><span lang=3D"en-ca" =
class=3D""></span></a><span lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""><font =
face=3D"Calibri" class=3D"">></font></span><span lang=3D"en-ca" =
class=3D""><font face=3D"Calibri" class=3D""> =
wrote:</font></span></div><div dir=3D"LTR" class=3D""><span lang=3D"en-ca"=
class=3D""><font face=3D"Calibri" class=3D"">></font></span><span =
lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""><font face=3D"Calibri" class=3D"">I am =
planning on ordering a new top and I see that TopsonLine carry both the =
Robbins and the EZ-On top.? Is the Robbins top worth the =
extra?</font></span></div><div class=3D""><span lang=3D"en-ca" =
class=3D""></span><span lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""></span><br =
class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div dir=3D"LTR" class=3D""><span=
lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""><font face=3D"Calibri" class=3D"">I can=E2=80=99=
t speak to the EZ-On top, but my experienc</font></span><span =
lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""><font face=3D"Calibri" class=3D"">e with a =
Robbins tonneau that I bought a</font></span><span lang=3D"en-ca" =
class=3D""><font face=3D"Calibri" class=3D"">bout 5</font></span><span =
lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""><font face=3D"Calibri" class=3D""> years ago =
for my TR3A wasn=E2=80=99t good.</font></span><span lang=3D"en-ca" =
class=3D""> </span></div><div dir=3D"LTR" class=3D""><span lang=3D"en-ca" =
class=3D""><font face=3D"Calibri" class=3D"">I ordered a new Robbins =
tonneau to replace the Robbins tonneau</font></span><span lang=3D"en-ca" =
class=3D""> <font face=3D"Calibri" class=3D"">that had torn after years =
of use.</font></span><span lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""> <font =
face=3D"Calibri" class=3D"">The</font></span><span lang=3D"en-ca" =
class=3D""><font face=3D"Calibri" class=3D""> new</font></span><span =
lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""><font face=3D"Calibri" class=3D""> tonneau =
didn=E2=80=99t fit.</font></span><span lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""> <font =
face=3D"Calibri" class=3D"">I used a well regarded upholstery shop =
experi</font></span><span lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""><font face=3D"Calibri"=
class=3D"">enced in installing tops on British cars to install the =
tonneau, so I don=E2=80=99t think that the problems were due to the =
installation.</font></span><span lang=3D"en-ca" =
class=3D""></span></div><div class=3D""><span lang=3D"en-ca" =
class=3D""></span><br class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div =
dir=3D"LTR" class=3D""><span lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""><font =
face=3D"Calibri" class=3D"">To remedy the problem, I =
sent</font></span><span lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""> <font face=3D"Calibri" =
class=3D"">Robbins</font></span><span lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""><font =
face=3D"Calibri" class=3D""> my</font></span><span lang=3D"en-ca" =
class=3D""> <font face=3D"Calibri" class=3D"">old</font></span><span =
lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""> <font face=3D"Calibri" =
class=3D"">torn</font></span><span lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""> <font =
face=3D"Calibri" class=3D"">tonneau</font></span><span lang=3D"en-ca" =
class=3D""> <font face=3D"Calibri" class=3D"">and sent them some =
measurements that they requested.</font></span><span lang=3D"en-ca" =
class=3D""> <font face=3D"Calibri" class=3D"">They made me a replacement =
tonneau which also didn=E2=80=99t fit.</font></span><span lang=3D"en-ca" =
class=3D""> <font face=3D"Calibri" class=3D"">The steering wheel pocket =
was still off by about</font></span><span lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""> =
<font face=3D"Calibri" class=3D"">=C2=BD=E2=80=9D and the top was about =
=C2=BE=E2=80=9D too short. It was also a bit too narrow; =
I</font></span><span lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""><font face=3D"Calibri" =
class=3D""> had</font></span><span lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""><font =
face=3D"Calibri" class=3D""> to have the installation shop sew in some =
vinyl</font></span><span lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""> <font face=3D"Calibri"=
class=3D"">and a different zipper</font></span><span lang=3D"en-ca" =
class=3D""> <font face=3D"Calibri" class=3D"">so that I could get it to =
zip up.</font></span><span lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""></span></div><div =
dir=3D"LTR" class=3D""><span lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""><font =
face=3D"Calibri" class=3D"">The customer service from both Robbins and =
TRF was very good, but the final result was</font></span><span =
lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""><font face=3D"Calibri" class=3D"">n=E2=80=99t =
good. For what I had spent with the installer, I could have had them =
make a custom tonneau.</font></span><span lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""><font =
face=3D"Calibri" class=3D""> That=E2=80=99s the way I=E2=80=99ll go next =
time.</font></span></div><div class=3D""><span lang=3D"en-ca" =
class=3D""></span><br class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div =
dir=3D"LTR" class=3D""><span lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""><font =
face=3D"Calibri" class=3D"">Regards,</font></span></div><div dir=3D"LTR" =
class=3D""><span lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""><font face=3D"Calibri" =
class=3D"">Dave MacKay</font></span></div><div dir=3D"LTR" =
class=3D""><span lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""><font face=3D"Calibri" =
class=3D"">TR3A s/n 68639L</font></span></div><div dir=3D"LTR" =
class=3D""><span lang=3D"en-ca" class=3D""><font face=3D"Calibri" =
class=3D"">Near Toronto, Canada</font></span><span lang=3D"en-ca" =
class=3D""></span></div>
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