Very interesting Bud,
How old are your Robbins side curtains?
So the two-bow frame won't fit the three-bow curtain?
I thought Bob Howard's check of the parts list is interesting also. Didn't
think of that.
Could Vybak = "vinyl backed" material?
Pete
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bud Krueger" <budkrueger@earthlink.net>
To: "Peter Thiel" <pthiel@QuixNet.net>
Cc: <mg-t@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 6:48 PM
Subject: Re: TD side curtains
> Pete,
>
> Very recently I had to admit to myself that the Robbins side
> curtain covers that I installed on my 52 (2-bow) TD are TOO SMALL! They
> are neither high enough (door top to top) , nor long enough (hinge to
> windscreen). I never drive the car with the top up, much less with the
> side curtains on. I'm trying to get ready for a November 1st trip to
> Martha's Vineyard (an island off of Cape Cod) with my wife. She's not
> one for putting up with cold, so I've begun trying to get the car ready.
> I've even gone so far as to buy an NOS set of curtains that turned
> out to be 3-bow. BUT, they are big enough to cover the opening. The
> problem is that the 2-bow frames would be in the middle of the window
> plastic. I even went so far as to buy a set of used 3-bow curtains.
> That doesn't work either.
>
> One of these days, when I've saved enough greenbacks, I will go to
> Abingdon Spares and insist on trying on for size a new set of covers
> before I buy them. IMHO, Robbins should be off-limits until they take a
> look at their side curtain dimensions.
>
> Bud Krueger
> 52 TD (drafty)
>
> Peter Thiel wrote:
>
> >Hello fellow T-listers,
> > Here's a question for the collective wisdom. I recently won a set of
side
> >curtain covers on eBay, advertised as for a 50-52 TD with two-bow top. I
have
> >a 53 with a two-bow top. Thinking that all two-bow tops were the same, I
> >thought they would fit. The top-to-bottom dimension of the front curtains
is 1
> >to 1 1/2 inches too short, primarily above the upper reinforcing bar
inside
> >the canvas portion of the side screen. These are very nice quality
Robbins
> >covers, so it has me wondering.
> > The question is this: is there a difference in tops for 50-52 vs. 53,
or
> >did I get a bum set? It seems that most references to a 53 refer to a
> >three-bow top, but various pictures are contradictory. Any replies are
> >appreciated.
> >Thanks!
> >Pete Thiel
> >TD-22524EXL/NA
> >XPAG/TD2/22777
> >Body #2183597010
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