Just a quick recommendation. The only places I've ever found with sewing
machines strong enough for leather are shoe repair places. And it you find
a shop with an old master cobbler, they do incredible work for cheap. I
had one local shop replace all the zippers on my full tonneau for $10 total
including parts. And it's an absolutely perfect job.
Michael
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-----Original Message-----
From: Max Heim [mailto:mvheim@studiolimage.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 3:41 PM
To: Chris Attias; MG Listserver
Subject: Re: Tonneaux DIY Advice Needed
I just saw a car with one of these installed. It looked like the zippers
from the back edges of the doors were extended to reach the roll bar
uprights, where there was a circular cutout (neatly hemmed). Yours may
not line up so neatly. The center zipper was extended back to reach the
roll bar center support, which was finished similarly. Thinking about it,
it might be easier to achieve this starting from scratch; that is, having
an auto upholstery shop make up a custom one. Otherwise, you're replacing
the zippers and doing all this cutting, stitching and hemming -- unless
you have a professional sewing machine, I don't know that it would be
worth it.
Chris Attias had this to say:
>Listers,
>
>Has anyone installed a tonneaux on a car with a rollbar, and if you have,
>have you got any installation tips for fitting, or designing a flap from
>the edge to the rollbar? I really like the convenience of a tonneaux over
>errecting the soft top or putting on the hard top, but I'm a little
>apprehensive about cutting up a new tonneaux without a good plan. I had a
>similar problem with my old bugeye, but there wasn't a zipper running
>inward from the door to worry about. Thanks,
>
>Chris Attias
>'64 MGB
>
>
>
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