Passenger side air vent?? What is that?
Defroster vent? Heater vent? The only air vent is the big flap in the
middle. I'm having a hard time seeing how it would connect to any of these.
I've never seen anything like that -- presumably an innovation intended to
reduce flapping... (Heim's Hypothesis: ALL tonneau innovations are intended
to reduce flapping).
I would agree with Kelvin about the passenger door front snap -- you
definitely want it for driving. Mine has them on both doors, and it's not a
bad idea if you tend to leave it out under the tonneau in all weather (like
I do)...
My 66 also has a snap about 2 inches to the rear of the square clip for the
top. This is in addition to the line of studs. This particular snap is
important because it keeps the triangular corner of the tonneau from
flapping on the driver's side, or both sides when you have a passenger in
the car. It sounds like you have this one.
The precise placement of any of these will vary, depending on what sort of
cover was first fitted, since, as Kelvin notes, it wasn't a factory
installation, and various brands of cover with slightly different designs
have been available over the years. I personally would be inclined to buy a
high-quality tonneau cover at this point and confirm the location of the
necessary snaps, before committing to paint; that is, if I was that
concerned about the matter.
In reality, there are no extra snaps, only missing accessories...
on 5/28/02 4:26 PM, Patton Dickson at kpdii@earthlink.net wrote:
> My aftermarket Tonneau has the snaps on the door, but the car
> doesn't. The tonneau additionally has an elastic hook that goes from the
> middle of front of the passenger half of the tonneau to the passenger side
> air vent. It also has a button snap on the right front for a snap on the
> vent window like the drivers side. I think all of these are wrong.
>
> At 04:58 PM 5/28/2002, Phillip Erikson wrote:
>> Good afternoon, everyone. Just a short question on the positioniong of snaps
>> around the cockpit of a '66 MGB to attach a tonneau. (The tonneau itself is
>> missing). Were there any snaps on the door themselves for the tonneau? . The
>> PO on my car attached two on each door, outside and below the door top seal.
>> There is also a snap on each side behind the square fastening clip for the
>> top. My car is now at the body shop and I'd like to have as few extra snaps
>> as
>> possible, so now is the time. No pictures that I have seen have these door
>> snaps. Some tonneaus have the snap behind the door and some don't. Any help
>> would be appreciated. TIA
>
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> Patton Dickson - Richmond, TX
> 1965 Corvair Monza 110/4sp 'vert
> 1967 MGB MK I Roadster
> http://carport.virtualave.net/
>
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