My solution to reduce the birdbath effect was to replace the steering
wheel pocket and the headrest pockets with details that had a shallower
pattern. The result is that the tonneau has slope at the headrests a
steering wheel. Unless I am certain that serious rain is expected when
I need to drive the car, the tonneau is all that I use. My best record
here in south-east Michigan was putting the top up 4 times between the
3rd week of April and Labor day. On a few occasions I had to zig and
zag on my commute to or from work to get around a local rain shower.
My biggest frustration is the tonneau zipper - I do not use the tonneau
when driving and consequently have no use for the zipper feature (I use
an Orris windblocker, intended for a Miata, that works well for when the
temps dip into the low to mid 40s F). My next tonneau will be custom
sew with out a zipper and I am trying to figure out a way to sleeve the
underside to insert an arched "tent pole" similar to a free standing
tent. Sleeving is not the issue, it is in how to keep the arched tent
pole, bent into in a very shallow arch, from flopping over.
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 16:20:17 -0400
From: Ted <triumph66@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] Support your local Tonneau (or making a birdbath)
I agree with Randall, keep it on list... this is exactly the kind of
on-topic discussion that yields good ol' tacit/home-grown solutions one
wants to hear discussed.
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T.L.L.
1966 TR4A CTC 73139 LO
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