<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Michael & Jim, thanks for the info. and the help. My Tiger didn’t have a top or a frame for that matter when I got it. The frame that I have is for a MKI with the tension cables that I bought on eBay a while back. I’m still on the fence about going original or with an upgraded material such as the canvass type. Mine is ‘personalized’ so, not a concours restoration. I’ll also check with Rick at SS. Robbins was my first choice before I read about the issues pointed out regarding the tonneau cover. I had thought of converting the cable system to a velcro type. Lot’s to think about. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Jim<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Oct 6, 2019, at 8:38 PM, michael king via Tigers <<a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" class="">tigers@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="auto" class="">Jim,<div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class=""> Ill try and get the factory top suplliers name it escapes me for now who did the everflex ones.</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">Re the mohair and double duck amd canavs tops.. Various suplliers in uk and usa... Though you seem to feel the robbins products have dropped in quality lately.? </div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">Id call and ask Rick (ss) or curt (cs) if they stock or order the correct tops from the uk </div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon., 7 Oct. 2019, 02:54 James Armstrong, <<a href="mailto:rollright@aol.com" class="">rollright@aol.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="">
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In a message dated 10/6/2019 4:09:08 AM Eastern Standard Time, <a href="mailto:michael.s.king@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="">michael.s.king@gmail.com</a> writes:
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<div class="">I hadn't seen an accurate copy of the tonneau. there were several versions done, the originals in the "USA" didn't have a full "pocket" for the wheel like the UK ones. The originals had the damn along the front as mentioned and also had the large silver metal zippers (the name escapes me for now ) not black plastic. they also had a grey inside finish (per the original soft tops) and they had a strap to secure the tonneau to the centre console while driving.</div>
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<div class="">Re: soft top... do you want a factory correct top? I believe the correct everflex style ones are being made in the Uk with the correct grey internal finish. Not sure if they only do the tension rod style or the later velcro or both.</div>
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<div class="">On Oct 4, 2019, at 3:14 PM, James Armstrong via Tigers <<a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" class="">tigers@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div class=""><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt" class=""><br clear="none" class="">Before I get into the main topic, a few weekend's ago I took a Robbins tonneau cover to a local installer of some repute.</span></div>
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<div class=""><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt" class="">Turns out, they may have been the best before the company's acquisition, but as the installer pointed out, not only was is missing features present on an original, (like the "dam that runs under the windshield across the dash to to channel water) but worse, it was not symmetrical. The relief for the post by the side vent window was short on the drivers side by between .75' and 1 inch. This caused an unavoidable wrinkle between the steering wheel and the windshield</span></div>
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<div class=""><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt" class="">The best? Absolutely not. Further, stitching is wrong. Buyer beware !<br clear="none" class=""></span></div>
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<div class=""><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt" class="">Now, who makes the best convertible top. Gary Fish and I plan to zero--time our top frames this winter.</span></div>
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