[TR] side curtain rebuild

[oliver]

there was a guy who modified his side curtains by cutting off the mounting 
brackets and rebolting them on, and using gaskets on the top.  then he could 
fit them in the car.  I think that process would solve two of your problems 
(making them fit either on or off).  hopefully he's listening . . .

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From: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 8:13 AM
To: "Triumph List" <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Subject: [TR] side curtain rebuild

> The time has come.  I expect to be moving to  place where it gets colder 
> at night and actually has snow in the winter.  I'm thinking that side 
> curtains would be a useful  item.
>
> Mine need to be recovered and no longer fit.  When I rebuilt the car I 
> replaced both doors (rust through holes) with good condition used doors 
> and installed a Moss interior kit.  When I went to replace the side 
> curtain mounting brackets I discovered that the side curtains no longer 
> fit.  There was not quite enough space between the side curtain and the 
> inside mounting arms to fit the door and interior panels.  I also 
> discovered that the steel mounting arms were stronger than I and not 
> bendable my me.
>
> I figure recovering them does me no good if they don't fit but I don't 
> know how to make them fit.  Are the mounting arms bolted on to the frame 
> and is the adjustment a natter of adding or subtracting shims?
>
> How do I make them fit?????
>
> Also, does anyone have any experience with TRF's rebuilt side curtains in 
> red?  My car is signal red (original factory colour) and my hard top will 
> be repainted red.  I'm just wondering if the red in red side curtains 
> harmonizes with signal red or clashes.  If it clashes I guess I would go 
> with black.  They are currently white to go with the white hard top.
>
> So how do I get the side curtains to fit my car????
>
> Teriann