[TR] TR3 Tonneaus

[William Brewer]

Thanks Geo,
     I love your "soft" side curtains. What brought them on? How do they work? 
Is there Velcro along the upper and rear edges? Are they better than stock side 
curtains?

     -Bill





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From: Geo Hahn <ahwahneetr at gmail.com>
To: William Brewer <wsb1960tr3a at att.net>
Cc: Triumphs <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sat, June 23, 2012 10:07:31 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 Tonneaus


On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 8:24 PM, William Brewer <wsb1960tr3a at att.net> wrote:

...Can someone explain to me how the Lift-the-Dot fasteners work at the slits
>on the sides? I haven't put those fasteners in yet. It looks like they would
>only go on the bottom flap that goes underneath the rear part and that the top
>flap will flap in the wind when I drive.The rear half of the slit doesn't
>overlap the peg fastener enough to get a Lift-The-Dot fastener on it. It just
>doesn't look well thought out.
 
 
If I'm thinking of the correct slits, I believe the bottom (rearward) flap get a 
grommet that secures the flap by going over the LTD post.  Then the front flap 
(which gets a female LTD)  goes over the same post to hold both flaps in 
place.  Here're some pics:
 
http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc499/Ahwahnee18/TR3/Tonneau-A.jpg
 
http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc499/Ahwahnee18/TR3/Tonneau-B-1.jpg
 
 To make this easier I used a longer LTD post in that spot (available as a Model 
T or Model A part) though the standard post should also work.  Needed a longer 
LTD there anyway for my 'soft' sidecurtains:
 
http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc499/Ahwahnee18/TR3/Curtains.jpg
 
http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc499/Ahwahnee18/TR3/Inside.jpg
 
Geo