[TR] Tonneau cover for TR3 / early TR3A

[wbeech at flash.net]

Randall,
I got a cover from LBCco, this was from a maker in England and not from
Moss.  The first cover he sent did not fit well, and the wheel pocket was
for a 15" rather than the standard 17" steering wheel.

Ultimately, I packed up my original AMCO cover and sent over to him.  He cut
a cover to match the old one, fits great. Jeff stayed wit it until we got it
right, I really appreciated that. 

All-in-all, next time I would go Tim's route and just have it custom made
from scratch.

Bill

Bill Beecher
'58 TR3A TS30766L "Tarbaby"
www.triumphowners.com/1566
'68 Land Rover Series IIa 88" "The Beast"
"Hello, my name is Bill and I own an old British car.  Now...What are the
next 11 steps?"




-----Original Message-----
From: triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
KingsCreekTrees at aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 5:11 PM
To: tr3driver at ca.rr.com; triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] Tonneau cover for TR3 / early TR3A

Hi Randall;
 
I have a very early TR3A, built in October 1957, TS22930LO. I heard about
poor fitment of tonneaus on earlier cars, so mine is a custom made one from
an  upholsterer. It didn't cost much more than an "off the shelf" one, plus
I had  more colour options. In addition, I was able to specify a
heavier-duty, more  waterproof zip that is much longer. The longer zip means
that less strain is put  on the tonneau, right behind the end of the zip,
when I am driving it solo  and have the driver's half tucked behind the
seat. I have the seat all the  way back, so this caused the tonneau to rip
with the shorter zip.
 
It doesn't answer your question fully, but my point is that I was pleasantly
surprised at the price of having a tonneau custom made for the  car.
 
Tim
 
 
 
In a message dated 13/03/2012 12:41:04 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
tr3driver at ca.rr.com writes:

I have  been unhappy with the fit of tonneau covers from both Moss & TRF.
None  of them are cut large enough to reach all of the original studs,
either on  my previous early TR3A or my current TR3.



I strongly suspect  this is partly due to the studs moving around when the
Dzus-button side  curtains were introduced.  Only TRF even shows a break in
tonneau part  numbers at that point (TS28xxx), but their "early" vinyl cover
didn't fit  my car either.  I had to completely skip the front corner studs,
and  it was so tight over the remaining studs that the zipper has failed
after  only 2 years of use (and only occasionally snapping the studs on  the
driver's side).



Has anyone with a LHD TR3 bought a  tonneau cover that actually fit?



-- Randall 

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