[TR] Re; TR6 convertible top questions

[Peter Arakelian]

I live in southern CA, my top, as friends will attest, is almost always down.  Only up if it really rains - not just a heavy mist or light sprinkle.  I have tried on occasion to put it up on a regular basis at home, it should be, but have never really done that.


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From: Dave Murphy<mailto:roadwarriordave at hotmail.com> 

To: peterara at msn.com<mailto:peterara at msn.com> ; triumphs at autox.team.net<mailto:triumphs at autox.team.net> 

Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 11:40 AM

Subject: Re; [TR] TR6 convertible top questions




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Peter, Its interesting that you don't have the same width shrinkage problem that I have with my tops which spend about 2 days raised each year and remain folded all winter. The length on my tops has stretched, so they are easier to attach at the header rail than when new. I think stretching the length causes the width to shrink (Poisson's Ratio) as in an elastic band. Do you mostly keep your top raised?

<I have had two sunfast tops on my TR6, one for about 10 years, the current one for about five.I have never had a real <shrinkage problem either side to side or front to back.  Over the years it will get slightly harder to stretch up, but not <enough to really speak of.  These are Robbins' sunfast tops.  would not go back to vinyl.
<Peter Arakelian - '71 TR6, Daily Driver  

<<The main complaint I have with both the original top and the Sunfast is that the tops attach to the velcro on the folding <<side rails for only about 2 years before the width of the top "shrinks" and becomes too narrow to even reach those side <<rails. 
<<-Dave Murphy, Dearborn MI           
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