[TR] Robbins Top

[TeriAnn J. Wakeman]

On 1/17/22 7:33 AM, Greg Lemon wrote:
> I got a Robbins top for my TR250 and installed it myself.  It is hard 
> to put up, the snaps are near the bottom on the lower back sides and 
> it is still a bear to get them on unless hot and sunny.  Also hard to 
> stretch it to the rail.


Soft top fabric stretches in the heat & contacts in the cold. A top that 
had its fittings put on during a warm summer afternoon will shrink in 
cold weather & be next to impossible to fully fasten up when it is cold. 
My suggestion is to fit the snaps during cool weather when you would 
normally erect the top to protect from cool weather whilst driving. It 
will tend to be a little loose when erected to protect from hot summer 
sun, but at least you will be able to get it properly fastened down 
during cooler weather and you wont be trying to stretch it enough to get 
it fastened if hit by a shower while motoring.

TeriAnn
60 TR3A since 1986
60 Land Rover Dormobile since 1978
no other cars since 1980