[TR] Robbins Top

[Greg Lemon]

Thanks Teri,

That is a lesson learned, a lot of what I read said to put the top in the
sun so it would be warm and pliable, but if I were to do it over again
would probably do it in the garage on a warm day.


On Mon, Jan 17, 2022, 10:01 AM TeriAnn J. Wakeman <tjwakeman at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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
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