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<div> <font size="3">I had the same problem with the tonneau for the TR3. One extra inch would have made all the difference. I'm with you, the next one will be custom. Since you are on Lake Ontario you should have ready access to boat upholsterers who make custom vinyl stuff all the time. But then, the term "Marine Grade" just means "more expensive." Perhaps an auto upholsterer is a better choice.</font></div>
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<div><font size="3">Next time I'm in Toronto, I'll drop you a line.</font><br>
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<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:10pt;color:black">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Dave MacKay <dave@mdmackay.ca><br>
To: Triumphs <Triumphs@autox.team.net><br>
Sent: Tue, Mar 19, 2019 3:26 am<br>
Subject: Re: [TR] Convertible Top<br>
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<div dir="LTR"><span lang="en-ca"><font face="Calibri">In</font></span><span lang="en-ca"> <font face="Calibri">Triumphs Digest, Vol 12, Issue 59</font></span><span lang="en-ca"><font face="Calibri">,</font></span><span lang="en-ca"> <font face="Calibri">Message: 1</font></span><span lang="en-ca"><font face="Calibri">,</font></span><span lang="en-ca"><font face="Calibri"></font></span><span lang="en-ca"> <font face="Calibri">DAVID MASSEY <</font></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><a rel="noopener noreferrer" ymailto="mailto:dave1massey@cs.com" target="_blank" removedlink__f3363aa3-82b8-4104-b482-bbc6718159cc__href="mailto:dave1massey@cs.com"><span lang="en-ca"><u><font face="Calibri" color="#0563C1">dave1massey@cs.com</font></u></span><span lang="en-ca"></span></a><span lang="en-ca"><font face="Calibri">></font></span><span lang="en-ca"><font face="Calibri"> wrote:</font></span></div>
<div dir="LTR"><span lang="en-ca"><font face="Calibri">></font></span><span lang="en-ca"><font face="Calibri">I am planning on ordering a new top and I see that TopsonLine carry both the Robbins and the EZ-On top.? Is the Robbins top worth the extra?</font></span></div>
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<div dir="LTR"><span lang="en-ca"><font face="Calibri">I can’t speak to the EZ-On top, but my experienc</font></span><span lang="en-ca"><font face="Calibri">e with a Robbins tonneau that I bought a</font></span><span lang="en-ca"><font face="Calibri">bout 5</font></span><span lang="en-ca"><font face="Calibri"> years ago for my TR3A wasn’t good.</font></span><span lang="en-ca"> </span></div>
<div dir="LTR"><span lang="en-ca"><font face="Calibri">I ordered a new Robbins tonneau to replace the Robbins tonneau</font></span><span lang="en-ca"> <font face="Calibri">that had torn after years of use.</font></span><span lang="en-ca"> <font face="Calibri">The</font></span><span lang="en-ca"><font face="Calibri"> new</font></span><span lang="en-ca"><font face="Calibri"> tonneau didn’t fit.</font></span><span lang="en-ca"> <font face="Calibri">I used a well regarded upholstery shop experi</font></span><span lang="en-ca"><font face="Calibri">enced in installing tops on British cars to install the tonneau, so I don’t think that the problems were due to the installation.</font></span><span lang="en-ca"></span></div>
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<div dir="LTR"><span lang="en-ca"><font face="Calibri">To remedy the problem, I sent</font></span><span lang="en-ca"> <font face="Calibri">Robbins</font></span><span lang="en-ca"><font face="Calibri"> my</font></span><span lang="en-ca"> <font face="Calibri">old</font></span><span lang="en-ca"> <font face="Calibri">torn</font></span><span lang="en-ca"> <font face="Calibri">tonneau</font></span><span lang="en-ca"> <font face="Calibri">and sent them some measurements that they requested.</font></span><span lang="en-ca"> <font face="Calibri">They made me a replacement tonneau which also didn’t fit.</font></span><span lang="en-ca"> <font face="Calibri">The steering wheel pocket was still off by about</font></span><span lang="en-ca"> <font face="Calibri">½” and the top was about ¾” too short. It was also a bit too narrow; I</font></span><span lang="en-ca"><font face="Calibri"> had</font></span><span lang="en-ca"><font face="Calibri"> to have the installation shop sew in some vinyl</font></span><span lang="en-ca"> <font face="Calibri">and a different zipper</font></span><span lang="en-ca"> <font face="Calibri">so that I could get it to zip up.</font></span><span lang="en-ca"></span></div>
<div dir="LTR"><span lang="en-ca"><font face="Calibri">The customer service from both Robbins and TRF was very good, but the final result was</font></span><span lang="en-ca"><font face="Calibri">n’t good. For what I had spent with the installer, I could have had them make a custom tonneau.</font></span><span lang="en-ca"><font face="Calibri"> That’s the way I’ll go next time.</font></span></div>
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<div dir="LTR"><span lang="en-ca"><font face="Calibri">Regards,</font></span></div>
<div dir="LTR"><span lang="en-ca"><font face="Calibri">Dave MacKay</font></span></div>
<div dir="LTR"><span lang="en-ca"><font face="Calibri">TR3A s/n 68639L</font></span></div>
<div dir="LTR"><span lang="en-ca"><font face="Calibri">Near Toronto, Canada</font></span><span lang="en-ca"></span></div>
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