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I have owned two convertibles and it doesn't take long to close and open, and back then it was all manual! 1) why leave your nice leather baking in the sun? 2) why give an open invitation to a-holes like you mentioned to vandalize your car? |
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03-01-2011, 04:52 PM | #16 |
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eggydoo-good post
I am an old fart and the last vert I had was in the late 70's. Putting the top up was a pita so a good, full cover, simple to operate tonneau was a must. Probably modern tops are much easier to operate. Maybe even easier than zipping up a tonneau and snapping a couple of buttons on the dash. My age is showing.
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03-01-2011, 05:21 PM | #17 | |
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This sounds like what you are talking about, I had never seen anything like this but it looks really goofy.
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03-01-2011, 05:24 PM | #18 | ||
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That being said, it could/should be easier to install. But with practice I was able to get it on and off, securely and easily. But as Fbodfather suggests, it is possible your dealer didn't install the buttons correctly and the top wasn't well secured regardless of what you did. But to get it installed, I found tucking in the sides and back first then flipping the leading edge down and buttoning the clips down to be the easiest way to get it on. Quote:
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03-01-2011, 05:44 PM | #20 |
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SUX2bu= Do live in some poverty belt?
Every super car ragtop, Ferrari, Porsche, Maserati, Lambo come with tonneaus that look exactly like. You want bird shit on your leather seats. Be my guest
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03-01-2011, 06:07 PM | #21 |
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Just my .02 but before you call for a recall and re-design, have you made sure it was correctly installed? I find it hard to believe that with all of the testing the "75mph normal driving" test wasn't included.
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03-01-2011, 06:31 PM | #22 | |
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I googled "convertible full tonneau" and these are the only pictures that came up that would cover your seats and prevent people throwing trash in your car and bird shit like you said. Looks like it would just be easier and better looking to put your top up.
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03-01-2011, 06:42 PM | #23 |
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Sorry I was smart ass, but--
You posted a picture of a blue roadster with a classic tonneau, then you posted another one with some kind of mickey mouse cover. Keep you eyes open when you see ragtop cars and sooner or later you'll see a car with a full tonneau. I just ran up to the store and in the parking lot was a new,paper plates, Ferrari with a tonneau just like the one on the blue roadster, but it was weather treated tan leather and fit like a freakin glove. Not goofy, just very cool.
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03-01-2011, 07:58 PM | #24 |
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03-01-2011, 08:03 PM | #25 | |
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I google imaged "Ferrari full tonneau cover" and still couldn't find a picture of one on a Ferrari. I have loved convertibles since I had my first one in high school 13 years ago and always every time I see a nice looking one but I can honestly say I have never seen one of these covers. From what I just read it seems like a great idea for cars that have a removable one piece hard top you can't take with you or an old car that is a huge pain to put the top up. With the 20 seconds it takes to put the top up I guess i just don't see the draw on these cars.
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03-01-2011, 08:14 PM | #26 | |
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03-01-2011, 11:50 PM | #27 |
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Sux2bu-You got it. That's a classic tonneau
As I posted earlier, I'm an old fart and you are probably right that it is easier to just put the top up. I live in SoCal and because of the normally warm weather a lot of the supercar owners almost never put the top up and tonneaus are very popular. Most of the tonneaus are custom made.
In the 60's I had an Alfa Romeo Guilietta (my dailey driver) ragtop and had a custom tonneau made that had a hole for my head on the drivers side. If it rained, you pulled the tonneau over your head, tightened a drawstring, wiggled your left arm around to snap it down and for a year, just to see if I could, I never put the top up. I lived across the street from a very well known top and tonneau maker and he got a big kick out of making mine. Anyway, except for the rich in warm climates I guess they are becoming a part of the past. BTW- What Chevy calls a tonneau cover is called a boot cover by the rest of the world. Look for Porsche Boxster tonneaus. They look much like the Lotus tonneaus |
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Thanks for the input guys- ill definitely have.to research the thread showing the diagram of the post installs, with the weather today, I had the top up and down a few times, and this clips are a serious pain to attach- I have a fairly large laceration on my hand to prove it!
I didn't think to photograph anything at the time, I was focused on not getting squished during rush hilour on the shoulder of a 6 lane hwy! I believe it was installed properly- the edges were all tucked under and the forks/clips fastened. That's actually where it came loose- one unhooked. Even after I reinstalled it.and.checked evrything, I still saw wind ripples on the top of the cover as I drove. That may be normal due to the wind on the fabric, but after the initial incident, it had me nervous. Those clips just appear very poorly made- and the open ended hooks with the thin plastic seem prone to wearig, bending or outright breaking. In my humble opinion, it just seems like.a very cheap clasping mechanism. For those looking for pix- check the 2/7 TPW thread; I've got about 8 posts worth of pix- from the car coming off the truck to my latest cosmetic mods! Also included are pix of the tanneau, new spoiler / xm, and picks of the new bracing underneath.
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