Full tonneau cover

Started by Petrus, December 25, 2018, 12:29

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Petrus

Quote from: Carolyn on December 26, 2018, 18:14
Or has it already been tried on LHD?

Yes it has. On Spyderchat and by  Monkeywrench ¡t is ob_served. I have no issues with lack of cubby space btw.

Much appreciated though!!_*

mrzwei

Had a full tonneau on my old mk1 Sprite, loved it so can understand the desire! A fold flat windscreen would have been a bonus as well  :)
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Petrus

The blokes up the road are not set up for this.

Meanwhile have though about an alternative solution for the rear fixtures. The two hard top fixtures lend itselves for hooking up a solid sewn in rear ... bend.
Hook up from the rear, tension with a turn button and presto, the rear buttonned down. A push button woul be neater but not sure about the tension that will be on it. Maybe none depending on how the sewn in metal can be designed.
Because of the steep rake of the windscreen the tonneau does not need to reach very far forward.
The hard top ´pillars´ at the sides do present a bit of a challenge. Will probaly need a small flap with velcro to go around that.
Newt week will pay a visit to one of the local blacksmiths to see what is the most practical for the metal insert.

Ardent

Maybe just remove the pillars whilst in tonneau mode.

Petrus

Quote from: Ardent on December 28, 2018, 18:55
Maybe just remove the pillars whilst in tonneau mode.

Could do but the whole object of the tonneau option is to have a no-hassle cover.
A flap or what is a design complication only once.

The idea seems more and more feasable.

Ardent

How often do you switch between having the hardtop on and off?

But yes. I take your point.

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