Yeah, mine are on the dashboard top.* So does the tonneau cover have a
flap that bends upward to attach to these snaps? It does seem as if it
might help keep debris from getting under the cover... but it also seems
like it would be a bad position for the snap to stay snapped, if you see
what I mean. Since the snaps only put a small central hole through the
tonneau, they can be replaced with "lift the dots", and the screw-in part
on the car could presumably be replaced by the "l-t-d" post as well,
although it might look funny in this position.
*An aside: It occurs to me that the ones on the dashboard top at the
sides needed to have been drilled and fitted before the windshield was in
place (no way to get the drill in there that close to the windshield), so
maybe the ones on the frame are the alternative position for installation
when it hadn't been done at the factory. It's a theory, anyway.
Garner, Joseph P. had this to say:
>At the bottom of the windshield post, on the inside, just above the corner
>of the dash should be a snap. Maybe different models have these snaps on the
>dashboard itself. I dunno.
>
>cheers
>
>Joe
>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Max Heim [mailto:mvheim@studiolimage.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 9:11 PM
>> To: MG List
>> Subject: RE: $#%^&@ Front Tonneau Snaps
>>
>>
>> I'm having difficulty visualizing where does a tonneau snap to the
>> windshield posts? I have two, and they both snap down in
>> three places on
>> the cowl (top of dashboard), and on the outside of the door,
>> just behind
>> the vent window.
>>
>> But I have noticed that in locations of high stress, some
>> tonneaus use
>> "lift the dot" fasteners instead of snaps (usually there's a
>> mix). These
>> have a higher resistance to side pull, but can be more
>> difficult to undo,
>> as well.
>>
>> Garner, Joseph P. had this to say:
>>
>> >I have the same problem with my tonneau. it's kinda old, and
>> i guess it has
>> >shrunk just a tiny bit from it's original fitting. It's
>> bloody hard to get
>> >the poppers onto the windshield posts. I find the easiest is
>> to zip up the
>> >two zips behind the seats, and the one up the middle all but
>> the last 3".
>> >Then put on the popper each side just behind the door. Then
>> the centre
>> >popper, and then the windshield poppers and then work back,
>> and then do up
>> >the last 3" of the centre zip. It took me a while to figure
>> it out by trial
>> >and error. but before i could never get the front ones on,
>> or they would
>> >jump right off. this way they seem to tension right and stay
>> on just fine.
>> >
>> >hope that helps
>> >
>> >cheers
>> >
>> >Joe
>> >
>> >_________________
>> >
>> >Dr. Joseph Garner
>> >Department of Animal Science,
>> >University of California,
>> >One Shields Avenue,
>> >Davis,
>> >CA 95616
>> >USA
>> >
>> >tel: + 530 754 5291
>> >fax: + 530 752 0175
>> >_________________
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: BobMGT@aol.com [mailto:BobMGT@aol.com]
>> >> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 7:44 PM
>> >> To: mgs@autox.team.net
>> >> Subject: $#%^&@ Front Tonneau Snaps
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> The front corner snaps (on the windshield posts) of my B's
>> >> full tonneau keep
>> >> coming loose, drives me crazy! I've been told there are
>> >> better fasteners for
>> >> this purpose. Has anyone got the scoop on this? What are
>> >> they, where can they
>> >> be ordered, and how are they attached? I love my full
>> >> tonneau, please help.
>> >>
>> >> Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
>> >> EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
>> >> 52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
>> >> 71 MGB - AMGBA #96-12029, NAMGBR #7-3336
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Max Heim
>> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
>> If you're near Mountain View, CA,
>> it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
>>
>
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'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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