Hi, again.
If you're installing you new tonneau cover on a Tiger 1A, some of the
rear pins for male/female fasteners are already there because the vinyl
top cover uses them, and the rear of the tonneau just snaps on top of
the top over on a 1A. If this is the case, make sure the male part of
the fasteners that are used for the top cover are longer, because they
will have to accomodate the thickness of both the top cover and the
tonneau.
If I went through all of this aftermentioned stuff for naught because
you have a Mark 1, you may have to lay the tonneau over the cockpit, and
carefully mark a template. Because you want a relatively tight fit when
its installed, you may want to get the assistance of your favorite
helper to hold it on the car while you mark the locations for the male
part of the snaps.
A couple more hints. If you’re drilling holes in the body behind the
top for the snaps, screw in the fastener by hand several times so that
any paint chipping will have been completed by installation time. Then,
get some touchup paint and touch up any bare metal showing around the
holes. As an added precaution, use a little rubber o-ring around the
threads of the snap to keep moisture from forming a rust area.
As for the windshield area, use the center windshield stud as a
centering location for the two forward middle snaps that afix to the
padded dash. Mark and install the snaps for each door only after the
rear and padded dash snaps are located.
Lastly, Robbins stuff is usually high quality and a great fit.I'm
assuming that they use the Lift-the-Dot type of snaps, and not the snaps
that more likely found on jackets.
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