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Re: Black metal snaps

To: "Cliff Davies" <c_davies@sympatico.ca>, <6pack@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Black metal snaps
From: Mike Graham <triumph@lincsat.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2007 17:41:19 -0500
Hi Cliff ... I replaced the snaps on my TR6 this past summer. I 
bought the snaps at a local sewing and fabric store. Came in a 
package of about a dozen and included the little tools necessary to 
install them. Easy and cheap, and worked just fine.

Cheers, Mike

At 05:05 PM 05/02/2007, Cliff Davies wrote:

>I just received my new Robbins top from TRF. It included the necessary snaps
>in black metal.
>I purchased the plastic version a while ago for the tonneau, top cover and
>top. Having replaced only
>the door snaps in plastic when the car was painted I have found them difficult
>when removing the tonneau.
>In fact the tonneau tore trying to lift the snaps. Do I go to plastic or stay
>with metal? if so, is there a
>source for the snaps in black metal.
>Has anyone else found them difficult to remove? I bought extra male pieces to
>replace as they break.
>Metal or plastic??
>Thanks
>Cliff
>73 TR6 with a new hat

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Mike Graham
Ottawa Valley Triumph Club
73 TR6, 71 GT6, 56 TR3
613-258-2901 




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