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Re: [TR] Robbins Top

To: Robert Rochlin <rrochlin@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] Robbins Top
From: Greg Lemon <grglmn@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:33:37 -0600
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I got a Robbins top for my TR250 and installed it myself.  It is hard to
put up, the snaps are near the bottom on the lower back sides and it is
still a bear to get them on unless hot and sunny.  Also hard to stretch it
to the rail.

This would be consistent with either the tops being cut a little tight in
the back, or me no knowing what I was doing when I installed the top.

I always store it in the winter on, as figure that makes it less likely to
shrink, and on sunny days I sometimes put it up and kinda try to stretch it
out.  Not getting any better,but not getting any worse either.

Greg Lemon
TR250

On Mon, Jan 17, 2022, 7:27 AM Robert Rochlin <rrochlin@comcast.net> wrote:

> Happy New Year!
>   I got my Robbins Stayfast top form TRF, no problem there.  I had the
> top installed by a Robbins Certified installer here in Massachusetts.  Th=
e
> new top was difficult to get up, requiring a lot of tugging and
> convincing.  Both Robbins and the installer said that a few months out in
> the sun would relax the top, but it did not.  In speaking to a high end
> custom top installer a few years later he told me that the rear sections =
of
> the Robbins top were cut too tight and that was a recurring problem he ha=
d
> had with TR6 Robbins tops re: getting them to go up easily.  That being
> said, the top looks great and, to my mind, make the car look great.
> I=E2=80=99d be curious to know if others on the list with Robbins Stayfas=
t tops
> have had the same experience.
> Best,
> Bob
> =E2=80=9972 TR6
>
> On Jan 16, 2022, at 7:10 PM, Alex & Janet Thomson <aljlthomson@charter.ne=
t>
> wrote:
>
> We were fine with going to TRF.
>
> Alex Thomson
>
> TR6
> GT6
>
> *From:* Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net
> <triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net>] *On Behalf Of *dave northrup
> *Sent:* Sunday, January 16, 2022 6:28 PM
> *To:* triumphs@autox.team.net
> *Subject:* [TR] Robbins Top
>
> Thinking of buying a Robbins cloth top for my TR6.
>
> Where=E2=80=99s the best place to buy one?  There are so many options.
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<div dir=3D"auto">I got a Robbins top for my TR250 and installed it myself.=
=C2=A0 It is hard to put up, the snaps are near the bottom on the lower bac=
k sides and it is still a bear to get them on unless hot and sunny.=C2=A0 A=
lso hard to stretch it to the rail.<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"=
auto">This would be consistent with either the tops being cut a little tigh=
t in the back, or me no knowing what I was doing when I installed the top.<=
/div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">I always store it in the=
 winter on, as figure that makes it less likely to shrink, and on sunny day=
s I sometimes put it up and kinda try to stretch it out.=C2=A0 Not getting =
any better,but not getting any worse either.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></d=
iv><div dir=3D"auto">Greg Lemon</div><div dir=3D"auto">TR250</div></div><br=
><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, J=
an 17, 2022, 7:27 AM Robert Rochlin &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:rrochlin@comcast.=
net">rrochlin@comcast.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmai=
l_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left=
:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space">Happ=
y New Year!<div>=C2=A0<span style=3D"white-space:pre-wrap">     </span>I got my=
 Robbins Stayfast top form TRF, no problem there.=C2=A0 I had the top insta=
lled by a Robbins Certified installer here in Massachusetts.=C2=A0 The new =
top was difficult to get up, requiring a lot of tugging and convincing.=C2=
=A0 Both Robbins and the installer said that a few months out in the sun wo=
uld relax the top, but it did not.=C2=A0 In speaking to a high end custom t=
op installer a few years later he told me that the rear sections of the Rob=
bins top were cut too tight and that was a recurring problem he had had wit=
h TR6 Robbins tops re: getting them to go up easily.=C2=A0 That being said,=
 the top looks great and, to my mind, make the car look great.=C2=A0</div><=
div><span style=3D"white-space:pre-wrap">       </span>I=E2=80=99d be curious 
to =
know if others on the list with Robbins Stayfast tops have had the same exp=
erience.</div><div><span style=3D"white-space:pre-wrap">        
</span>Best,</div>=
<div><span style=3D"white-space:pre-wrap">      </span>Bob</div><div><span 
style=
=3D"white-space:pre-wrap">      </span>=E2=80=9972 TR6<br><div><br><blockquote 
t=
ype=3D"cite"><div>On Jan 16, 2022, at 7:10 PM, Alex &amp; Janet Thomson &lt=
;<a href=3D"mailto:aljlthomson@charter.net"; target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"norefe=
rrer">aljlthomson@charter.net</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br><div><div style=3D"fo=
nt-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:norm=
al;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0p=
x;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:n=
one"><div style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calib=
ri,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">We were =
fine with going to TRF.<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style=3D"margin:0in =
0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style=3D"=
font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></div><div =
style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-se=
rif"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Alex Thomson<u></u=
><u></u></span></div><div style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;f=
ont-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,7=
3,125)"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></div><div style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.000=
1pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size=
:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">TR6<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style=3D"mar=
gin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span s=
tyle=3D"font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">GT6<u></u><u></u></span></div>=
<div style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sa=
ns-serif"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u>=C2=A0=
<u></u></span></div><div><div style=3D"border-style:solid none none;border-=
top-width:1pt;border-top-color:rgb(181,196,223);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><div s=
tyle=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-ser=
if"><b><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">From:</=
span></b><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><span=
>=C2=A0</span>Triumphs [<a href=3D"mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net"; =
style=3D"color:rgb(149,79,114);text-decoration:underline" target=3D"_blank"=
 rel=3D"noreferrer">mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>]<span>=C2=A0=
</span><b>On Behalf Of<span>=C2=A0</span></b>dave northrup<br><b>Sent:</b><=
span>=C2=A0</span>Sunday, January 16, 2022 6:28 PM<br><b>To:</b><span>=C2=
=A0</span><a href=3D"mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net"; style=3D"color:rgb(149=
,79,114);text-decoration:underline" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">tr=
iumphs@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span>=C2=A0</span>[TR] Robbins=
 Top<u></u><u></u></span></div></div></div><div style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0=
001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></=
div><div style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibr=
i,sans-serif">Thinking of buying a Robbins cloth top for my TR6.<u></u><u><=
/u></div><div style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:C=
alibri,sans-serif"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></div><div style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0=
.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Where=E2=80=99s the =
best place to buy one?=C2=A0 There are so many options.<u></u><u></u></div>=
</div><span style=3D"font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;font-style:normal=
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