[TR] Robbins Top

[TeriAnn J. Wakeman]

On 1/17/22 8:33 AM, Greg Lemon wrote:
> Thanks Teri,
>
> That is a lesson learned, a lot of what I read said to put the top in 
> the sun so it would be warm and pliable, but if I were to do it over 
> again would probably do it in the garage on a warm day.


I did mine outside in fifty something degree weather & never had a 
problem fastening it in any weather. Sun or no the fabric is more 
pliable & easier to stretch on warm temperatures.

Of course right now my soft top is in a tote as I am using the optional 
hard top.

>
>
> On Mon, Jan 17, 2022, 10:01 AM TeriAnn J. Wakeman 
> <tjwakeman at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>     On 1/17/22 7:33 AM, Greg Lemon wrote:
>     > 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.
>
>
>     Soft top fabric stretches in the heat & contacts in the cold. A
>     top that
>     had its fittings put on during a warm summer afternoon will shrink in
>     cold weather & be next to impossible to fully fasten up when it is
>     cold.
>     My suggestion is to fit the snaps during cool weather when you would
>     normally erect the top to protect from cool weather whilst
>     driving. It
>     will tend to be a little loose when erected to protect from hot
>     summer
>     sun, but at least you will be able to get it properly fastened down
>     during cooler weather and you wont be trying to stretch it enough
>     to get
>     it fastened if hit by a shower while motoring.
>
>     TeriAnn
>     60 TR3A since 1986
>     60 Land Rover Dormobile since 1978
>     no other cars since 1980
>
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