I second the thought on difficulty installing when its cold. Another point
to remember is that vinyl shrinks as it ages so don't make it too tight to
start with.
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> From: Jay Laifman[SMTP:Jay_Laifman(at)countrywide.com]
> Reply To: Jay Laifman
> Sent: Friday, March 05, 1999 8:08 AM
> To: alpines(at)autox.team.net
> Subject: Mounting tonneau
>
> Christopher write:
> >Mount the snaps from the inside out. That is, mount the front two
> >center snaps first, then the rear and work your way out to the edges.
> >To mount the snaps, after you have located where you want it, take the
> >piece with the prongs on it and make an impression in the cover. I
> >then took an exacto knife an cut small slits where the impressions were
> >(be very careful doing this). Then simply punch or cut out the center
> >hole. You can then mount the "Lift The Dot" snap to the cover.
>
> Boy, he makes that sound easy. I double that warning about being careful
> with the exacto knife. I don't think I can count on my bloody fingers how
> many times I've sliced and diced them using a exacto knife to cut through
> heavy material like a tonneau. And, then there is always the time when it
> unexpectedly slides right in and make a slice 6 times as long as I wanted
> it to be. I wonder if there is another alternative - something like a
> hand
> drill or something. I realize the hand drill itself is also dangerous and
> raised other problems like holding the material. Just a thought, haven't
> tried it. But, I guess if you've marked the hole and maybe used a couple
> C-clamps to hold the material onto a wood board, it might just be a easy
> and clean way to go.
>
> I'd also suggest to do it when it is warm out and the tonneau has sat in
> the sun. On the other hand, this will probably make it difficult to put
> in
> on when it is cold out!
>
> Jay
>
>
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