Bought a tonneau cover the other night..
- chris1984_99_99
- Joined: Sat 01 May, 2010 17:24
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Bought a tonneau cover the other night..
...and boy what a difference it makes! Dont know why ive held off getting one for so long! It really does finish the car off! Means I have to go out and take all my pics of the car all over again! lol
I put mine on last night and as you say it looks a lot neater, only thing I found was that the cover has 4 press studs but I have only 2 connectors on the car these are located between the seats and door edge the ones down the back below the roll hoops don't exist? Still it all tucks away securely so I don't see a problem.
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- marcusplowman
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Ahhh, the endless cycle of the tonneau cover. Here's how it goes.
1. You want to 'complete' the look of your car and have to buy one because it didn't come with one.
2. You buy one off a former Zed owner that 'forgot' they had it after selling their car.
3. You give it a clean and use it maybe once or twice, but finally stop using it after you get caught in a rain shower and can't raise the hood.
4. You take it out of the boot because it takes up too much room.
5. You never use it again.
6. You sell the Zed as circumstances dictate you need a more practical car or need to raise some cash.
7. When you hand over the Zed to its new owner you 'forget' you have a tonneau cover.
8. You sell the tonneau cover to some poor unsuspecting new Zed owner that thinks they need it to 'complete' their car.
All good fun eh!
1. You want to 'complete' the look of your car and have to buy one because it didn't come with one.
2. You buy one off a former Zed owner that 'forgot' they had it after selling their car.
3. You give it a clean and use it maybe once or twice, but finally stop using it after you get caught in a rain shower and can't raise the hood.
4. You take it out of the boot because it takes up too much room.
5. You never use it again.
6. You sell the Zed as circumstances dictate you need a more practical car or need to raise some cash.
7. When you hand over the Zed to its new owner you 'forget' you have a tonneau cover.
8. You sell the tonneau cover to some poor unsuspecting new Zed owner that thinks they need it to 'complete' their car.
All good fun eh!
Cheers Si, just when I was going to advertise the two I have for salesiwilson wrote:Ahhh, the endless cycle of the tonneau cover. Here's how it goes.
1. You want to 'complete' the look of your car and have to buy one because it didn't come with one.
2. You buy one off a former Zed owner that 'forgot' they had it after selling their car.
3. You give it a clean and use it maybe once or twice, but finally stop using it after you get caught in a rain shower and can't raise the hood.
4. You take it out of the boot because it takes up too much room.
5. You never use it again.
6. You sell the Zed as circumstances dictate you need a more practical car or need to raise some cash.
7. When you hand over the Zed to its new owner you 'forget' you have a tonneau cover.
8. You sell the tonneau cover to some poor unsuspecting new Zed owner that thinks they need it to 'complete' their car.
All good fun eh!
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- chris1984_99_99
- Joined: Sat 01 May, 2010 17:24
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- Location: Troon
haha i like the above posts! It seems you have been to this BBQ a few times before! I was caught out in the rain yesterday with the cover on. Felt a right pillock having to get out and quickly take it off. Its only clipped on with the 2 outer most clips anyway beside the door so its fairly quick. Definately finishes the look of the car but I cant see it being used all the time!
Hi
I have noticed that most of you only use two clips the outer ones
Interesting
As i had posted in another thread 1 of my 4 fixing on the tonneau has unscrewed its self, i still have the half that clips on fortunately, but no front half
And to buy a repair pack cost approx £60, and for only two fixings
i will see what its looks like with the two outer fixings connected
if any of you want to part with a fixing as you only have two male fixings on your car, i am sure we can come to arrangement 'they unscrew'
I use the tonneau a lot it does set off the car
Ray
I have noticed that most of you only use two clips the outer ones
Interesting
As i had posted in another thread 1 of my 4 fixing on the tonneau has unscrewed its self, i still have the half that clips on fortunately, but no front half
And to buy a repair pack cost approx £60, and for only two fixings
i will see what its looks like with the two outer fixings connected
if any of you want to part with a fixing as you only have two male fixings on your car, i am sure we can come to arrangement 'they unscrew'
I use the tonneau a lot it does set off the car
Ray
- hornel Z3M
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Never go out without it fitted ,as the car looks unfinished without it and makes it look like an old type sports car
Re: z
Same .... I always put mine on when the roof is down, but we will be in a minority on I think.hornel Z3M wrote:Never go out without it fitted ,as the car looks unfinished without it and makes it look like an old type sports car
- marcusplowman
- Joined: Sat 22 May, 2010 20:34
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1. Mine came with the car.siwilson wrote:Ahhh, the endless cycle of the tonneau cover. Here's how it goes.
1. You want to 'complete' the look of your car and have to buy one because it didn't come with one.
2. You buy one off a former Zed owner that 'forgot' they had it after selling their car.
3. You give it a clean and use it maybe once or twice, but finally stop using it after you get caught in a rain shower and can't raise the hood.
4. You take it out of the boot because it takes up too much room.
5. You never use it again.
6. You sell the Zed as circumstances dictate you need a more practical car or need to raise some cash.
7. When you hand over the Zed to its new owner you 'forget' you have a tonneau cover.
8. You sell the tonneau cover to some poor unsuspecting new Zed owner that thinks they need it to 'complete' their car.
All good fun eh!
2. Mine lives in the boot.
3. Mine was fitted one day last year.
4. Mine lives in the boot.
5. Mine was lifted out one day last year to change the battery.
6. Mine lives in the boot.
Tonneau
One answer is to leave the centre clips unfastened - it certainly stays in place, but also allows more dirt and dust to find its way into the folded hood.macca wrote:I put mine on on at the weekend and it looks really good. It is only put on when the weather is good ali day as it's a pain in the Whotsits to take off when it's raining.
The best solution I've found is to undo the side clips and release the tonneau around its edges. With the centre clips still fastened, lift the tonneau sufficiently to fold the sides under (to their stored position). The tonneau can then be raised to give adequate access to the centre clips without strain.
You can reverse the process to allow simpler clip fixing.
There is a YouTube video with VERY bad music!:shock:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29Ow4TRMYSA
I've seen a couple of Zs with the tonneau fitted at the clips but just resting on the lip - it tucks in neatly around the sides and rear - apologies if you already know.
The car definately looks better with it fitted but I only ever fit mine for 3 reasons:
1) photoshoot
2) shows
3) fast road runs on a nice day
re point 3 there is a practical purpose to them I discovered after a full day fast road run with the roof down, I will still getting dust out of the car for months as it had settled in the roof lining. I had ben following 2 others cars for most of the day kicking up dust and I think the air pressure which causes the cabin turbulence also sucks the dust kicked up into the cabin. So if your doing any group cruises on a nice day in convoy, fit your tonneau cover
1) photoshoot
2) shows
3) fast road runs on a nice day
re point 3 there is a practical purpose to them I discovered after a full day fast road run with the roof down, I will still getting dust out of the car for months as it had settled in the roof lining. I had ben following 2 others cars for most of the day kicking up dust and I think the air pressure which causes the cabin turbulence also sucks the dust kicked up into the cabin. So if your doing any group cruises on a nice day in convoy, fit your tonneau cover
I have one in the garage somewhere that came with the car, used once for photos, once as BMW intended and then carried in the boot for a few months before being evicted for taking up too much room and being practically useless.
Isn't a true tonneau cover one that fits over all the cockpit for when you park up but don't want to put the roof back up? On the old sports cars opening and closing the roof was probably a fiddly and time consuming operation so these tonneaus were probably a quick and easier way of weatherproofing the car for short periods, and i remember some having a North/South zip down the centreline so that only the drivers side need be opened up for solo driving.
Isn't a true tonneau cover one that fits over all the cockpit for when you park up but don't want to put the roof back up? On the old sports cars opening and closing the roof was probably a fiddly and time consuming operation so these tonneaus were probably a quick and easier way of weatherproofing the car for short periods, and i remember some having a North/South zip down the centreline so that only the drivers side need be opened up for solo driving.
They were very useful, I had a MGB Roadster which I left the top down all the time, just kept the tonneau cover zipped across the passenger side when driving on my own and clipped behind the seats with a passenger in the car. Very easy to fix across to the dashboard when parked up. Now with power hoods these old ideas are not used any more.Lazzzydog wrote:Isn't a true tonneau cover one that fits over all the cockpit for when you park up but don't want to put the roof back up? On the old sports cars opening and closing the roof was probably a fiddly and time consuming operation so these tonneaus were probably a quick and easier way of weatherproofing the car for short periods, and i remember some having a North/South zip down the centreline so that only the drivers side need be opened up for solo driving.
Opening and closing - I wish! More like putting it on and taking it off, along with the tent poles. And don't forget the sidescreens - no roll up windows either!Lazzzydog wrote:On the old sports cars opening and closing the roof was probably a fiddly and time consuming operation so these tonneaus were probably a quick and easier way of weatherproofing the car for short periods
I have a full tonneau for the frog and often use it when I park up, as it covers the car and stops people reaching in.
Cheers R.
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