Another wonderful insight. Such a simple and elementary aspect of owning a convertible but so useful to know. I am better armed now when the time comes to drop the top! Brilliant, and thanks for sharing.
If you ever change your convertible headliner you will find the backing is a combination of burlap and jute. The burlap seems to get ragged and the jute behind gets exposed. When I changed my headliner, I added a thin polyester fabric layer using spray adhesive to tidy it up before installing the new GAHH headliner in black. Not a hard job and the GAHH fabric is a much more robust multilayer and foam construct.
Hi John, your new purchase sounds American to me. Thank's for the Tenax part. I just ordered a new black hood from Adamesh and had to find out, that the Tenax wont fit. I have learned from Your Video, how to change them, when the replacement arrives. Thank very much indeed.
Hmm. Snaps at the back of the backseat headrests may be isolated to just your early model. I don't have them on my 03 XKR and the tonneau flap is bare. As for the retaining pegs on the back edge - bit of a pain. I have the originals but they are held in place by little rubber 'donut' end caps. These are always falling off and disappearing. Out of 6, I'm now missing 4. I often employ one of your tips from an earlier video re the tonneau and raising the hood. If parking for any length of time, I like to raise the hood. I leave the tonneau anchored at the boot end, pop the 2 snap things (I forget the name already) and raise the hood. It slides up smoothly and the tonneau creates a bit of a rear window sun shade.
Never looked in my hood bag - perhaps i should check to see if it contains the cover! No poppers on the back of my headrests by the way. (Sept 97 car).
Some hopefully constructive feedback: I appreciate the work that went into the new introduction (well, okay, I know it's not so new now), but I think it is too long an introduction for these videos. It's long enough to be the introduction to a full episodic TV show on a streaming service with a convenient "click here to skip" button. Maybe edit it down to one minute so at least we can get to the content by skipping to the 1 minute mark?
Thanks Chris. All genuine feedback is always welcome. And I do think you are right. Its about due for a mid life refresh anyway to reflect the evolving fleet, and I will take the opportunity to shorten it too.👍. Dont hold your breath though. There is a lot going on in my world.
Hi John. Great video as always. I did make one observation. My 1998 convertible doesn't have the poppers (nor any evidence they were ever there) on the backs of the rear headrests for the tonu cover. I wonder if this may again be where you have such an early car and may has subsequently been dropped on later models?
My 2005 doesn't have the fasteners either but it has a much wider flap that tucks behind the seat backs. The 2005 version of the cover appears to be made of a much heavier material which doesn't wrinkle. The advertising brochure shows sides of hood cover tucked in
Forgot to mention that you can raise the hood by releasing the tenax fittings only. You showed it on a previous video, I think. My 2001 has a flap in front, no back seat poppers. Maybe that's why.
Another wonderful insight. Such a simple and elementary aspect of owning a convertible but so useful to know. I am better armed now when the time comes to drop the top! Brilliant, and thanks for sharing.
Thanks
If you ever change your convertible headliner you will find the backing is a combination of burlap and jute. The burlap seems to get ragged and the jute behind gets exposed. When I changed my headliner, I added a thin polyester fabric layer using spray adhesive to tidy it up before installing the new GAHH headliner in black. Not a hard job and the GAHH fabric is a much more robust multilayer and foam construct.
Hi John, your new purchase sounds American to me. Thank's for the Tenax part. I just ordered a new black hood from Adamesh and had to find out, that the Tenax wont fit. I have learned from Your Video, how to change them, when the replacement arrives. Thank very much indeed.
Hi Roland. Not American, but there is a tenuous American link. Glad the tennax chat helped
Hmm. Snaps at the back of the backseat headrests may be isolated to just your early model. I don't have them on my 03 XKR and the tonneau flap is bare. As for the retaining pegs on the back edge - bit of a pain. I have the originals but they are held in place by little rubber 'donut' end caps. These are always falling off and disappearing. Out of 6, I'm now missing 4.
I often employ one of your tips from an earlier video re the tonneau and raising the hood. If parking for any length of time, I like to raise the hood. I leave the tonneau anchored at the boot end, pop the 2 snap things (I forget the name already) and raise the hood. It slides up smoothly and the tonneau creates a bit of a rear window sun shade.
Defo think you are right re poppers. I think I may have to invent a better Peg design🤔
Is there some sort of a drain for water at the rear of the hood? Appears water could get in there easily.
Never looked in my hood bag - perhaps i should check to see if it contains the cover! No poppers on the back of my headrests by the way. (Sept 97 car).
I want to ride in your XK8! 🥰🥰🥰
Some hopefully constructive feedback: I appreciate the work that went into the new introduction (well, okay, I know it's not so new now), but I think it is too long an introduction for these videos.
It's long enough to be the introduction to a full episodic TV show on a streaming service with a convenient "click here to skip" button.
Maybe edit it down to one minute so at least we can get to the content by skipping to the 1 minute mark?
Thanks Chris. All genuine feedback is always welcome. And I do think you are right.
Its about due for a mid life refresh anyway to reflect the evolving fleet, and I will take the opportunity to shorten it too.👍. Dont hold your breath though. There is a lot going on in my world.
Hi John. Great video as always. I did make one observation. My 1998 convertible doesn't have the poppers (nor any evidence they were ever there) on the backs of the rear headrests for the tonu cover. I wonder if this may again be where you have such an early car and may has subsequently been dropped on later models?
I think you are right Stephen. The evidence is stacking up.
My 2005 doesn't have the fasteners either but it has a much wider flap that tucks behind the seat backs.
The 2005 version of the cover appears to be made of a much heavier material which doesn't wrinkle. The advertising brochure shows sides of hood cover tucked in
How do you clean the roof lining
Hi John mines a 1996 with no poppers on headrest.
Forgot to mention that you can raise the hood by releasing the tenax fittings only. You showed it on a previous video, I think. My 2001 has a flap in front, no back seat poppers. Maybe that's why.
A small point that has always bothered me is the purple color of the seat belts.
Hi John, I’m a tuck in type of person. Keeps the tonneau cover from flapping around on the highway. And sounds VWish to me. GTI?
P.s Also my tonu cover has no poppers where the headrests are either. Cheers steve Oakley
Good intel. Thanks Stephen. We now need to know who has the earliest car without them🤔
@@ToTheGarage My (US) late-ish 97 build date & model year car does not have them.
I think it is BMW X3 with the 6 cylinders engine.
Orange Focus ST?
Not a focus. But if it was, then it would be orange👍
Hi John My 2000 xkr also does not have the poppers behind the headrests .. could it be a europe thing ??
Hi Tony. Im now thinking its just a Very early car thing! Im hearing from loads of folk world wide that they dont have the poppers.
Hi John my guess Fiat Abarth?
Hi John your new car sounds like a JCBGT ?😹😹
You DIG it then Jeffrey?🤣
Mercedes C-series AMG GT or BMW 4 series Sport? Lexus 300F Sport maybe? Sounds nice whatever it is!
Nice guesses and nice cars (The Lexus particularly lights my candle) but not correct😁
Your new car john is an Abarth 595 competizioni
Golf GTI
Nissan Skyline GTR …. 😉😁
Buying a Corvette?
Sounds a bit Audi RS3 like?
Scratch that, I heard the unmistakable sound of a traditional handbrake at the end 👍
Nissan GTR
Would love one, and all the clues line up Steve. But no.👍
@@ToTheGarage oh well back to the drawing board !
You bought yourself a Porsche?
Not a Porche, but that would match all the clues and the idle sound👍👍
Not another sports car….!!
Um. 370Z? 'zee' 🤔
Nope😁. Zed when I say it🤔
Audi RS3