ChrisR-4A Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 That's because there's so many more of them! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Harvey Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 Thanks guys, TR BROWN had not occurred to me and is actually a great idea. I mean genuinely a great idea. Please bear with me while I incorporate this in the totally unrealistic, optimistic, and dream world I live in. TR GOLD or TR BROWN. Your choice? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
D Murton Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 I think you had better stick with TR GOLD Paul. I can't see any of the suppliers lining up to label parts as S**TE even if they are. Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted September 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 Hi Folks, here is a pic of the TRim sans wing fillet and with the rubber beading attached. It looks reasonable and allows the TRim panel to fit. In a short while i will make a new wing fillet and see how that looks. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted September 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 (edited) Hi Folks, I knocked up a couple of stainless finishers (wings) and they looked stunningly beautiful (beauty is in the eye of the beholder). Anyway SWMBO said no. Bu66er. So I fitted the three trim panels with the rubber beading and then had the genius idea of fitting the SS wings under the rubber beading - Voila as they say if foreign parts. It looks not too bad at all. I appreciate the trim panels should have fitted in the first place (and I will be having words) but needs must, as they say. Roger Rubber beading along the rear deck SS wing fillet. Edited September 11, 2016 by RogerH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peejay4A Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 Neat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TorontoTim Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 That rubber beading is nice - you going into production...? :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted September 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 Hi Tim, I only do prototypes. :ph34r: Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike3739 Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 Early start today Roger? :lol: Looking good well done. :) Cheers Mike B) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted September 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 Hi Mike, had to take my lad to the hospital for 7pm. So up at 5pm and then had time on my hands. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike3739 Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 Hope all goes well Roger with your son? Cheers Mike. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted September 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 Hi Mike, the biggest problem as the moment is finding a bed. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted September 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 (edited) Hi Folks, well it's been a busy few days. My lad, Russell, had to go into hospital to have an op on hos back to help sort out a prolapsed disc. This is his 4th op. However he was well enough the following day to be let loose. So late last night dads taxi took him home. Fingers crossed for good result. Anyway back to the car. I need some tenaxLift the Dot fasteners. So popped along to Moss, spoke nicely to the man and he said no!!!. Well that's not very nice is it. I was even prepared to pay for the parts. So what do I need. The extra long twin screw LtD stud and the extra long woodscrew LtD stud - see pic below. Does anybody know who has any. I think I have looked everywhere that I can think of. Roger twin screw short and long - I need the long ones. Long woodscrew stud Edited September 15, 2016 by RogerH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndyR100 Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 Any good? http://www.leacyclassics.com/611670.html ..... Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobH Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 Or here: http://www.jclarkemarine.com/collections/liftthedots Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted September 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 Well done chaps - That will help a great deal. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 (edited) Those are not Tenex, they are "lift the dot" Have you tried Woolies ? http://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/c-58-lift-the-dot.aspx Bob. Edited September 14, 2016 by Lebro Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MichaelH Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 (edited) A quick warning about replacement pegs: I fitted a new hood and in my normal way I damaged a bit namely a "lift a dot peg fastener" so I ordered a couple of spares from rimmers They arrived, I fitted them and later put my tonneau lift a dot clips on. :- problem came when I wanted to take the tonneau off. The rebate in the pegs was so well defined that the lift a dot clips would not disengage and I ended up ripping the pegs out of the hood back plate The solution was to file the sharp rebate in the pegs to create a smooth angle end so the lift a dot clips would disengage if you look at the pictures Roger has put up you can see how variable the peg ends are Michael Edited September 14, 2016 by MichaelH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted September 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 Hi Bob, thanks for that. I must have missed a page on the Woolies site. Have ordered some now - not happy with their P&P Hi Mike, that will be something to look at. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 Agree, some are quite hard to disengage, problem with attacking them with a file (or lathe?) is the loss of plating in that area, also loss of metal thickness / strength. Bob. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted September 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Hi Folks, when I got the TR4 six years ago it had a very tatty roof. This has been replaced with a nice new good one. Today I was thinking about a tonneau cover. I then remembered that there was one with the car when I got it. Thankfully I kept this and dug it out. It is black vinyl. The outer vinyl face is in good but grubby condition. The underside is like new. This tonneau is probably the original thus making it apprx 54 years old. The door popper studs on the doors are in the same place as original but the back LtD fasteners have been replaced and moved a little. Guess what - no not that!!! - the tonneau actually fits very well. If it was new I couldn't be happier. So this week I shall get the rear seat and side covers attached and all buttoned down. The seats must be getting close to being finished. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted September 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Hi Folks, now, if you have been keeping up with the plot you will know that I'm trying to conquer the upholstery. My original Lift the dot fastener pegs are usable but have lost their shiny plating (is it Nickel). So I purchased some from Woolies the other day. They look very good. The finish is excellent. But they don;t fit. The spacing of the fastener holes (these are double screw hole type) is tooooo big by about 1/16 - 3/32. Now I have to somehow fill the screw holes in the rear deck forward flange (where the bright work for the hood fits) so I can fit new holes. This brings me onto the next query - Two of the Lift the Dot fastener studs are longer than the other 14. This is for the hood and the frame strap. Question - where do these longer LtD studs go? In the rear deck there are two depressions. These are covered by the bright work and the seat back fabric so the strap doesn't go there. Would it be at the next stud inboard.? Another strange thing that I found just recently. On the rear seat (call that a seat!!). there are four LtD studs to help hold the carpet in place.. These have a wood screw type base. I couldn't find any with a screw so bought some with a 2BA thread. I like 2BA. It is a nice screw thread but sadly is losing popularity. Thankfully M5 is a reasonable, if imperfect, fit. So some M5 rivnuts later I have four pegs pointing upwards like some medieval torture implement. The other week I was doing battle with the brightwork moulding that goes along the sides - http://www.moss-europe.co.uk/capping-hood-fastener-side-rh-805120.html- I found that the pressing was not a good shape although it did look like a rather decent part. The small winglet near the rear was the cause. Chatting the JeffM at Moss yesterday he was a little surprised and gave me another pressing to see if it was any better. Sadly it was not. However it has not pased my interogating mind that ot could be my car that is wrong. So - has anybody got a TR4 near Heathrow were I could do a trial fit of a new pressing to see what happens. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Roger Im sure Alan (TR2100) put some pictures up a few weeks ago of original webbing positioning, If your original studs have lost their plating rather than trying to move hole centres to fit new why not get your originals re-plated and yes bright Nickel is a good finish. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndyR100 Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 This brings me onto the next query - Two of the Lift the Dot fastener studs are longer than the other 14. This is for the hood and the frame strap. Question - where do these longer LtD studs go? In the rear deck there are two depressions. These are covered by the bright work and the seat back fabric so the strap doesn't go there. Would it be at the next stud inboard.? The longer ones are forward of the boot-hinge - next to the left-most hole in the picture Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted September 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Thanks Andy. Just what I was looking for. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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