RogerH Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 Hi Folks, I have a surrey top on the 4A and use a brolly as a temporary roof. Unlike most I prefer the smaller brolly rather than the square one. I found the square one is too big and inserting poppers into the main body of the cloth would be upsetting. To attach the brolly I have glued some fancy tags with popper studs. These have worked well. The other day the brolly had a serious bout of old age and fell to pieces. Today I bought another JD Sport special all of £3. It took me ages getting the tags into the right place and ended up sewing then on. The problem is to get them fairly equal - fore/aft, side/side. When I finished I had a brain wave. The straps on rucksacks with the push together clicker would be perfect. Sew one end onto the fabric and sew a popper onto the other end. The two pieces are adjustable for length and can be tightened nicely. If I can remember in three years time to do this. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peejay4A Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 For £3 I'd make holes with a soldering iron, reinforce with fabric washers and fit poppers direct. That's how I've done my cheapo Nike brolly. The TR register brolly is just too pricey for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted August 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 Hi Pete, the brolly is not big enough to fit poppers direct into it - hence the tags (apprx 1" extension to the brolly fabric). Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peejay4A Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 Upgrade to the Nike, also from JD. A bit more than £3 but not much. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlejim Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 wish I knew what you are on about??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueTR3A-5EKT Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 ...we have this thing called rain.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Vincent Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 I'm with LJ. What does a TR4 brolly look like? Rgds Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlejim Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 I'm with LJ. What does a TR4 brolly look like? Rgds Ian The 'poppers' also have me intrigued over here they are a fishing lure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted August 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Hi Iain, just for you Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlejim Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 (edited) Hi Iain, just for you Roger P1060278a.jpg That's disgraceful! You are supposed to wear a robber's cap (the funny hat would do) instead of doing bodges like that. Soft top in the boot ready for wet times. Edited August 29, 2017 by littlejim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Larnder Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Roger I am in the process of making a surrey top for my 3A, Don and co. would call it a bikini top. At the Swiss Classic British Car Meeting last year it rained so with the hood up but no sidescreens in, we sat in the car with the brolly out on the rain approach side to stop getting wet on that side. It caused quite a laugh and many visitors stopped to laugh and take pictures of us keeping dry, while they still got wet (serves them right). Sorry I don't have a picture of that. Our brolly is a large one we got from Lidl and it will cover the full width of the cab, and also from the screen to the rear apron so it serves as a seat protector against the sun when we aren't in it at shows etc. The tonneau cover does that job when we aren't showing the dashboard etc. which most people want to see, but I draw the line at opening the bonnet as there are too many sticky fingers around. Funnily enough, at last weekend's show in our local town, it was overcast so neither were needed, and today, believe it or not IT IS RAINING the first time in months. Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Didn't know quite what you chaps were on about it couldn't have been an ordinary umbrella mod to a car. But it is. Ha ha ha love it but can't you just tie the umbrella handle to the handbrake ? What speed is it good too ? H Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted August 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Hi Hamish, the chap that I stole the idea from does tie his to the hand brake. Most mornings after a night of rain will be seen to have slipped sideways and the car is drowned. For a surrey top the poppers are a perfect attachment. Sue has deployed it a +20mph coming off the M6 in the beginnings of a downpour. Yes, it did invert. By the time I had it back the right way we had gathered a gallon or so of water and guess where that went. It is a god send tho'. A few years back coming onto therM40 in West London we got caught in a massive downpour. We couldn;t see in front so pulled to the hard shoulder. Up went the brolly. The rain was so had it was vapourising through the very tight weave. When the storm passed we found ourselves on the pointy bit of the chevron between the main carriage way and the on coming slip roadof the M25. Very scary. Thankfully we lived to tell the tale. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brenda Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Tr brolly we used them to keep the sun off. Mike Redrose group Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Larnder Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Mike What sun? Maybe better for Roger´s rain problems as it seems to fit better. DAve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted August 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Hi Mike, indeed it works well at keeping the sun off the seats - to stop that hot bottom pain. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TorontoTim Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Not quite as cheap, but does anyone have one of these...? http://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=35486 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peejay4A Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 I bought one but have never used it. The brolly is first choice, then the Surrey top. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Larnder Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Hi Mike, indeed it works well at keeping the sun off the seats - to stop that hot bottom pain. Roger Roger Your fault for having black upholstery!, Mine is maroon and I can´t sit on that if it has been out in the sun for say 30 minutes that´s where the tonneau comes in handy, also to protect the vinyl seats from cracking. Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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