KOB Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 Good afternoon sixers. I have owned TR6's since 1976 and have always had problems with getting the under dash centre pair of crash pads firmly held in situ On a recent 600 mile trip to Cornwall my wife gave me severe ear ache on the hour every hour as the rearward clips of the crash pads ( the end that clips to centre H frame) kept departing from their rightful position. Is it just my wife who has thesed problems ? has anyone experienced similar issues and managed to provide a working solution that holds the items firmly in place ? Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JochemsTR Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 Hello KOB, sounds familiar!! I had the same problem. I stopped bringing my wife along. Try that. Ear ache was gone immediately! Jochem Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Z320 Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 2 hours ago, JochemsTR said: Hello KOB, sounds familiar!! I had the same problem. I stopped bringing my wife along. Try that. Ear ache was gone immediately! Jochem Jochem! You are a real bad guy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AarhusTr6 Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 Yes Missus stays home, I occasionally take the young 22 yr old out from across the road who complains way less :-) Rich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 The title of this thread is misleading. its about cars. ?!?!? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Graham Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 Kob whilst I hate to reduce the jocularity of the responses to your post, l had exactly the same problem and solved it by putting a self tapping screw in the opposite end of the panel to fix it to the gbox tunnel . I've also seen the panels screwed to the H frame and even Velcro used to fix the far end of the panel to the carpet Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foster461 Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 If the kidney panel cards are stiff and the end nearest the firewall is fixed to something they should not move. I actually dont know how they were attached by the factory but I made up a couple of sheet metal brackets that are screwed into the poly gearbox tunnel aka doghouse and each pad is attached to a bracket using a chrome trim screw and cup washer. An easy way to restore matrimonial harmony. Stan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pogo Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 I had the same problem so I made up a flat steel bar bracket that stretched between the two panels and screwed them with cockpit type screws with cups. I’m in the process of sorting the interior out and will probably try to screw this steel bracket to the gearbox tunnel whilst I’m in there to add to the strength. I will also be remaking the kidney panels out of sturdier plywood. I made my last ones that were OK but I only did them from hardboard. Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PodOne Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 You need a younger model KOB they don't tend to sag as much! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AarhusTr6 Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 (edited) Exactly Podone - gravity and age does terrible things :-) Edited May 30, 2019 by AarhusTr6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Bourne Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 I used those clips that are used for holding table cloths to the table. Screw into the back near the front and they then just clip onto the back of the H frame. Holds them in in place and you can't see them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KOB Posted May 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 21 hours ago, PodOne said: You need a younger model KOB they don't tend to sag as much! Great advise, I will have a word !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KOB Posted May 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 So its a problem that many of us have or have had in the past. Thank you for all who took my post with the seriousness it deserves Its velcro time...................thank goodness for the NASA development engineers Happy motoring guys. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 23 hours ago, PodOne said: You need a younger model KOB they don't tend to sag as much! The trade in is bl@@dy expensive tho !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phil M Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 That reminds me of a Jackie Mason joke "I asked my wife what she wanted for Christmas", she said "A Divorce", I said "I wasn't thinking of spending that much".... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GT6M Posted May 31, 2019 Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 On 5/29/2019 at 7:12 PM, Hamish said: The title of this thread is misleading. its about cars. ?!?!? Me too, thowt it was about her Kernokkers being saggy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GT6M Posted May 31, 2019 Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 held on wid screws, then Loctite them, never shift Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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