PaulAnderson Posted November 10, 2019 Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 On 10/13/2019 at 3:22 PM, stuart said: Yes one of our local club members has a Surrey with a bar under it., It does rather restrict anything behind the seats. Stuart. Stuart, Any idea what make their bar is or whether the owner has any photos that they can post. Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted November 11, 2019 Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 I have no idea what make it is and it may take a while to find out as he`s permanently away somewhere playing golf! Below is a picture of the car, I dont have one any closer up to it. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bleednipple Posted November 12, 2019 Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 (edited) On 11/10/2019 at 11:26 PM, PaulAnderson said: Stuart, Any idea what make their bar is or whether the owner has any photos that they can post. Paul In case any help, I have a Safety Devices bar under my Honeybourne backlight. The bar isn't by any means a snug fit, actually several inches between top of bar and Surrey frame, but is the type with no diagonal or harness bar so retains pretty much all of the space on the rear seat/shelf. Sorry the car is elsewhere right now but this pic shows it more or less. Nigel Edited November 12, 2019 by Bleednipple Quote Link to post Share on other sites
graeme Posted November 15, 2019 Report Share Posted November 15, 2019 If it is any help to anyone, here is a pic of my TR250 with Revington GRP backlight and fitted roll bar. Cheers Graeme Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bleednipple Posted November 15, 2019 Report Share Posted November 15, 2019 Neat. That's how Triumph should have designed it in the first place. Nigel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malbaby Posted November 15, 2019 Report Share Posted November 15, 2019 Graeme, would you please post some pics of your seat belt fitment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
graeme Posted November 16, 2019 Report Share Posted November 16, 2019 6 hours ago, Malbaby said: Graeme, would you please post some pics of your seat belt fitment. This is the only one I have at the moment. If you need more detail let me know and I can take more pics. Graeme Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PaulAnderson Posted November 16, 2019 Report Share Posted November 16, 2019 On 11/15/2019 at 5:54 AM, graeme said: If it is any help to anyone, here is a pic of my TR250 with Revington GRP backlight and fitted roll bar. Cheers Graeme That's an ideal solution and a very helpful photo so thanks Graeme. I imagine the Honeybourne and Revington backlights are pretty similar so I could buy part from each as all Revington would be an expensive route. I suspect with Safety Devices bar there's a chance of banging your head on the bar. I'm quite long in the spine so the (MX5) seat are low and fully pushed back and my head is pretty close to the roofline. Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted November 16, 2019 Report Share Posted November 16, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, PaulAnderson said: That's an ideal solution and a very helpful photo so thanks Graeme. I imagine the Honeybourne and Revington backlights are pretty similar so I could buy part from each as all Revington would be an expensive route. I suspect with Safety Devices bar there's a chance of banging your head on the bar. I'm quite long in the spine so the (MX5) seat are low and fully pushed back and my head is pretty close to the roofline. Paul The Revington backlight frame is different internally to the Honeybourne one to allow the rollbar to fit right up tight underneath it so you cant mix and match the two Im afraid. Stuart. Edited November 16, 2019 by stuart Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Graham Posted November 16, 2019 Report Share Posted November 16, 2019 11 hours ago, graeme said: This is the only one I have at the moment. If you need more detail let me know and I can take more pics. Graeme Graeme does this roll bar restrict the seat travel or do the seats slide inside of the main hoop leg . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malbaby Posted November 16, 2019 Report Share Posted November 16, 2019 Graeme...thanks for the pic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
graeme Posted November 18, 2019 Report Share Posted November 18, 2019 On 11/16/2019 at 8:20 AM, Graham said: Graeme does this roll bar restrict the seat travel or do the seats slide inside of the main hoop leg . Graham, I have Mazda Miata(MX5) seats and full travel is available, they also recline without touching the roll bar leg. Cheers Graeme Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Graham Posted November 18, 2019 Report Share Posted November 18, 2019 4 hours ago, graeme said: Graham, I have Mazda Miata(MX5) seats and full travel is available, they also recline without touching the roll bar leg. Cheers Graeme Graeme is this a Revington roll bar ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
graeme Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 21 hours ago, Graham said: Graeme is this a Revington roll bar ? Yes, Revington roll bar and rear screen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PaulAnderson Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 (edited) After having looked at the Revington web site and contacting them for clarification of part numbers, I believe that the parts required for their solution would be: 1 x RTR7122-3BRK Backlight Frame and ROB 1 x RTR7172F Fit up kit with flexiglass window Very nice looking safety solution, but needs a bit of thought to commit Such a lot of money to buy plus painting costs. If I went that route and I do like the idea for safety reasons, then I'd probably have to sell my original backlight and hard top to pay for it, though the hard tops not been on the car in years. Graeme, do you happen to know if the Revington backlight fitted well first time or did it need fettling ? Paul Edited February 21, 2020 by PaulAnderson Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Morrison Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 Paul you have PM John. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PaulAnderson Posted April 28, 2020 Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 Anyone got the Revington backlight ( for the roll over bar) and could advise on the ease of fitting and general quality. Also, does the Surrey fit in the same manner onto the backlight, i.e. with the two bolts up through the backlight into the frame on the rear of the Surrey?. If so, is the fibreglass backlight strengthened to take it? Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jase Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 We badly need a TR show so we can take notes and lots of photographs of these tops in place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jase Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 On 11/12/2019 at 5:37 PM, Bleednipple said: In case any help, I have a Safety Devices bar under my Honeybourne backlight. The bar isn't by any means a snug fit, actually several inches between top of bar and Surrey frame, but is the type with no diagonal or harness bar so retains pretty much all of the space on the rear seat/shelf. Sorry the car is elsewhere right now but this pic shows it more or less. Nigel Nigel, I like those seats. Which car are they from? Thanks Jason Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bleednipple Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 Hi Jason, they are Moss Classic seats. They were put in by the previous owner but I love them. Although not 'bucket' type they are very supportive. We just did 7,000 km on them endurance rallying and found them extremely comfortable. https://www.moss-europe.co.uk/classic-seat-assemblies-tr4-6.html Nigel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jase Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 They are very nice, on my list Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted April 30, 2020 Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 10 hours ago, Jase said: They are very nice, on my list Save your money and fit MX5 seats with the separate head rests Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rcreweread Posted April 30, 2020 Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 I had these done by Paul Bishop in January - very pleased and the quality appears very good. Cheers Rich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PaulAnderson Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 I know this thread is titled for the Honeybourne backlight but in addition to my current questions above regarding the Revington type, here’s another couple. If the Revington backlight is thinner or maybe lacks the strengthening in order to fit their roll over bar inside (as per Graeme’s pictured above) then how secure will the rear of the Surrey top be when fixed into a thinner material. And, how is there space for the thumb turn bolts if the roll over bar is occupying that space? The experience of a user / customer would be appreciated. Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 1 hour ago, PaulAnderson said: I know this thread is titled for the Honeybourne backlight but in addition to my current questions above regarding the Revington type, here’s another couple. If the Revington backlight is thinner or maybe lacks the strengthening in order to fit their roll over bar inside (as per Graeme’s pictured above) then how secure will the rear of the Surrey top be when fixed into a thinner material. And, how is there space for the thumb turn bolts if the roll over bar is occupying that space? The experience of a user / customer would be appreciated. Paul If you go with the Revington backlight with the roll bar then you need longer bolts as there is holes through the bar. If your not using the bar then a Standard Honeybourne would be the way to go and that affixes as normal. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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