Graham Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 Something in the back my mind is telling me that TR5's only have the 4 rearmost fixing studs on the hardtop backlight, the front 2 are only for 4/4a anybody tell me if this is correct, the back window i have has both the front studs snapped off and don't want to struggle to get them out only to find I don't need them anyway Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harlequin Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 Graham The extra studs are only used on a TR4 as far as I am aware. I have a surrey backlight on my TR6 and have only the back studs and the B post fixings George Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tim T Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 Wrong, I think. You need the front 2, the next 2 miss the deck due to the 5 deck being waisted, and the remaining ones are needed. Wait for confirmation though. Cheers, Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Salisbury Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 Just today fitted my Surrey backlight frame, 2 stud fixings at the top of the B posts, and 5 studs in the Ali frame across the rear deck, as above the 4A and 5-6 tonneau sides are waisted to accommodate the hood frame, so any studs in the Ali frame here would miss. Cheers Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tr graham Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 Correct tim and bob unless you have a 4 with wide forward deck sections Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Graham Posted August 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 Ah just been back out to the garage for a re count, so I have the 5 (not 4) across the back, then forward of this on each side I have a broken stud and then on top of the b post I have 2 vacant holes, so should I bother getting the broken studs out ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Salisbury Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 Graham, no, you're good to go as is. Cheers Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Graham Posted August 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 25 minutes ago, Rob Salisbury said: Graham, no, you're good to go as is. Cheers Rob Thanks Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tim T Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 +1 Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Motorsport Mickey Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 Unlikely they are broken studs Graham, take a look |I'll bet they have been hacksawed roughly off to allow the studs not to interfere with the narrower section forward deck arms on all TRs after the TR4 which had wider forward deck arms and the studs went through it. The TR4 had the build your own hood arrangement which folds inside the wider forward deck arms, but all the later TR4a/5/6 had the folded hood frame stored there...which took up more space and so the forward deck arms were scalloped out into a narrower section to allow the frame space. Mick Richards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 You might want to check to see if your forward deck extensions have the captive nuts welded in them or your going to have to fit rivnuts. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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