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Hi all, I wondered if anyone can shed some light on how this rear retaining bar fits into the back of my new Surrey soft top.

I was guessing it went inside the leatherette channel and you made 2 holes where they should align to the top of the Surrey backlight, but it’s rather tight to push this through.

cheers

Neil

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Neil,

The Surrey top that I bought from CHT came with the 2 holes and slit through which to push the retaining bar. It certainly is a tight push but does work.

Cheers,

Tim

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13 minutes ago, Tim T said:

Neil,

The Surrey top that I bought from CHT came with the 2 holes and slit through which to push the retaining bar. It certainly is a tight push but does work.

Cheers,

Tim

Thanks Tim, I definitely don’t have the 2 holes on mine and it doesn’t want to push through, especially as the 2 threaded studs seem wider than the channel.

Hoping someone else might be able to shed some light ;)

Neil

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2 minutes ago, harrytr5 said:

A good car trimmer will sort you out Neil.

Regards Harry

Hi Harry, I got the hood from a really good car trimmers, who are going to call me tomorrow.

They make these all the time, which is why I can’t understand if I’m doing something wrong haha! ;) 

Neil

 

 

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16 hours ago, Neilson said:

Hi Harry, I got the hood from a really good car trimmers, who are going to call me tomorrow.

They make these all the time, which is why I can’t understand if I’m doing something wrong haha! ;) 

Neil

 

 

They may well make them all the time but that’s still not correct. It is a “Snug” fit but still should slide in ok and the holes for the studs should also have been punched.

Stuart.

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16 hours ago, tr graham said:

And another this is an original top , not easy to get on nowadays as it seems to have shrunk over the years .

graham

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Bit of warmth. Fan heater sat facing up between the seats. New ones are often that tight too.

Stuart.

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3 hours ago, stuart said:

They may well make them all the time but that’s still not correct. It is a “Snug” fit but still should slide in ok and the holes for the studs should also have been punched.

Stuart.

Hi Stuart, I spoke to the trimmers this morning. It seems you have to make a snip in the underside mohair channel then feed your retaining rod through, and then you need to make the holes through the mohair and rubber seal.

I’ve managed to get this far, and they also left the front of the hood unfinished and added a faint chalk line for the TR6 header.

Neil

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