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WEATHER EQUIPMENT—Continued
HOW TO DETERMINE THE CORRECT TONNEAU
COVER FOR YOUR TR2, TR3—Continued
After commission number TS1872, the overall size and shape of the tonneau covers
seems to be the same except for two details.
The first and most difficult difference to document is the location of the first peg on
the doors. On some cars the peg was close to the door top capping piece, about 1-1/4 to
1-1/2 inches away, while on others the peg was farther away, about 2-inches. These are
approximate dimensions as we have found a lot of variation. The shape of the front
corners of the tonneau covers needs to be different depending on the location of that
peg. In cases where the peg is closer to the capping, the tonneau cover would have
rounded corners. Where the peg is farther away, the front corners of the tonneau cover
would need to have more of a square shape so that there is enough material to reach the
peg. There is no indication when these changes may have been made. The early
tonneau covers that have been supplied by Robbins in the past have the round corners.
We have asked Robbins to add a new tonneau cover for TRF that will have the square
corners for customers who find they have doors on which the first peg is farther away
from the door top capping. Many of the cars that we have studied at shows seem to
need to have the cover with the square corners. You will need to study your car to
determine the correct tonneau cover using the details above and the graphics,.
The other difference involves the location of the Lift-The-Dot peg on the rear
quarter (dogleg) panel. At commission number TS41742, the LTD peg was moved up
and back, and a slit and flap was added to the tonneau cover to make it easier to fold
the cover in behind the seats. This cover cannot be used on cars which have the LTD
peg located in the earlier position. We have found that on these later cars, the first stud
on each door is in a position to require a cover with square corners as discussed above.
The RBTC1234 tonneau cover is correct for these cars.
We hope that this will help you to choose the tonneau cover that is correct for your
car. If you still have questions, please call Dan Mabon at 800 234-1104.
Approx.
1-1/4-inches
to 1-1/2 inches
Approx.
2-inches
EARLY LOCATION OF TENAX
OR LTD PEG UP TO TS41742
LATE LOCATION OF LTD PEG
AFTER TS41742
LOCATION OF TENAX OR LTD PEG FOR
ROUNDED CORNER TONNEAU COVER
LOCATION OF TENAX OR LTD PEG FOR
SQUARED CORNER TONNEAU COVER
