Skinny Spare..... Any point??
Discussion
Hi guys,
At the risk of teaching anyone to suck eggs, using the hood bag is just a matter of routine and is not that time consuming. It also saves the mohair from snagging on shopping. ALSO when you accidently touch a piece of paintwork with the roof, whilst stowing it, the ensuing damage either doesn't happen or is minimised. The only damage to my paintwork is from when I let my X girlfriend borrow it
For what it's worth here is how I do it:
1)Open boot and drape hood bag over the lip with the velcro part turned out and back on itself so it can't reseal itself at an awkward moment. I lay the bag with the seam to the left.
2)remove roof panel and place under right arm, flat to the side of your body with the curve of the roof away from you and the "notch" upward.
3) with your left hand grab the bag and slip over the end of the roof panel, rucking up the bag until the end of the bag is up to the end of the panel (or as close as you can get it). I find that if you have the bag seam up (running along the upper-most egde of the roof) this process is SO much easier.
4) Rest the end with the bag over it on your foot and slide the bag up the panel. Seal the velcro strips and stow it in the boot.
This really does save your roof. My boot is constantly used for big suitcases and shopping (even 2 curb stones once!!!) and seven years on my roof is mint. It is a lot easier than it sounds. Lets face it, using a condom was a fiddle the first time
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Sorry to bore the old hands but this might help the newcomers.
Kevin
At the risk of teaching anyone to suck eggs, using the hood bag is just a matter of routine and is not that time consuming. It also saves the mohair from snagging on shopping. ALSO when you accidently touch a piece of paintwork with the roof, whilst stowing it, the ensuing damage either doesn't happen or is minimised. The only damage to my paintwork is from when I let my X girlfriend borrow it
For what it's worth here is how I do it:
1)Open boot and drape hood bag over the lip with the velcro part turned out and back on itself so it can't reseal itself at an awkward moment. I lay the bag with the seam to the left.
2)remove roof panel and place under right arm, flat to the side of your body with the curve of the roof away from you and the "notch" upward.
3) with your left hand grab the bag and slip over the end of the roof panel, rucking up the bag until the end of the bag is up to the end of the panel (or as close as you can get it). I find that if you have the bag seam up (running along the upper-most egde of the roof) this process is SO much easier.
4) Rest the end with the bag over it on your foot and slide the bag up the panel. Seal the velcro strips and stow it in the boot.
This really does save your roof. My boot is constantly used for big suitcases and shopping (even 2 curb stones once!!!) and seven years on my roof is mint. It is a lot easier than it sounds. Lets face it, using a condom was a fiddle the first time
. Sorry to bore the old hands but this might help the newcomers.
Kevin
Does TyreWeld have a use by date? It just occurred to me that the two cans in the boot are what I inherited from the previous owner, so they could be over 3 years old by now. I would be a bit miffed to find the best one of these cans could muster in the heat of the moment was a wet fart!
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