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t jobDoing the tangs isnt easy! Looks straightforward but a bit of a b*****r in practice.
Not sure if TVR Parts got a supply of tangs but fitting originals isnt a good idea anyway, and even harder to do.
It is however important to get some of the sockets that fit into the screen top rail and hood rail as some at least are likely to be broken if the tangs are bad.
The problem is to get the alignment and depth right. I worked out a system and sorted it. I actually used 1/4 alloy just to make it a bit easier for myself. The magic ingredient for doing it my way is plastecine!!
If you do want to try to do it yourself I should be able to dig out some photos.
Getting the outside covered is fairly easy, and trimmer can do that. As mentioned above, getting the inside right is far more difficult and Magpies isnt the only one to have had the inner lining come loose when it gets hot. I am afraid the elf in elf and safety gets ill if they use 'proper' glues and trimmers who employ anybody have to use a water based 'adhesive' which is c**p!
Not sure if TVR Parts got a supply of tangs but fitting originals isnt a good idea anyway, and even harder to do.
It is however important to get some of the sockets that fit into the screen top rail and hood rail as some at least are likely to be broken if the tangs are bad.
The problem is to get the alignment and depth right. I worked out a system and sorted it. I actually used 1/4 alloy just to make it a bit easier for myself. The magic ingredient for doing it my way is plastecine!!
If you do want to try to do it yourself I should be able to dig out some photos.
Getting the outside covered is fairly easy, and trimmer can do that. As mentioned above, getting the inside right is far more difficult and Magpies isnt the only one to have had the inner lining come loose when it gets hot. I am afraid the elf in elf and safety gets ill if they use 'proper' glues and trimmers who employ anybody have to use a water based 'adhesive' which is c**p!
Does anyone have a pattern/template for the tangs? Got it in my head I've seen a picture somewhere and they flare out, the bit inside is wider?
Wish I'd done mine before having panels recovered but a mixture of timing and impatience...............
My thoughts were initially "stainless" (no surprise there) but more recently I've wondered if some kind of nylon would be better, certainly less damaging if you catch the screen frame
Like this but black would be better
If any of you work with these sort of products/materials and can advise?
Wish I'd done mine before having panels recovered but a mixture of timing and impatience...............
My thoughts were initially "stainless" (no surprise there) but more recently I've wondered if some kind of nylon would be better, certainly less damaging if you catch the screen frame
Like this but black would be better
If any of you work with these sort of products/materials and can advise?
If "Joe the Hood" says it's ok then that's good enough for me 
mk1fan said:
Probably cheaper than the original mild steel ones from TVR Parts.
Aha! so now I know what they look like before the metal expands with rust and the plastic disappears Edited by phillpot on Thursday 11th May 15:28
v8s4me said:
As the tang isn't under any strain, or shouldn't be if the pram-hood is fitting correctly, then I'd have thought that nylon stuff would be up to the job.
I'm not so sure about that. There would potentially be some shear load on them if the window was open and you were driving at speed.
mk1fan said:
v8s4me said:
As the tang isn't under any strain, or shouldn't be if the pram-hood is fitting correctly, then I'd have thought that nylon stuff would be up to the job.
I'm not so sure about that. There would potentially be some shear load on them if the window was open and you were driving at speed.Hit a massive pothole whilst pressing on a bit on the M1 near J20 and this happened
Continued home with one hand holding the flimsy clip thing in case the panel made a break for freedom,
I'm glad the tangs are quite strong.
v8s4me said:
Could be the photo but that tang looks a bit short.
It does doesn't it?......................Do you have any clips on the panels to the screen frame?
My thoughts were that nylon would flex very slightly in a hard impact but not fracture whilst giving a softer surface, like the original plastic covered metal tangs?
and none of this is helping vjay with his original question about getting panels recovered
Edited by phillpot on Friday 12th May 05:03
If you're on the western side of Suffolk then Dave The Trimmer has a good reputation. He did a fantastic job on my seats a few years ago.
In the gallery, row 16, column 3.
In the gallery, row 16, column 3.
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