4500 MILES IN 3 WEEKS!
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Some good news on an otherwise doom & gloom forum... after Le mans I went down to Gibraltar via Bordeaux & Madrid
Car drove like a dream for every mile & received so much attention it was incredible! (I guess the Le Mans stickers helped)
My only real problem was having the rear screen launch into orbit whilst blowing the pants of a 911 between Valencia & Barcelona last Sunday - and YES the roof was on & the windows were up as I had the A/C on in 39 degree heat! - I guess this should be covered on warranty as it shouldn't have happened?
So, the last 2 days I had no rear screen & had to cut my trip short, got caught in electrical storms round Lyon & not one drop of water got in!
I'll post some pictures soon!
Car drove like a dream for every mile & received so much attention it was incredible! (I guess the Le Mans stickers helped)
My only real problem was having the rear screen launch into orbit whilst blowing the pants of a 911 between Valencia & Barcelona last Sunday - and YES the roof was on & the windows were up as I had the A/C on in 39 degree heat! - I guess this should be covered on warranty as it shouldn't have happened?
So, the last 2 days I had no rear screen & had to cut my trip short, got caught in electrical storms round Lyon & not one drop of water got in!
I'll post some pictures soon!
Sounds like excellent adventure.........hopefully of to South of France in mine soon.......looking forward to your pics.......any idea why the screen came out ? I've probably been 30 or so miles an hour over the National Limit (private roads of course !) with the roof of and screen in for miles and had no probs and likewise with the windows down, seems a bit strange for it to just go !!!
hhmmm, be interested to know why this happened with the larger screen, did a clip fail and the screws get ripped out the GRP?
Are you sure you had it firmly seated?
I still have the original screen in mine(2000) and have done 180mph+ with no issues. I always make sure it is a firmly seated as possible, it is easy to do up the clips with it only slightly in.
cheers
Whitey
Are you sure you had it firmly seated?
I still have the original screen in mine(2000) and have done 180mph+ with no issues. I always make sure it is a firmly seated as possible, it is easy to do up the clips with it only slightly in.
cheers
Whitey
whitey said:
hhmmm, be interested to know why this happened with the larger screen, did a clip fail and the screws get ripped out the GRP?
Are you sure you had it firmly seated?
I still have the original screen in mine(2000) and have done 180mph+ with no issues. I always make sure it is a firmly seated as possible, it is easy to do up the clips with it only slightly in.
cheers
Whitey
what do you think! I didn't post this to have my sanity questioned... My company are currently prototyping custom made covers for the screens & panels, so I know as much about their sizes & how to fit them as anyone... My guess is that the high temperature softened it first? Didn't I hear that the factory had used a heat gun to re-shape one & make it a better fit for someone on here recently?
anyway, the post was celebrating a victory for the Tuscan!!
drum4it2 said:
Screen was a very tight fit... having spent a week touring with drum4it I can vouch for the fact that it was securely fixed.
cheers mate, cheque's in the post!
this one's for you!
Rather relieved you didn't post the pic taken in the opposite direction at about the same time
Mum's the word, eh?
er... Gra, that's kph, not mph... Gra..? Hello...? Where's he gone..? drum4it2 said:
what do you think! I didn't post this to have my sanity questioned... My company are currently prototyping custom made covers for the screens & panels, so I know as much about their sizes & how to fit them as anyone... My guess is that the high temperature softened it first? Didn't I hear that the factory had used a heat gun to re-shape one & make it a better fit for someone on here recently?
anyway, the post was celebrating a victory for the Tuscan!!
Was only asking. Good luck with getting a new one from the factory!! Surely they must give you a free one with a big apology? I assume it hit nothing behind you?
cheers
Whitey
PS. Maybe drill a hole in the next one and tie a bit of string through it and attach it to your big toe
It was probably me commenting on the TVR factory getting screens to fit by taking a heat gun to them - they did that when I got a new screen.
I am only amazed that a rear window could melt in a hot climate ahead of other parts of the car falling apart i.e. everything that is glued! Fortunately the UK climate should not cause too many instances of this particular occurance.
I am only amazed that a rear window could melt in a hot climate ahead of other parts of the car falling apart i.e. everything that is glued! Fortunately the UK climate should not cause too many instances of this particular occurance.
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