Tonneau cover

Has anyone by any chance got a tatty, torn or split tonneau cover that they don't want? The only part I need is the bit that goes under the boot lid up to the join in the cover.

Why? I had a hood cover for Christmas that fixes by Velcro straps around the mirrors and then by magnetic strips around the edges. For the most part it's great but in the high winds we've been having lately it's been blowing off and I've had to hold it down with bungees. The thinking I have is that I could attach the part from the tonneau cover at the back to hold it under the boot lid.

Happy to pay postage and whatever you think the cover is worth of course. And as I've said I don't need the whole cover just the bit from the back seam to the 'roll' bit that goes under the boot.

Robin

Sounds like i got the same cover n same problem Robin, looks like of 2 of us on the same quest... :slapme: first dibs to you... :lol:

that makes three of us,lot of £££s to find three gardens away,green house window panels have left home, prob in france by now.

Mine's a Buzz Tops cover. It's quite good, just that the weather has been a bit severe of late and it can't cope.

I saw a cover for sale on ebay that had been hand made and that had a couple of straps that fit inside the boot lid like the tonneau cover - which gave me the idea.

If I can't find one cheap enough I may have a go at making something out of some material and a bit of hosepipe.

R

grandaddave wrote: that makes three of us,lot of £££s to find three gardens away,green house window panels have left home, prob in france by now.

Mine hasn't quite left the car yet but I suspect you may have suffered even higher winds if your greenhouse has taken off

Is this the reason for what seems to me like high prices for tonneau covers on ebay just now.

Incidentally, there's a full length tonneau on ebay which is something I fancy for the summer. It's a bit too pricey for me at about £80 though as I don't think I could justify it really.

I had the same problem with my hood cover.

The solution.......

I had lying around a piece of 20mm flexi pipe left over from my caravanning days.
I cut a piece about 10in long and used cable ties to attach it to the rear of the cover.

Problem solved.

Chuck it over roof, hook it on mirrors then open boot lid and tuck said pipe into boot area then close boot.

Job done.

I'll post a pick if you want.

Andy the tyre man wrote: I had the same problem with my hood cover.

The solution.......

I had lying around a piece of 20mm flexi pipe left over from my caravanning days.
I cut a piece about 10in long and used cable ties to attach it to the rear of the cover.

Problem solved.

Chuck it over roof, hook it on mirrors then open boot lid and tuck said pipe into boot area then close boot.

Job done.

I'll post a pick if you want.

Thanks Andy, that's a good shout.

I had in mind wrapping some heavy duty material around some flex pipe and attaching that to the cover, probably with some impact adhesive. That would avoid putting holes in the cover which I guess you've done with the cable ties.

Your solution does sound easy though. Would you mind posting a pic when you get a chance?

Cheers

Robin

Not the neatest of jobs but it works.

Thanks Andy.

Neat enough with the boot closed and as you say does the job!

I've found some material so will post my solution when I get it done

Robin

cairnsys wrote: Mine's a Buzz Tops cover. It's quite good, just that the weather has been a bit severe of late and it can't cope.

I saw a cover for sale on ebay that had been hand made and that had a couple of straps that fit inside the boot lid like the tonneau cover - which gave me the idea.

If I can't find one cheap enough I may have a go at making something out of some material and a bit of hosepipe.

R

That is exactly the same as I was thinking, I also saw that one on eBay the other week!
An old seat belt with a couple of wine corks is what it looked like.... group buy on an old seat belt and a crate of wine anyone? lol :beer:

Not very good photographs I'm sorry but here's my solution.






Basically it's the top of a bag that my barbecue cover came in. I opened the seam, cut off about 6 inches and stuck it to the underneath of the cover with impact adhesive. Then passed a piece of washer tubing through what was previously used to hold the drawstring.

Not too elegant but it worked in yesterday's strong winds, so I'm happy.

I still need to do something with the front because the Velcro connections around the mirrors aren't strong enough to hold it in high winds.

Robin