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Old 01-06-2017, 03:20 AM   #2
pooch
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Default Re: Top Trim Binding (E'28 Open Vehicle)

I am curious about the "cape"

The thin rear piece that goes out rear from the hidem (or locktite)..

Was this a separate piece, and was it just for appearance, or was it one piece with the main roof material, and designed for rairwater to flow rearwards under hidem?

I had a roof made by a so called professional trimmer, and he did the front roof first and when proceeding to do the rear section with window, I bucked up and said WHAT??

The rain will drive under the roof and go down inside the back curtain if you overlap it that way.

He said the tightness of the hidem will stop water going down inside , I laughed.

Almost fisticuffs, but the moron did it my way and I got my car out of there in one piece.

I asked for a cape and a rear zipped window in my roadster, but this was just all too hard .

So i bought a sewing machine and learned trimming and added my own cape .

And made some very nice side curtains which looks far better than his job.

Rant over.
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