It's a GROMMET! You can get replacements and the tools to install them at a good hardware store or fabric shop. For replacing just a few, I would check with an upholstery shop or a shop that does car tops. Or if there is a sailmaker in your area, that would be ideal. Or if you happen to know a parachute rigger, I bet they could do a real good job.
BTW, the original grommets were of rather poor quality. Mine have sharp metal edges on the bottom, and they scratch the paint of demister vents. A properly-installed grommet should have a smooth flared edge with no cracks. Doug Braun '72 Spit At 09:10 AM 9/1/2003 +0100, you wrote: >Listers, > >At the front of my tonneau cover (for a Spitfire 1500, although I don't >think that makes much difference) are four metal rings, which fit over the >four clips on top of the dash-board. The problem is, one of these metal >rings has fallen out! > >Now, before we go any further - I know this is not the most major problem in >the world. In fact, in the order of all Triumph problems, it's probably >about as minor as they come. But I really don't have a clue how to fix it! >Is it possible to buy a replacement metal ring? Where from? How do you fit >it? Is it easier to take it into a shop and have it done? What type of >shop? Does anyone know anywhere suitable to the west or north of London? >The place I bought the cover from is at the other side of the of the >country, and I can't really justify the fuel to drive it there nor the cost >of posting it there. /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
