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Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2020 3:59 pm
by 62ekute
cut up a few bits of carpet for the back wall

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Patrick
Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2020 9:47 pm
by Blacky
luxury

Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 9:45 pm
by 62ekute
took the tail lights off and spent a fair bit of time sanding the body - lots more to go.
contacted a tonneau maker and will probably get a blank made up and then I'll put in common sense fasteners along the front and eyelets on sides and back and run ridiculously long stretch cord (same as it was)

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stuck some rubber on the tail light access panels

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Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 10:10 pm
by In the Shed
Hey Patrick
Not sure where you plan to get your cover from but I got my tonneau cover off eBay and was very happy with it. You can order it with a variety of fixings. That would allow you to eliminate that bungee cord set up which looks a bit odd! Keep up the good work.
Regards
Stephen
Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2020 7:57 am
by 62ekute
Hi Stephen, yeah, I've looked at all the options and was thinking of getting rid of the stretch cord; but, the missus said nah. Patrick
Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2020 10:02 am
by FJWALLY
I have some vinyl from SMS if you want to get one made - it’s as close as I could get to the original grain
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Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2020 10:15 am
by 62ekute
FJWALLY wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 10:02 am
I have some vinyl from SMS if you want to get one made - it’s as close as I could get to the original grain
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thanks for the offer, but I'll just go with what they supply
Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2020 2:22 pm
by 62ekute
the windscreen on the ute was scratched when I got it (but there was a spare windscreen all wrapped up in the tray). I ended up with a third windscreen (which was scratched) when I bought windscreen chrome and other bits (and the guy said part of the deal was I take the screen).
anyway, I unwrapped what I thought would be a good windscreen yesterday and it's also scratched
three of them to get rid of

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rainy day today so I went and picked up an new windscreen

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Patrick
Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2020 2:35 pm
by Errol62
Your last name could be O’Brien
FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie
Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2020 11:05 pm
by Blacky
Errol62 wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 2:35 pm
Your last name could be O’Brien
FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie
ye gods, who am I then ? I have about 15 of them , front and rears.

Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2020 3:41 pm
by 62ekute
more rain so I just put the trim on the windscreen

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Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2020 4:55 pm
by gpi
Did you test fit the corners? Rearspares had issues with a batch of rubbers
Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2020 7:06 pm
by 62ekute
I bought the full kit from Better Auto Rubber
Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 8:15 pm
by 62ekute
Had some good weather so put the screens in (with the help of my son). We fought a bit with the stiff rubber on the rear one so the front was almost a pleasure. I'll make up a centre cover tomorrow out of a spare bottom corner.

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Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 8:47 pm
by Errol62
Well done. I had it the other way. Did the front first and found it tricky then the rear was easier.
FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie