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Title: General opinion for fibreglass hard tonneau Post by: Chuck on June 04, 2005, 04:37:32 AM Hi All
As some of you are aware, I have been trying to get a fibreglass hard tonneau made for my EK ute. Currently my ute is at Hardcover having a cover made. The reason I am telling you all this is that they will use my ute to make the mould from which FE, FC, FB and EK covers will be made. At the moment, they have just put an EJ-EH cover on which will fit with modification. The EJ-EH cover is from their SPORTZ range the main feature of which is a large recessed V in the top side of the cover (the same as that in the Commodore cover shown). I have the option of having the cover made with just a plain smooth flat top but this means a lot more work for Hardcover. What I am asking for is your opinion on which style you would prefer. In other words, these will be available for sale in the future (but only in one style due to large cost of making the mould) and some of you may like to purchase one. Would you prefer: • A cover from their SPORTZ range with the large recessed V, or • A plain smooth flat cover? Please let me know. Chuck Title: Re: General opinion for fibreglass hard tonneau Post by: SRVLIVES on June 04, 2005, 07:24:11 AM Flat cover....
Title: Re: General opinion for fibreglass hard tonneau Post by: Ol_Girl_58 on June 04, 2005, 07:31:25 AM Definately a flat cover...
Title: Re: General opinion for fibreglass hard tonneau Post by: HARKO on June 04, 2005, 07:41:32 AM flat for sure but I would prefer to make my own :)
At least flat is a blank canvas . Title: Re: General opinion for fibreglass hard tonneau Post by: Al on June 05, 2005, 10:00:43 AM Hi Chuck,
The plain flat cover..... Cheers Al Title: Re: General opinion for fibreglass hard tonneau Post by: Fast_Eddie on June 05, 2005, 09:22:48 PM I would definately choose a flat cover.
Title: Re: General opinion for fibreglass hard tonneau Post by: craiga on June 06, 2005, 02:08:22 AM Good choice Edward, if I needed a cover for my sedan or station sedan I would definately be looking at purchasing a flat one.
Title: Re: General opinion for fibreglass hard tonneau Post by: Ed on June 14, 2005, 09:16:35 PM flat.
Title: Re: General opinion for fibreglass hard tonneau Post by: Fast_Eddie on June 27, 2005, 10:41:09 AM Personally,
I'd get one of these: (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/fc_58-59/Summernats/ek.jpg) Title: Re: General opinion for fibreglass hard tonneau Post by: gree on July 06, 2005, 04:48:22 AM i am out of the game these days (sob!) but the flat is definitely the go chuck. the other one would look out of place
Title: Re: General opinion for fibreglass hard tonneau Post by: Fast_Eddie on July 06, 2005, 06:22:34 AM Gree,
Ask Chuck which one he is getting... ;) It should look V ery good Title: Re: General opinion for fibreglass hard tonneau Post by: gree on July 07, 2005, 11:39:43 PM ha! well there you go ;D
Title: Re: General opinion for fibreglass hard tonneau Post by: Chuck on July 28, 2005, 07:36:48 AM Hi All
Thanks for your opinions on the hard cover for the ute. As hardcover already had a tonneau for the EJ-EH utes that incorporated their trademark ‘Sportz’ design, it was decided to use this as the basis for FE-EK cover (the cost of starting a whole new cover from scratch was significantly more than doing it this way). Ordinarily the cover would be installed with a black pinchweld that incorporates a rubber seal (like a door seal on a modern car) around the outside edge. However, I wanted a plain look so that when the cover was painted the same colour of the car, the edge would be less noticeable. To compensate for the lack of the pinchweld, thick foam tape has been used to bridge the gap between the top of the tray and the cover. Also, I have had my cover made without locks as I am thinking of keeping these concealed for a slightly cleaner look. The cover is upholstered on its underside with a marine carpet and the whole assembly can be removed by two people in less than a minute. All in all a great product. I did not ask hardcover for a price of the cover, however their website can be viewed at: www.hardcover.com.au or you can call them on (02) 6493 0334. Chuck Title: Re: General opinion for fibreglass hard tonneau Post by: Chuck on July 28, 2005, 07:38:41 AM ;D
Title: Re: General opinion for fibreglass hard tonneau Post by: Chuck on July 28, 2005, 07:39:41 AM ;D
Title: Re: General opinion for fibreglass hard tonneau Post by: Chuck on July 28, 2005, 07:42:15 AM ;D
Title: Re: General opinion for fibreglass hard tonneau Post by: customFC on July 28, 2005, 08:32:13 AM Looking good Chuck.
Regards Alex Title: Re: General opinion for fibreglass hard tonneau Post by: Fast_Eddie on July 28, 2005, 11:09:40 PM As Little Ed would say,
"Woooooooowwww!" Title: Re: General opinion for fibreglass hard tonneau Post by: Ed on July 28, 2005, 11:59:12 PM That looks Horn!
Is the fit up of the hinges relatively painless? I think the trailer may cop one of these :) good work for getting one made Cheers Ed |