| Author | Message | ||
| Sam NYCFERRARIS (Sam)
Member Username: Sam Post Number: 331 Registered: 4-2001 |
Would love it Tom, name of NJ guy would be great as I am in NYC. Wonder how many of us Mondial guys there are on the chat. | ||
| TomD (Tifosi)
Member Username: Tifosi Post Number: 489 Registered: 9-2001 |
Sam, there are various fabric cleaners for tops, I think one is recommended for porsches, which I think have a similar german canvas top. My top is not in the best shape so I have not bothered cleaning it- oh an I forgot to tell you I try an only lower and raise the top a couple times a year and don't drive in the rain - I do know about that rubber seal though. you may want to call this guy over in NJ for top/interior related work, he has replaced many mondials tops in the past from what I understand, I have never used him but will probably go to him when I replace my top, let me know if you want his name. Tom | ||
| Sam NYCFERRARIS (Sam)
Member Username: Sam Post Number: 329 Registered: 4-2001 |
TWO blondes....I love those T cabs! When some Ferrarisitas try and "put me down" and call my Mondial T a "girls car" I tell them.."yeah a girls car ..I drive with three girls on board, tops down! thanks for the tip, the two by the engine cover are murder and you are right, invariably one or two pop open...I am mystified how they sold these cars for nearly $100 grand when new...yes. even in the early 90's. how do you clean you top? Have you ever replaced the big fat rubber header strip at the top of teh windsheild...any tips...my car leaks on either side of teh A post in the rain on turns. | ||
| TomD (Tifosi)
Member Username: Tifosi Post Number: 457 Registered: 9-2001 |
sam I try to keep the window flat, i.e don't fold it. Just hold it out and lay it down over the folded top. The top of the window will almost touch the top of back seat if you follow what I mean. I always do the two snaps behind the seat tops first, then the ones by the door, then above the cheese graters, then the ones all the way at the back of the car, then lastly the ones right by the engine grill. Every once and a while the ones by the engine grill come loose and I have to pull over and fix them to keep the cover from flapping. All part of the joy  actually this weekend I was heading up the parkway and one came loose, stopped at the service area to fix and had two blondes drive up to help, - not such a bad thing | ||
| Sam NYCFERRARIS (Sam)
Member Username: Sam Post Number: 328 Registered: 4-2001 |
Just to double check, do you pull the window back away from the frame as the bows fold back or do you let the window fold-up between the bows as they fold down? Also, regarding the boot cover, after you connect the two straps inside the car, what sequence do you follow to get the rest of the snaps to fit. I can't seem to get them all and I have never struggled like this since my high school days with my triumph spitfire 1500 and I think the T's clutch cost more than that entire triumph! -- I do miss that spitfire, I would replace the plastic snaps that broke often by melting them with a match to form the rivet. | ||
| TomD (Tifosi)
Member Username: Tifosi Post Number: 410 Registered: 9-2001 |
the second bar is the key, keep it above the other ones as it goes back | ||
| 89TCab (Jmg)
Junior Member Username: Jmg Post Number: 198 Registered: 9-2001 |
I might have to take a few pictures to really do this justice but here goes. The key seems to be in the second cross support (from the front) and the rear window. Push top back while lifting second bar. As the roof collapses (probably not a bad choice of words with this Rubiks roof) let the rear window form a U over the last section. While doing all of this, check to insure that the sections between the cross supports are all down so as to create a sinewave look. Push down, install cover and pray that someday, another 2+2 will come out with an auto top. - JMG | ||
| TomD (Tifosi)
Member Username: Tifosi Post Number: 406 Registered: 9-2001 |
Sam, you know its an art not an exact science. | ||
| Sam NYCFERRARIS (Sam)
Member Username: Sam Post Number: 321 Registered: 4-2001 |
I have got one and it holds very well in the wind, but there are many problems... it is canvass so water proof is questionable in a soak...It can be easily stolen or let snoopers remove it to get into your car. Finally, the cover is so complicated to put on that you might as well just put the top up... I have said it before , I am convinced this top was an afterthought and that enzo (yes the mondial was a real "enzo" car) made it a 4- seater since it takes four people to put the top up and down ( yes I know the 4 seat coupe came first - oh well) SO>>>> you mondail t guys out there, what is the best step by step way to put the top down and still be able to properly fasten all the snaps on the boot cover? Help. I have tried it 12 different ways and can't get it right. | ||
| Brad Beutlich (Brad)
New member Username: Brad Post Number: 9 Registered: 3-2001 |
I always wanted one of these covers and never could find one for sale. I called up the California Car Company to find out if they had one. They did so I bought one. I actually like theirs better than the stock cover. For one thing, the stock cover does not cover the windshield or the side windows completely, the after market one does and the part that covers the windshield is held in place by the wiper blades. Where the stock one uses those funky straps, the aftermaket one uses velcro. I don't know how well the cover that I have would work on a Mondial T since my cover uses the door handles as hold down points and the handles on non Ts are larger than Ts. The other thing I like about the aftermarket cover is that it's grey and doesn't get as hot as a black cover would. Just my opinion. | ||
| 89TCab (Jmg)
Junior Member Username: Jmg Post Number: 197 Registered: 9-2001 |
Brad is spot on. I use mine but have been thinking about having Griots or one of the other custom cover places make a similar model that uses Tenax fastners so I can not whince every time the wind blows and I worry about the straps marking up the paint. Given their rarity, has anyone used one enough to know if the straps don't move in the wind? - JMG | ||
| Brad Beutlich (Brad)
New member Username: Brad Post Number: 8 Registered: 3-2001 |
The cover looks like it's never been used. If it had, the end pieces would have been bent. The way they work is the flat parts at the end of the rubber straps will bend. The rear one is pulled to the wheel well and you bend the end of the flat part around the fender. the front strap is pulled down under the car and is bent around the bottom of the car. There is a little lip there that it will hold on to. Hope that helps. | ||
| JBuffa (Joseph)
New member Username: Joseph Post Number: 4 Registered: 2-2002 |
This is my cousin John's Mondial T. He purchased it a couple weeks ago, and it came with this cover. I could not figure out how it went on. It seems the front two straps go around the mirrors, but where do the rear straps attach? This is very technical, please help us.   |