I've searched and seen the threads about getting the 348 plastic window tucked next to the firewall for proper Tonneau fit. I can't seem to get the 355 plastic down any further. Is this right? Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
The plastic window on a 355 spider is a pain in the ass. That snap with Velcro is another pain. My window is scratched up from trying to push it out of the way and attach that Velcro fastener in the middle.
In many years of 355 ownership I have never noticed any snap with velcro. I’m going to have to look for this. I just put the to down, snap on the cover and go. Am I missing a step?
Well mine is in the shop at the moment, so can’t take a picture. The roof has a Snap at the bottom center of the rear window, underneath the plastic window. The cover has a Velcro strip. I have a black probably 3” X 1.5” wide Velcro strip with a snap on one side. I snap the 3” wide Velcro strip onto the snap below the window. Then I play bloody hell trying to get the two Velcro strips to attach to each other. Does your tonneau cover just have a snap that snaps to the car ?
Late model OEM is a black male snap on the top below the center of the window (earlier models don't have this snap). With it being black and a small snap, its hardly visible. The remaining Tenax fasteners are all male, chrome. The late model OEM cover has a concealed 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" leather strip sewn into the underside of the bottom center of the cover with a black female snap in its center (again, earlier ones did not have this). The remaining Tenax fasteners are all female, chrome. When the boot is on, the 2 snaps align and are easily snapped together (at least mine do). There is no Velcro. FYI, the late model boots also have 4 tenax fasteners in the car behind the seats symmetrically placed with one each in the leather wrapped covers behind each seat. The earlier ones had only 3, the center one in the top of the leather cover over the top hydraulics. The outboard ones are the same for both older and newer models, they are in the carpet near the door sills. I'm told the 4th Tenax inside and rear snap were added by Ferrari so the cover was less likely to lift and "flap" at high speeds. Not sure what year this changed.
Tenax are chrome for tan tops, Black for black tops... My ‘97 has no Velcro- I believe sometimes there were slight mods done by dealers- for instance, I have a tenax snap right on the housing for the small lockable storage box between the seats. While it looks completely stock, I think I read on fchat years ago that many dealers added that due to wind flapping at that point. By the way, the oem tenax snaps are available- if you do a search on fchat you can find the source- both chrome and black. A couple of female snaps were broken on my car and I changed them all- pretty easy and cheap. Clyde your window looks the same as mine- I think it’s fine. That being said, the boot on these cars is a pain- the last snap in particular (doesn’t matter which is the last snap ). The boot installation of my former ‘93 911 cabriolet was much easier to install, but then again it didn’t sound like the 355 at 8,500 rpm I guess there are some trade offs- ha!
PLEASE ....... Can someone with just the snap take a picture or two ? I am going to most likely change/modify mine when I get the car back.
you can see in my 1st & 3rd pictures a snap. I never had a Velcro snap for the back cover. I presume the previous owner lost it. and as for the flapping, I find if I run the seats back to the firewall, it stops. It helps being tall and I like the seats all the way back
I have that snap base. I have nothing on my tonneau to attach to it though,. Velcro? Nothing Nice teddy bear you keep in your car....that your co-pilot?
I have that same snap. That is where I snap the piece of crap Velcro (3”X1.5”) flap to. My cover has a matching piece of Velcro. When I get my car back, the Velcro is getting tossed and putting a snap on my cover. My plastic window is scratched from constantly trying to get the two pieces of Velcro aligned.
