Any idea of what is used to cover the metal plates that rest under the front bow of the top? I’ve contacted two or our most knowledgeable members and they disagree. My main concerns are water proofing and original appearance.
Thanks
Bill
In reply to a message from William Hutchison sent Mon 27 Sep 2010:
My poor old college beater MGA had canvas top material here.
Where is Charles on this? Its not like him to be quiet on
DHC topics. Anybody heard from him lately? His last post was
August 6th.–
XK120 FHC, Mark V saloon, XJ12L Series II, S-Type 3.0
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Strange, indeed. Charles has been silent on a couple non-Jag lists as well.
Maybe his body is acting up again.
Gene McGough----- Original Message -----
From: “Rob Reilly” xk120us4@sbcglobal.net
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 12:08 PM
Where is Charles on this? Its not like him to be quiet on
DHC topics. Anybody heard from him lately? His last post was
August 6th.XK120 FHC, Mark V saloon, XJ12L Series II, S-Type 3.0
Any idea of what is used to cover the metal plates that rest under the
front bow of the top? I’ve contacted two or our most knowledgeable members and
they disagree. My main concerns are water proofing and original appearance.
Thanks
Bill
Bill,
I think I answered this question by saying that it should have the same
type of material that was used on the door panels, Rexine?
My 120 DHC came with a thin white vinyl material on it that I later
replaced with a tan vinyl that came with my OSJI interior kit. I have a tan
interior with a tan top. It is waterproof and seals well against the rubber
seal on the top of the window frame. I have never had any leaks in this area
through some driving rainstorms.
I’ve seen one with wool headliner material, non-original, but wouldn’t
recommend it as it is just a wick that will soak up water and probably end up
wetting your headliner. It was discolored from water and was fairly new.
So looking closer in my stash of parts, I actually have a good original
top with the original material still attached. It appears to be a rather
stiff tan canvas, so stiff that it may have been soaked with varnish or some
kind of sealer at the time. Actually, I have two of these and they are both
original and the same.
But what I would recommend now, would be vinyl, matching the top color of
your car, like OSJI provided to me. All you see of it is the edge, when
the top is up and if you have a hood envelope, you don’t see it at all when
the top is down.
My two cents.
John Brady
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54 XK120 DHC
Bedford, MA
In reply to a message from William Hutchison sent Mon 27 Sep 2010:
I got my top from BAS, which they claimed was as original as
they come. The area you are referring to on my top is
covered with vinyl, the same color as the headliner, gray.
Joel–
ex jag, '66 E-type S1 4.2, '56 XK140dhc, '97 XJ-6
Denison, TX, United States
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In reply to a message from Rob Reilly sent Wed 29 Sep 2010:
Hi All:
May I add my concern/speculation to that of both Rob and
Gene regarding the ‘silence’ of Charles for some weeks. As
a very recent member of Jag-Lovers I was delighted to
receive an off-Forum email from Charles following my first
post congratulating me on providing him with another XK120
DHC that was alive and well. His trenchant erudition re.
the DHC has been missed.
Regards,
Chris.–
The original message included these comments:
Where is Charles on this? Its not like him to be quiet on
DHC topics. Anybody heard from him lately? His last post was
August 6th.
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CP120
Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
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Charles has replied directly, and I don’t feel right about passing his response on without his permission. My thanks to everyone who has responded so far. It seems the issue is debated. I’ve got questions in to a couple of installers and will post their responses when I get themFrom: @BH1
To: xk@jag-lovers.org
Subject: RE: [xk] XK120 DHC top material
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:20:13 -0400
To: xk@jag-lovers.org
Subject: Re: [xk] XK120 DHC top material
From: cphillips@sympatico.ca
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 09:24:15 -0700In reply to a message from Rob Reilly sent Wed 29 Sep 2010:
Hi All:
May I add my concern/speculation to that of both Rob and
Gene regarding the ‘silence’ of Charles for some weeks. As
a very recent member of Jag-Lovers I was delighted to
receive an off-Forum email from Charles following my first
post congratulating me on providing him with another XK120
DHC that was alive and well. His trenchant erudition re.
the DHC has been missed.Regards,
Chris.
The original message included these comments:
Where is Charles on this? Its not like him to be quiet on
DHC topics. Anybody heard from him lately? His last post was
August 6th.–
CP120
Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
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