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Roof catch thingy

in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Sun Apr 16, 2017 9:59 am
by rambling robin (deleted)
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I find the hard plastic roof catches a bit of a pain.

So I took a tent peg puller, slipped a bit of plastic tube over the business and and came up with a simple tool you can use 2 handed to easily operate the catches.

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RE: Roof catch thingy

in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Sun Apr 16, 2017 10:16 am
by hob (deleted)
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Catches should not be that tight ............. make sure you are not trapping the canvas when closing them.
pull the top down with the door open to stop the displaced air pushing the canvas outwards.
Pull the top down at both ends before trying to close the catches.

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RE: Roof catch thingy

in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Sun Apr 16, 2017 10:42 am
by rambling robin (deleted)
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It's just literally the strength of the new springs, I have a bit of a joint issue and so tend to notice these things perhaps more than many.

Good tip about the air pressure!

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RE: Roof catch thingy

in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Sun Apr 16, 2017 10:58 am
by Randa france • | 13.265 Posts

Quote: rambling robin wrote in post #3
I have a bit of a joint issue

Isn't that illegal?

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RE: Roof catch thingy

in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Sun Apr 16, 2017 11:43 am
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Only if you giggle

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RE: Roof catch thingy

in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Fri Aug 13, 2021 7:07 pm
by Nige Wibble (deleted)
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GENIUS !! For someone like myself with arthritic fingers this is an excellent tip ! 👍


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RE: Roof catch thingy

in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Fri Aug 13, 2021 7:15 pm
by Ray Lawrence • | 671 Posts

Just beware these catches are apparently easy to break and the replacement cost is horrendous.

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RE: Roof catch thingy

in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Thu Aug 19, 2021 5:18 pm
by Poptop320 • | 2.631 Posts

Quote: Ray Lawrence wrote in post #7
Just beware these catches are apparently easy to break and the replacement cost is horrendous.


Yes they are not cheap!

https://www.koolclassics.com/Eriba_roof_...3_21142871.aspx

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