I just received the tonneau cover and hood fabric from AH Spares on that little island off of France. The kits include the fasteners. Looks pretty straight forward. Does anyone have experience with installing Everflex?

What helpful tips can you suggest?

And, oh by the way, here's some cool pics. There's a Healey, or at least part of one, in there some where:

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Well BrianN, one prerequisite is to pick a very hot day. lay the items out in the sun which allows them to become flexible enough to work. The remainder is lots of patience and care in fitting.-FWIW---Keoke

Wait for a sunny day (heat) and start at the rear and work forward side to side. More luck than rocket science. If you still have the pins on the rear wall below the rear seat you are in luck. I haven't been able to locate a good place to put them and not interfere with the stuff on the other side of the wall.

T.H.
You do not have to find a place to put the pins there are noninterfering holes already in the bulkhead for the pins,all you need to do is find them.---Keoke

Brian, I obtained mine from AH Spares, as already stated, warm it up, also zip it up, install the support bar and find centre of the tonneau at the rear and line up with the centre of the rear of the car between the studs. If some one can gently hold the front for you all the better but not essential. You now have to consider how far in from the edge for the fixings, try and even it up between front and back fixings, I took my marks from the hood cover that came with the car ( BJ7). Press the everflex onto the pins on the rear of the car and mark with crayon, yellow does stand out well. Now comes the clever nail biting bit, cut holes for the tennax and fit them in. Next move should be to go to the front and pick up the middle pins either side of the mirror, stretching the cover to suit, mark using the 'stud overs' or what ever they are called and pierce the everflex to suit and fit them. then go to the outside fronts and do the same and then follow up with the side fixings. I did mine in a morning working carefully and the result was reasonably sound, I felt that the tonneau could have been a little more fuller over the hood cover to sit down over the trim at the sides but other than that OK. As you have a BT7 I would consider fitting the rear centre two fixings first then the front two centre fixings then go back and install the next two rears then the front two outers to evenly stretch the cover.
Bob

I installed a new tonneau this summer. Like the previous posts suggest, I started at the two center rear snaps, worked to the sides and then forward with the support rail installed, stretching the fabric as I proceeded. What I failed to do, however, was stretch the tonneau a little when installing the first two center rear tenax snaps. I just marked where the studs were and cut the holes for the snaps. I probably should have stretched the tonneau so it fit a little tighter on those two studs, which would have also given me a little extra on the sides. Anyway my installation turned out fine, but I would make that change if I did it again.

BrianN, What is the advantage in ordering Parts from AH Spares??--Keoke

I am speaking here from "ignorance" as I have not actually installed my snaps, etc. yet, but as the reason I am replacing my tonneau is that the "old" one has shrunk over time, it seems to me that you wouldn't want to stretch it really, really tight, but just firmly taunt. Thoughts on that view?

Thanks everyone for the installation tips. Sounds like a warm weather project, so it may be a while before I get to it. This time of year I don't even have any sunshine on the driveway.

But I will be patient.

AH Spares has the best price and good quality. That's where I got mine. Also check out the price of the supports.

Keoke says ,If you want quality everflex stay with AH Spares.-FWIW---GNB

I bought an everflex boot cover from a seller on ebay who always seems to have one available, plus tops and an ocassional tonneau. I have a little flex, but no real problem with stretching, etc. It's was tight when installed (on a hot day) and remains tight enough in the cold to keep it from flapping. And the price was excellent. I hate to be a pimp for eBay, but there are some very good deals there for Healeys on some parts. You just need the patience to watch it for a while.

Scott

It seems our MG brethren are also having top discussions listers here might want to visit that site too.FWIW---Keoke