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Bugeye original hood storage strap

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Rut

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I've about worn out Google looking for a picture of an original strap to stow the hood in a Bugeye. Horler shows a reproduction one, but that's as close as I can get. Does anyone have one on their Bugeye or have a picture of one?
Thanks, Rut
 
Ray does. Tan, Narrow, more like a leather luggage tag. IIRC. The one in Horler I do not think is correct.
 
when I first got my bugeye, it had a cloth strap in Olive drab with a military buckle. my spare tire hold down strap is in Olive Drab as well. anybody else's like that?
 
My spare tire hold down (if I can find it) is olive drab webbing as well, but I have no clue about the hood strap. It makes since that it would be the same.
Rut
 
Back in November 2015 Bill M was taking a bunch of stuff to a swap meet in Irvine CA. His list of stuff he was taking to the swap meet included 2 straps at $10 each.
You might want to check with Bill M to see if he still has them
 
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I have the tire hold down strap, but it is an off white, as I recall, probably for getting dirty over the years.

markberry said:
when I first got my bugeye, it had a cloth strap in Olive drab with a military buckle. my spare tire hold down strap is in Olive Drab as well. anybody else's like that?
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Bill,

Does 60FROG have the rubber bumpers down at the bottom of the top stowage bracket. You may be missing that.
 
Ray to the rescue!! I had forgotten the two strap's which I don't have.

Kurt.
 
Jim_Gruber said:
Bill,

Does 60FROG have the rubber bumpers down at the bottom of the top stowage bracket. You may be missing that.
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To reduce the rattle I put a 1/8" thick piece of rubber gasket on the floor of the bracket, some adhesive weatherstrip on the inside front and rubber feet mounted with the top screw. I did not cut my rubber mat/Hardura that covers the rear deck, but I did install snaps while I was installing the carpet so it would be easy to remove and that keeps it in place.
Rut
 
Whitephrog said:
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the one strap I found in my trunk looked like the long ones in this picture. only Olive drab, like my spare tire hold down. there's a bugeye spare tire holddown in the Horler book that is Olive Drab as well.
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Years ago a guy had a bunch of these made that were exact replicas of the originals. I have had these for 10 years. He matched everything from the original including the unique buckle and the tip.
 
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