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For the tonneau cover, do you tuck it in along the body from the B pillar to the trunk? Or do you let it ride on the outside of the body panel?
I've tried both and the tucked in looks good and the performance doesn't seem to suffer if it's untucked....so I'm curious to see what everyone else thinks....
if you do not tuck it, it might over time make abrasion marks on the finish. Even something that appears very soft, such as the lining of the cover, has abrasive qualities.
if you do not tuck it, it might over time make abrasion marks on the finish. Even something that appears very soft, such as the lining of the cover, has abrasive qualities.
That's exactly my thoughts. I appears for all intents and purposes to be designed to be tucked in. I recall press photos showing it tucked in, but my memory is garbage lol.
Tucked.
But what are those tabs/loops on the trunk edge? I just pull on them, but it looks as if a rod or something should go through them, maybe to prevent theft of tonneau with a locked trunk.
Tucked.
But what are those tabs/loops on the trunk edge? I just pull on them, but it looks as if a rod or something should go through them, maybe to prevent theft of tonneau with a locked trunk.
#3 is the plastic tube, Part# HJA7845DA
#2 is the rubber plug, Part# CBC7363
The tabs with the tubes and plugs help to keep the cover installed by using the closed trunk lid as you surmised.
Thanks. I'm sure I can fashion something pretty easily if I can't buy them.
Terry's Jaguar parts has them...the tubes are $3.11 each and the plugs are .42 cents each....
My XK8 came with a package of spare tubes and it took me awhile to figure out what they were used for. I found one of the plugs deep within the trunk down by the spare tire after Learned what the tubes were for and for now, I'm using the tubes without the plugs but I decided to break down and buy the plugs....they should be arriving next week sometime.
Tucked - but mine never looks quite as neat as Rothwell's!
And use it religiously. With my previous XKR I didn't bother. After a while the lining became marked and grubby, and I am sure the structure would have degraded and failed eventually.
Always tucked, and the tonneau cover is always installed whenever the top is down. Only takes a minute and the long-term protection is well worth the time required to install and remove it....