Repair to cover for convertible top

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Martyn
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Your car is a: 1985 Pininfarina Spider Europa
Location: Spain & UK

Repair to cover for convertible top

Postby Martyn » Wed Jan 18, 2017 6:58 am

Hi,

I have a 1985 Pininfarina (recently bought). Several restoration jobs but one currently is to try to refit the cover for the convertible top.

The vinyl is fine but the two plastic corner pieces are broken. The pictures below show one of them which still has the metal bracket. The other is broken and no bracket. The first shows the pieces and the second with pieces fitted together.

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Any ideas on:

1. repair (but one doesn't have the metal bracket)
2. sourcing replacement parts
3. using an alternative fixing

Thanks in advance

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AFRetired
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Joined: Mon Nov 09, 2015 11:31 pm
Your car is a: 1983 Pininfarina 2013 Abarth

Re: Repair to cover for convertible top

Postby AFRetired » Wed Jan 18, 2017 6:03 pm

1983 Pininfarina Spider
1986 Bertone X1/9
2013 Fiat Abarth

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aevansgatech
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Joined: Mon Jul 27, 2015 2:51 pm
Your car is a: 1982 Spider 2000

Re: Repair to cover for convertible top

Postby aevansgatech » Fri Jan 20, 2017 10:51 am

Yep, the full metal replacements will last forever

I currently have one metal one and one original that was 2-part epoxied together. That should also be plenty strong, but it's always a doubt in the back of my mind....
1979 Spider 2000 (gone)
1984 Pininfarina Azzurra (for sale)
1982 Spider 2000 (here to stay)


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