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MG TD TF 1500 - convertible top (hood) replacement; any advice?

My replacement top is new (unused) but has been in storage for several years and no directions are with it. Any advice would be appreciated.

Regards,

Bobby L.
B. F. Loughridge

hang it up in warm room for several days.
Then check it out for weak spots.
The way I installed , was find center front to back and start there. On the car and the top.
Are there snaps on the rear side?
These will help align it up a bit.

M Grogan

If you don't have one get a copy of Horst Sach's book. There is an excellent section on fitting a hood.

Jan T
J Targosz

If what you want is just a neat, well fitting hood, get an auto upholsterer to do it. Otherwise, the advice above is pretty good.

David
D A Provan

Dave Braun's restoration files are well worth having a look at. See http://www.dbraun99.com/mgtd15470/ and follow the links. Bud
Bud Krueger

All suggestions have been worthwhile. I should follow David Provan's advice and take the top to an upholstery shop, except for one thing; after going to Dave Braun's site per Bud, I'm not so sure that my replacement top is for a three bow, which my TD is. The new top and side curtain material came with the car when I bought it seven years ago from the son of the deceased PO. The 'new' top seems to be quite well constructed from very good material, but when I lay it across my existing top it doesn't look like it will even out to the same contours. Of course, it has been folded up for a number of years (under a bed) so there are a lot of wrinkles to smooth out. A few hours in our Texas sun lying over the existing top at 150 degrees surface temp on the black material ought to help flatten wrinkles, but it would be nice if I found a label that said 'two bow' or 'three bow.'d

Regards,

Bobby L.
B. F. Loughridge

Any info as who made it? Model number you could look up?
M Grogan

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