Miata Mailing List: January 1994, Message #28
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   From: tkacik@adtaz.sps.mot.com (Thomas Tkacik)
Subject: Re: Flapping boot covers
   Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 18:31:34 -0500


>[Andy and I have been having an off-line discussion about "flapping" boot  
>covers and I wonder if anyone else has been attaching theirs the wrong
>way - Alan]

I have found that very few owners know the correct way to attach
the top cover.  Dealers tell them the wrong thing.
I have been on a crusade to rectify this situation, and am usually met
with wierd looks (as in "am I really this strange to think this important?":-).
Then with thanks when the cornered owner realizes the difference it makes.

>On Tue, 4 Jan 1994, Alan Dahl wrote:
>>I first got my car I always looped them around the upper top bow with the  
>>little jog in it that *looks* like the place to attach the strap. Sure enough,
>>the boot cover always flapped. It wasn't until I went back and re-read the  
>>owners manual that I discovered the straps looped around the *lower* top bow! 
>>With the straps installed correctly (you have to tug a bit to snap the second 
>>one) the cover doesn't flap at all.

When I read this, I thought that maybe Alan was reposting something I wrote,
as this is exactly what happened to me.  The dealer said tie the cover to
the upper bar, and lo and behold, it did not work very well.
A close inspection of the owners manual showed what Alan found to
be correct.

When the cover is on right you will know it.  It will not flap at all.
As a matter of fact, it will be difficult to attach because you have to give
the strap a good tug to make it reach.

Just remember folks, if the cover strap is easy to attach, you're
attaching it to the wrong bar.

Now, those of you who have stopped using the cover because it did not fit
well, repent and try it again. You'll like it.

Tom Tkacik
tkacik@adtaz.sps.mot.com