well i tried
Andy Levy wrote:
>
> Downey doesn't work like this. The snaps are trapezoidal plastic blocks
> with a little ridge near the "top" (narrow end), which snap into the
> rails. I can't flip anything over, as there's nothing to flip.
>
> JOE GLOWICKI wrote:
> >
> > look and see if the snaps are off center if thay are all you have to do
> > is to turn them over to have it loose for winter.
> >
> > Andy Levy wrote:
> > >
> > > I got my soft tonneau back in April, so it's never seen cold weather
> > > till recently. How low should I let the temperature get before I start
> > > worrying about ripping the snaps/seams? As the temperature has dropped,
> > > the cover has been getting tighter and stiffer (as expected). I'm
> > > afraid that if things get too cold, the snaps will let go of either the
> > > rail or the vinyl.
> > >
> > > And about how much snow weight would y'all say it can take (it's a
> > > Downey SST, 2 bows). I haven't heard of anyone having the vinyl tear
> > > due to excess snow, but I figure anything's possible. If we get 18" of
> > > wet snow overnight (not outside the realm of possibilities), will I wake
> > > up to a collapsed cover?
> > >
> > > I do know that if I take it off in this weather, it'll take a few
> > > buckets of pretty warm water to put it back on. But I'd rather do that
> > > than risk losing it altogether.
> > >
> > > -Andy
>
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> -andy
>
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