Tonneau Cover
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Does anyone know of a tonneau cover for the stook? If so do you have any specifics on cost and mounting method?
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Here the deal on the boot cover, I don't know of any other manufactured pieces but so far the only one out there is the VeilSide piece.
If you notice that it is a one piece design and it looks to be made out of fiberglass, or some other rigid material. I think that it costs about $800 on up. In my opinion, it's a nice looking cover, but is not practical at any level. It costs too much, and just imagine if you get caught out in a sudden rain shower. Also think about how you would store it in your garage.
Well anyway, I am in the process of making a prototype of one. My design will be a two or three piece interlocking cover. This will allow for easy removal and storage in the window well when the top is up in place.
Also, I plan to make it out of eurathane plastic, abs plastic, or even a foam rubber material. This allows the cover to be finished in matching exterior body colors or covered in leather/pleather/vinyl. Also, the durability of the cover will be miles ahead of a similar fiberglass version.
The target price I am shooting for is around $350 for a finished and painted cover.
I plan to have these covers for sale by the time of the national meet. Actual prototype design and manufacturing isn't the time consuming effort here. . .it is the actual testing of the piece (the install and durability at speeds). As milestones are hit, I will keep the members of this board who are interested informed via emai or private message. If you're interested, just drop me your screen name in my private message box with the subject heading 3 piece boot cover.
If you notice that it is a one piece design and it looks to be made out of fiberglass, or some other rigid material. I think that it costs about $800 on up. In my opinion, it's a nice looking cover, but is not practical at any level. It costs too much, and just imagine if you get caught out in a sudden rain shower. Also think about how you would store it in your garage.
Well anyway, I am in the process of making a prototype of one. My design will be a two or three piece interlocking cover. This will allow for easy removal and storage in the window well when the top is up in place.
Also, I plan to make it out of eurathane plastic, abs plastic, or even a foam rubber material. This allows the cover to be finished in matching exterior body colors or covered in leather/pleather/vinyl. Also, the durability of the cover will be miles ahead of a similar fiberglass version.
The target price I am shooting for is around $350 for a finished and painted cover.
I plan to have these covers for sale by the time of the national meet. Actual prototype design and manufacturing isn't the time consuming effort here. . .it is the actual testing of the piece (the install and durability at speeds). As milestones are hit, I will keep the members of this board who are interested informed via emai or private message. If you're interested, just drop me your screen name in my private message box with the subject heading 3 piece boot cover.
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honda showed one (that in my humble opinion was much more attractive than the veilside one) at the Long Beach show.
i assume (hope?) that someone is going to try to track down data on it (and the honda 17" wheels shown there) so that we can buy both (i want i want).
thread (with link to pictures):
http://www.s2000online.com/forums/showthre...p?threadid=6936
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i assume (hope?) that someone is going to try to track down data on it (and the honda 17" wheels shown there) so that we can buy both (i want i want).
thread (with link to pictures):
http://www.s2000online.com/forums/showthre...p?threadid=6936
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Ok,
I got a huge influx of pm's on this subject. Let me just post a reply I had to Jon Corbett regarding the boot cover I designed....
The cover I come up with will most likely resemble the stock cover more than the Veilside. I personally like the "hoops behind the rollbar" look, though. The reason I have to design it more like the stock one is because of three key issues:
1). The design has to be as sleek as possible that when it's taken apart, the pieces can stack ontop of each other to fit in the window well.
2). I need to sell enough to cover my costs of producing the molds, hence, the cover needs to appeal to the majority of people interested in buying.
3). By adding the hoops, the rigidity of the cover is less. It allows for the hoops to be broken off when/if a owner mishandles the cover. Also, getting the hoops designed in the mold for a plastic or foam rubber version would lead to sagging after a period of time
Also let me add that the plan is to have the covers come painted to stock Honda S2K colors, be it black, yellow, silver, red, white, or blue. There will be an option to have it finished with a leather cover, rather than paint. That option will most likely be taken care of by another board member who is more versed in leather *wink*wink*
I got a huge influx of pm's on this subject. Let me just post a reply I had to Jon Corbett regarding the boot cover I designed....
The cover I come up with will most likely resemble the stock cover more than the Veilside. I personally like the "hoops behind the rollbar" look, though. The reason I have to design it more like the stock one is because of three key issues:
1). The design has to be as sleek as possible that when it's taken apart, the pieces can stack ontop of each other to fit in the window well.
2). I need to sell enough to cover my costs of producing the molds, hence, the cover needs to appeal to the majority of people interested in buying.
3). By adding the hoops, the rigidity of the cover is less. It allows for the hoops to be broken off when/if a owner mishandles the cover. Also, getting the hoops designed in the mold for a plastic or foam rubber version would lead to sagging after a period of time
Also let me add that the plan is to have the covers come painted to stock Honda S2K colors, be it black, yellow, silver, red, white, or blue. There will be an option to have it finished with a leather cover, rather than paint. That option will most likely be taken care of by another board member who is more versed in leather *wink*wink*
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Stupid question: why not (or, has anybody thought of) a SOFT, one or two ply boot cover? I'm sure leather is way too expensive, but even a soft vinyl cover would get more use than does my stock cover. I guess I'm after something which I can roll up and stuff in the trunk, a la the old soft cockpit covers on some classic roadsters. Aside from the improved appearance when I use the stock cover, my motivation in using a cover at all is noise reduction and increased aerodynamics. Wouldn't a tight-fitting soft cover accomplish this? Just asking...
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This idea is being tossed around already, however, more interest with the soft cover revolves around making a tonneau cover like the olden day roadsters; a complete covers the converted down top, the cabin area, and up to the front dashboard. A unzipperable driver's side would allow just to uncover the driver's seat, driver plop in, and drive away without uncovering anything else.
The design with just a soft cover covering the downed top would have to be put on and taken off once out of the car. The idea I was going after was that a 90 lbs. woman could just pull over, unbuckle herself, twist at the waist, and pull the cover out of place. After taking the cover out, she should be able to take apart the two or three pieces, and put them in the passenger side seat until she can put the top up. After the top is in place, she can throw the pieces in the window well.
Hope I helped
The design with just a soft cover covering the downed top would have to be put on and taken off once out of the car. The idea I was going after was that a 90 lbs. woman could just pull over, unbuckle herself, twist at the waist, and pull the cover out of place. After taking the cover out, she should be able to take apart the two or three pieces, and put them in the passenger side seat until she can put the top up. After the top is in place, she can throw the pieces in the window well.
Hope I helped
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Luder94
[B]This idea is being tossed around already, however, more interest with the soft cover revolves around making a tonneau cover like the olden day roadsters; a complete covers the converted down top, the cabin area, and up to the front dashboard.
[B]This idea is being tossed around already, however, more interest with the soft cover revolves around making a tonneau cover like the olden day roadsters; a complete covers the converted down top, the cabin area, and up to the front dashboard.