Canvas Cover Question

Hi all

Me again! Recently fitted canvas cover which has been great but during recent hard rain noticed that water is spraying in to the rear from the eyelet of the rear flap either side all over my new rear seats.

A minor inconvenience but wonder if there should be a rubber grommet or similar or this is just the way it is? Have managed to make the rest of the landy as watertight as possible (save for a dribble every now and again into the passenger footwell from the door top bolt?!?) which I am more than happy with

You seem to have it roped down incorrectly

Have you seen any fitting videos? Here's an exmoor trim one

I'm not sure if it will help what you have explained, but after a few times of getting wet the whole hood shrinks by about 2%. This then causes the whole hood to become taught and fit snugly.

British Leyland Rover said:

Have you seen any fitting videos? Here's an exmoor trim one

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Thanks for this. Yep that’s exactly how I’ve fitted it. Feels like when the rain is horizontal (as is normal among the Bristol Channel where I am!) it’ll continue to get through those eyelets. Might have to mock up a rubber patch and feed the rope through

It's a shame exmoor trim don't make the rope thicker. You could try some insualtion tape or heat shrink around the rope to plug the eyelet.

British Leyland Rover said:

It's a shame exmoor trim don't make the rope thicker. You could try some insualtion tape or heat shrink around the rope to plug the eyelet.

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Good idea. Will give it some thought

I fitted an o ring on my rope, just pull it down to the eyelet, it stops the water running down the rope.

V8bob said:

I fitted an o ring on my rope, just pull it down to the eyelet, it stops the water running down the rope.

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That’s a good idea. I’ll do that. Was looking at fitting a rubber grommet in otherwise