Side Curtain help

patrickt · #1 (**permalink**) 12-21-2011, 05:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Blas

You have a mail Message

Why do you go to the trouble of sending a mail message, and then posting here that you've sent the mail message, when it would have been much easier to have just posted the answer to begin with (not to mention the fact that it would benefit others who have the same problem). Months later somebody does a search, finds the same question was asked, but the answer is "You have a mail message."

STEVE-O · #2 (**permalink**) 12-21-2011, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by patrickt

Why do you go to the trouble of sending a mail message, and then posting here that you've sent the mail message, when it would have been much easier to have just posted the answer to begin with (not to mention the fact that it would benefit others who have the same problem). Months later somebody does a search, finds the same question was asked, but the answer is "You have a mail message."

Totally agree! And I've seen this happening more than once.

347stroker · #3 (**permalink**) 12-21-2011, 06:41 AM

I'm not a computer whiz and if I made a mistake I'm sorry. So back to the question is there anything that makes the side curtains easier to use?

Blas · #4 (**permalink**) 12-21-2011, 10:16 AM

“347stroker” – you did nothing wrong….You should ALWAYS feel free to ask ANY question here on CC….that’s why it’s here. Any of the Moderators (which includes me) will point out / or correct something if someone does it wrong, like posting in the wrong area, etc.

Since “347stroker” is a new member on CC he may not realize he has a personal message… I posted a message for him to check his message inbox. And since I don’t really know if his problem with the side curtains is related to a misalignment of their pins in the door sleeves, or an interference with the wind-wings when opening and closing the doors, or the side curtain misalignment with the windscreen, or a side curtains and convertible tops interface issue… Sometimes, the original top and/or side curtains that were fit to the chassis at the factory did not get put into the trunk of the proper car at the dealership; and the top and side curtains may have never been installed by the previous and/or original owners so this problem was never caught (FYI: all the storage bags have the chassis numbers on them). May people have purchased replacement tops or just the newer style top, and they have never been fit to the chassis. Windscreens also get replaced, and maybe the angle of the windscreen does not match the side curtains leading edge…. So with all the different causes for a problem like this I thought it easier to just give him my phone number so he can call me and discuss the problem. Also gives me the opportunity to be sure new owners know about the Superformance Car Registry and the availability of a great MKIII Owner’s Manual on the 2nd Strike website.
If someone has a similar problem and sees my reply to a thread, they all seem to know how to contact me ...been that way for years now - with no problems.

patrickt: Perhaps a quick review of your CC posting history would reveal a little “bandwidth waste” too maybe? I for one don’t like to type a lot, you on the other hand, with 13000+ posts, apparently like to be “chatty”… so feel free to answer his question online regarding the side curtains.

patrickt · #5 (**permalink**) 12-21-2011, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Blas

patrickt: Perhaps a quick review of your CC posting history would reveal a little “bandwidth waste” too maybe? I for one don’t like to type a lot, you on the other hand, with 13000+ posts, apparently like to be “chatty”… so feel free to answer his question online regarding the side curtains.

Well, I would... but my ERA side curtains fit like a glove. The answer, unfortunately, is going to have to come from someone who has a lesser quality piece.

dont · #6 (**permalink**) 12-21-2011, 11:48 AM

I am sorry to say that your top does not fit well at all. This is how a top should fit.

patrickt · #7 (**permalink**) 12-21-2011, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by dont

I am sorry to say that your top does not fit well at all.

Yep, and it takes me forever to get it up too. I don't even bother carrying the top or curtains in the car. I keep a canvas tarp in the trunk in case I get caught in the rain. That hard top is pretty nice. There used to be a fella that made hard tops for ERA cars, but I think he disappeared. If I drove my car in anything but nice weather that would certainly be on my list.