JP Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 So as part of my rebuild, I needed a new boot cover (for the FIA roll over bar). I also needed new dot poppers and bases as the old ones disappeared from the car during the refurb. When ordering from Chris (at Redline) I rather glibly just asked for a whole car's worth of dot fasteners. These have turned up but in the bag are 2 "Gypsy" fastener bases along with loads of the other usual type. Obviously it didn't occur to me to photograph every fastener on the car body as I was stripping it down, so my question is, where do the 2 "gypsy" fasteners go?Can anyone help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Posted March 11, 2023 Author Share Posted March 11, 2023 A picture might help...the gypsy fasteners are the 2 on the left. Those on the right are standard for comparison: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Golf Juliet Tango Posted March 11, 2023 Area Representative Share Posted March 11, 2023 The ones on the LHS allow for piggy-backing, so have a socket on the other side of the fabric. The ones on the right fix to a surface. On my Crossflow 1996 edition car, the "gypsy" units fit at the front corners of the boot cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Posted March 11, 2023 Author Share Posted March 11, 2023 Ah, excellent, thank you. I don't think I have those on my old boot cover... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vine Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 They're what the SBFS half-hood side-straps hook onto.JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Posted March 11, 2023 Author Share Posted March 11, 2023 Ah, I see. Thank you. Just checked my old boot cover again and it did not have these, hence my confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graearea Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 these on my car are very slack. what do I need to order to replace them? I gures I need a tool for hammering them into place as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vine Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 #7 See the link in #5. The SBFS kit includes the Durable DOT tool.How to use (from the Assembly Guide):On my car, the fasteners on the body are attached with self-tappers. I guess pop-rivets would work just as well.JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative paul richards Posted March 12, 2023 Area Representative Share Posted March 12, 2023 Stephen is correct with the positioning of the "gypsy" (never heard them call that before) poppers but I think you will find that they are only suitable for attaching a tonneau cover. They would need to be replaced with one way poppers if a soft bits hood is to be used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vine Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 I've just been giving the car a once-over prior to its MOT, only to discover that the nearside "piggyback" popper had broken loose from its partner. The rivet section had partly cracked away:This is the other side:The cause I can only attribute to a very loose mount:The self-tapper was practically falling out, so the half-hood strap would be pulling on the popper at a sharp angle.Anyway, for info, I can confirm that this popper attaches to either a tonneau or a Soft Bits half-hood strap (I use both).JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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