[tcb] Re: Question About The Original Fringe on a Westy Pop-Top

  • From: Dan Martin <danandkatrinamartin@xxxxxxx>
  • To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:46:31 -0600

like the fringe on chaps or motorcycle jackets, increased surface area to aid evaporation.

On Jan 27, 2011, at 2:34 PM, kelly dosch wrote:

  Like a sponge. Interesting.

--- On Thu, 1/27/11, Bill Gmail <bbauer2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Bill Gmail <bbauer2000@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [tcb] Re: Question About The Original Fringe on a Westy Pop- Top
To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, January 27, 2011, 8:45 AM

I was hoping that a more knowledgeable person would respond. I was told it was a rain accumulator that helped keep rain from running down into the front screened window.




On Jan 26, 2011, at 11:33 PM, kelly dosch <kellydosch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Seriously. What does it do with rain? When the top is down it is sealed. When the top is up it,... well really. What can it do but look cute?
  Not arguing. Genuinely curious.

--- On Wed, 1/26/11, theresabuckner@xxxxxxx <theresabuckner@xxxxxxx> wrote:

From: theresabuckner@xxxxxxx <theresabuckner@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [tcb] Re: Question About The Original Fringe on a Westy Pop-Top
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2011, 9:48 PM

How bout dat I thought it was to hide the staples on the canvas . Terry



-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Gmail <bbauer2000@xxxxxxxxx>
To: tcb <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tue, Jan 25, 2011 8:21 pm
Subject: [tcb] Re: Question About The Original Fringe on a Westy Pop-Top

It is designed for the rain.




On Jan 25, 2011, at 8:06 PM, kelly dosch <kellydosch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:



Do you remember seeing old pictures of Westies with the top up and they had that huge white fringe going across the front on top? That fringe is cheap and available but nobody ever seems to replace it.
  I am just wondering- Do you suppose it serves a purpose?
I mean, it is cute and all, but those Germans were not easily distracted by aesthetics. Every little thing served at least one purpose.
  I am wondering if it helps insulate against drafts while driving.
As we all know, on cold days, every little bit of draft sealing helps. (As Gawd is my witness, I will one day invent a simple devise that will clip onto the the air vents at each end of the dash to seal them off during winter months!)





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