NOS Tonneau Cover

[Nocturne]

I noticed an original WB (aside from black rope ) with an additional seem in front of the centre :Chin:WBU.JPG

[SandmanMuscle]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Holden-Kingsw...item3f011cb9fc

Theres one, if anyone gets it let me know how it fits. I want a tonneau with the straps like that(how the go straight down to the hook) and not like the ones that make the V shape leading down to the hook .

[wbute]

I noticed an original WB (aside from black rope ) with an additional seem in front of the centre :Chin:WBU.JPG

Will have a look at mine in morning, think it has that seam as well.

[Robbo]

Would there be much difference in the material they were made from back then, to what they are made from today. The original one on my ute now seem's quite ok, doesn't seem inferior quality or anything.

[wbute]

If the earlier utes had the same cover as a WB then they had a David Jones style pattern on the underside. Just would be nice to get them the same as they had when new. Seems no different to having the correct door trims and headling etc. The tonneau is such a big part of a ute as well. Stands out heaps if its wrong.
I dont know if I woukd be game to put it on though after spending a motza on paint!

[adam perth]

most of the new ones you see now are crap quality...built to price

[wbute]

Those indivdual stretchy loops are a Ford XD/XF thing.

[HK1837]

GMH wouldn't have built them, they would have been done at an exterior cottage industry like most other soft trim and many other parts. So tarp suppliers and also materials put into those tarps may have changed between 11/71 and 12/85 when the W series utes were being manufactured. Note also that E93 Tonneau cover was standard with Kingswood non-Sandman only and optional on XX7/XU3 and Belmont/Holden so like today an aftermarket copy may well have been a lot cheaper than a GMH branded one, so unless a ute is a Kingswood it may be hard to claim any tonneau on one as an original "factory" item.