Touring Dog Cover refurbishment - help needed?

Post Sat Sep 11, 2021 5:03 pm

Just wondering if anyone knows if it's possible to 'unclip' the hooks for the dog cover.
They move back and forward a little, and I've given them a 'reasonably gentle' tug, but they don't come out.
https://showbox.tools/
Just wanting to know if I can fully remove them to tidy up and then powder coat, or if I need to do a lot of masking.

Post Sat Sep 11, 2021 6:37 pm

What's a dog cover?

Any pictures?

Ben

Post Sat Sep 11, 2021 10:24 pm

Do you mean the parts that clip to the roof or the horizontal part?

Post Sun Sep 12, 2021 1:41 pm

the cover should just push down then roll the top part towards you/rear and lift out.

Post Mon Sep 13, 2021 8:26 pm

Having never heard of ratcheds and dog covers-- I have to reconsider how much I know about e30's.

Post Mon Sep 13, 2021 9:29 pm

82200416253 not what OP is talking about I think but still rather interesting.

Post Tue Sep 14, 2021 12:26 am

Contours wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 13, 2021 8:26 pm
Having never heard of ratcheds and dog covers-- I have to reconsider how much I know about e30's.

It's this, you must have seen one! Officially it's a luggage net to stop piled up stuff flying into the cabin.

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I guess the part in question are the clips at the top right and left of the pic? No idea if they come out, never tried! It wouldn't be too hard to mask off the netted area for a bit of paint though.

onthames wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 13, 2021 9:29 pm
82200416253 not what OP is talking about I think but still rather interesting.

Post Tue Sep 14, 2021 1:58 am

Thank you Cloggy Saint for that. I have seen those. Hardly designed to stop a dog from coming through though but maybe it is.

Post Tue Sep 14, 2021 12:09 pm

Depends how determined the dog is.