alpha Member 266 Member For: 17y 9m 22d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 12/09/07 01:43 PM Share Posted 12/09/07 01:43 PM It was wet and windy here in Perth today. I had my BF ute parked outside my office and the wind had opened my hard cover (not locked) not once but 4 times. I thought at first someone had opened it - parking area locked under security and visible from my office, after closing it I saw it happened again. Has any one experienced this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 8m 1d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 12/09/07 09:54 PM Share Posted 12/09/07 09:54 PM Did you consider locking it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
245T Member 125 Member For: 18y 8m 28d Location: The Monaro Posted 12/09/07 10:06 PM Share Posted 12/09/07 10:06 PM your gas struts must nearly lift the lid themselves. Lock it. Mine it takes a lot of pushing to raise it and I don't normally lock it, it stays closed at highway speeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOLF Member 58 Member For: 17y 8m 18d Gender: Male Posted 12/09/07 10:16 PM Share Posted 12/09/07 10:16 PM I often forget to lock my lid and after 18 months of owning the car it has never even looked like opening by itself. The seal is great and as someone else said it takes good effort to lift it....this is how it should be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRIBR Yaris member Member 4,486 Member For: 18y 6m 5d Gender: Male Posted 12/09/07 10:29 PM Share Posted 12/09/07 10:29 PM it says in the book to never drive with it unlocked..mine opens at will if it's left unlocked for more than 5 mins.I thought the whole point of getting the hard cover was so you could lock it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Man Mad Scientist Member 816 Member For: 20y 27d Gender: Male Location: Vic Posted 12/09/07 11:16 PM Share Posted 12/09/07 11:16 PM your gas struts must nearly lift the lid themselves. Lock it. Mine it takes a lot of pushing to raise it and I don't normally lock it, it stays closed at highway speeds. wind has never opened mine either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 10m 19d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 13/09/07 01:20 AM Share Posted 13/09/07 01:20 AM moral of the story? Lock the Tonneau! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpha Member 266 Member For: 17y 9m 22d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 13/09/07 11:11 AM Author Share Posted 13/09/07 11:11 AM O.K guys from now on I'm locking it! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman The Cleaning Dudes Ute Silver Donating Members 1,308 Member For: 18y 8m 14d Gender: Male Location: Bentleigh, Vic, Australia Posted 13/09/07 02:10 PM Share Posted 13/09/07 02:10 PM Yea I've had this happen to me...Right in the middle of a Hwy intersection mind you.. Good thing it was around 2 in the morning. lol.It took one heck of alot of wind coming up from behind to bring it up though, definitely wasn't expecting it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanee Member 48 Member For: 21y 10d Gender: Male Location: Middle Earth (The Shire) Posted 12/10/07 03:33 AM Share Posted 12/10/07 03:33 AM Try putting the gas struts the other way around.Bulky part towards the top so the thinner part attaches to the body not the lid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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