Smarty pants; you're just trying to get me going...
See, Burg, the problem is - you tend to log on when you think there might be a 'racy' post, but then you miss some of the posts with meat on the bones. Wait, that's not quite what what I meant. Anyway, here's an example of work done at home, with me sliding around beneath the car on axle stands (don't try this in the hotel parking lot):
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I actually DID replace the passenger side elastic with a wider piece on the eve of my departure, but didn't want to mess with the driver's side, as it was still working fine. However, on road trips, the roof (that's 'roof' Burg - stay on track here) is up and down quite a bit, as I tend to put it up if I'm leaving the car unattended for more than a few minutes.That accelerated the wear.
The steering wheel - my decision to go with the custom done-by-hand job came too late for the wheel to make it back home before I left (the border can slow things down to a crawl). Of course, sometimes it adds a sense of adventure to do it in the parking lot. As Maurice said - a former boy scout is always prepared.
