on 13/10/03 11:58 am, Scott Burchill wrote:

> Ok,
>
> I need a discussion about this.  I purchased my '87 Westy five
> years ago and the shock cords were not threaded.  It never even occurred
> to me that they might be threaded.  I _really_ don't like the fact that
> the curtains don't stay behind those shock cords very well so I was
> thinking I would thread them.  Are there problems which occur if they
> are threaded?  Let me know before I hurt myself!  Thanks!

Yes there are dangers!!!

I held back from mentioning this a few weeks ago when the thread first came
up, I though someone else would mention it...but no....

I, like most everyone when confront with this conundrum, thought that if
there was a hem one should use it. So I threaded, and found out to my
dismay, the now the curtain had a saggy, unkempt look. Not good, and the
resultant "fold" may even be a hazard as it could offer a snug hiding place
for goodness know what.

Besides the aesthetic problem, it does make it more awkward to open and
close the curtains.

The lower cord should have been located lower on the body.

:)

this must be one of the more silly threads to come up.

Alistair

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'82 Westy -> diesel converted to gas in '94
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