New roof - cheap but fantastic!

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08-10-2012, 02:55 AM

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Make sure you have some lizard skins fitted to prolong the life

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08-10-2012, 05:16 AM

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my roof is completly knackered, but he is 300 miles from me and a 5 hour drive, Hmm could i do it in one day ?

ginger

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08-10-2012, 05:53 AM

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Make sure you have some lizard skins fitted to prolong the life

Fitting Lizard skins on my oem did nothing to prevent shoulder wear.

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08-10-2012, 06:33 AM

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Make sure you have some lizard skins fitted to prolong the life

Fitting Lizard skins on my oem did nothing to prevent shoulder wear.

Really? When I bought mine 4 years ago there was around 2mm square of fabric starting to fray, fitted the skins straight away and its been fine.

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08-10-2012, 06:57 AM

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This is a bloody brilliant deal. Do you get a choice of mohair or vinyl? For that price I don't suppose it matters really. I might hold onto my spare glass screen and get a new one myself...or give him a call and see if he wants to buy it so it saves people the hassle with sending a screen in advance...

I've been looking on ebay and the like for a reasonably priced rear screen so i can send it down and then have the roof fitted in a day rather than going and having to stay over night. I spoke to the trimmer a month or so back (cant remember his name now) he was happy to buy a rear screen off someone so he could offer a quick turn around on the roof's if he could get one for reasonable money.

If you have a spare screen you could use that as leverage to get a great deal........

Let me know if you do cause im desperate to sort mine out!

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08-10-2012, 07:24 AM

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my roof is completly knackered, but he is 300 miles from me and a 5 hour drive, Hmm could i do it in one day ?

ginger

Over 4 hours from me, and if you come from the North there are some amazing roads if you avoid the motorways, yes you can do it in one day.

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08-10-2012, 09:01 AM

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New roof looks great! He'll be doing mine when needed

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08-11-2012, 12:06 AM

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Anyone know if you could send him the window and he could send the whole thing back complete to fit yourself?

YouTube Link on fitting 00/01

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04-06-2013, 05:55 AM

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I went down to Jack Smiths trimmers of Swansea the other day, to have a new roof fitted, it took him 4 hours to fit (I sent the rear glass down from my original roof a few days before so he could glue it in before I arrived) and the results are superb.