New roof with new screen size, what do you think?

New roof with new screen size, what do you think?

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rusgb

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206 posts

166 months

Wednesday 19th September 2012
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Hi all,
I needed a new back screen as the stitching had gone. This was going to cost £300, so decided to get the whole roof done (£550) in dark green to match the colour of the car better. I also got half of the car resprayed / re-touched at the same time (£ lots). I am really pleased with the results. PM me if you want to find our who did it, not sure if we are allowed to post that info, they did a great job though IMO. The screen is taller but narrower, therefore when the roof is down it lowers without folding the corners of the plastic screen, it just loops (doesn't fold). I hope this means it will all last a lot longer. Anyway, hope this is interesting!
Rus




pwd95

8,382 posts

237 months

Wednesday 19th September 2012
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No more creasing the window. yes . Like it. thumbup

pincher

8,497 posts

216 months

Wednesday 19th September 2012
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£300?!? I thought the £225 I'll be paying tomorrow morning was a little strong!

SILICONEKID340HP

14,997 posts

230 months

Wednesday 19th September 2012
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rusgb said:
Hi all,
I needed a new back screen as the stitching had gone. This was going to cost £300, so decided to get the whole roof done (£550) in dark green to match the colour of the car better. I also got half of the car resprayed / re-touched at the same time (£ lots). I am really pleased with the results. PM me if you want to find our who did it, not sure if we are allowed to post that info, they did a great job though IMO. The screen is taller but narrower, therefore when the roof is down it lowers without folding the corners of the plastic screen, it just loops (doesn't fold). I hope this means it will all last a lot longer. Anyway, hope this is interesting!
Rus



Looks nice mate but it looks better if the rear screen is slightly angled ..follows the shape of the roof .

Bassfiend

5,530 posts

249 months

Wednesday 19th September 2012
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Oddly I think I actually prefer the rectangular window over the angled one ... just personal preference I'm sure tho!

Phil

Mark.

11,104 posts

275 months

Wednesday 19th September 2012
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Not sure which one is which. but I prefer the green one.

Just noticed mine has split at the stitching so going to need it doing at some point although in no rush as it rarely goes out with the roof up.
I'm thinking this time of something I investigated last time I had it done and that is a zip out version.

Bassfiend

5,530 posts

249 months

Wednesday 19th September 2012
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Mark. said:
Not sure which one is which. but I prefer the green one.

Just noticed mine has split at the stitching so going to need it doing at some point although in no rush as it rarely goes out with the roof up.
I'm thinking this time of something I investigated last time I had it done and that is a zip out version.
The green one is the rectangular window that I think I prefer too...

...and I asked one company about adding a zip out window to their TVR roof and they gave me a very silly cost for it - like double the price!

Phil

Mark.

11,104 posts

275 months

Wednesday 19th September 2012
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Bassfiend said:
...and I asked one company about adding a zip out window to their TVR roof and they gave me a very silly cost for it - like double the price!

Phil
Not sure if my current insurers do but when I had it done last they covered the cost, all I needed to pay was the extra for the zip bit (must have a fixed price for the job I suppose). The extra was £150, decided against it at the point because there was probably something shiny i wanted.

Bassfiend

5,530 posts

249 months

Wednesday 19th September 2012
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I was feeling like I was making real progress working through my list of things to "fix" ...

... then I remembered that the last of the items on that list were:

17) Blow-over respray.

18) Recover damaged door trims and fold down roof trim strip.

19) New rear fold down roof section.

20) Recover centre roof section.

21) Renew / reupholser seats.

22) Renew carpets.

I'm kinda scared by what that littl elot will cost me! biggrin

Phil

Major Fallout

5,278 posts

230 months

Wednesday 19th September 2012
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Bassfiend said:
I was feeling like I was making real progress working through my list of things to "fix" ...

... then I remembered that the last of the items on that list were:

17) Blow-over respray.

18) Recover damaged door trims and fold down roof trim strip.

19) New rear fold down roof section.

20) Recover centre roof section.

21) Renew / reupholser seats.

22) Renew carpets.

I'm kinda scared by what that littl elot will cost me! biggrin

Phil
I'm just in the process of doing all that now, only had the car a week!

Cheaper for me as I'm doing the work.

Bassfiend

5,530 posts

249 months

Wednesday 19th September 2012
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Major Fallout said:
I'm just in the process of doing all that now, only had the car a week!

Cheaper for me as I'm doing the work.
  • sigh*
Unfortunately I work with decent HiFi so nothing that's gonna help me there - unless you fancy a project and some of our kit! hehe

Phil

TV8

3,118 posts

174 months

Wednesday 19th September 2012
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[quote=SILICONEKID340HP]

Looks nice mate but it looks better if the rear screen is slightly angled ..follows the shape of the roof [quote]

The angle looks fine but prefer the wider screen of the other one. That looks like a small window.

SILICONEKID340HP

14,997 posts

230 months

Wednesday 19th September 2012
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TV8 said:
SILICONEKID340HP said:
Looks nice mate but it looks better if the rear screen is slightly angled ..follows the shape of the roof [quote]

The angle looks fine but prefer the wider screen of the other one. That looks like a small window.
Totally agree it does look small but a larger window with the angle would look even better !

TV8

3,118 posts

174 months

Wednesday 19th September 2012
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SILICONEKID340HP said:
Totally agree it does look small but a larger window with the angle would look even better !
that would work for me!

cjj799

363 posts

178 months

Wednesday 19th September 2012
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With the standard rear screen, when joining a main road from a slip road I tend to look over my right shoulder and can see behind clearly. I presume that would not be possible with the smaller rear screen. A bit like driving a van.

GTRene

16,372 posts

223 months

Wednesday 19th September 2012
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I like the green one also better, its a bit wider too, more "open" a good compromise.

Andy_J_G

323 posts

208 months

Wednesday 19th September 2012
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Green one, thats what I shall be getting when I get mine done soon, who did yours?

rusgb

Original Poster:

206 posts

166 months

Thursday 20th September 2012
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Thanks for the comments! I agree, the angled look is good, but the main aim was to try and avoid damaging the rear screen in the future. With the straighter lines to the screen a neat central fold is really easy - it kind of knows where it is going. With the older design the screen tended to twist in the corners. Also, with the screen just wider than the supporting bars the straight line matches the lines of the supporting bars, I thought it looked quite neat.

The material is also thinner yet appears tougher (although only time will tell). It folds well. I shall try and make it along to a meet soon so we can get some second opinions, or maybe get a better pic of how it folds.

Although I drive almost 90% of the time with the roof off, it is good to have a secure (looking) roof for when I leave it parked, rather than a big hole in the back screen!

swanny71

2,849 posts

208 months

Thursday 20th September 2012
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Green one looks very neat - where'd you get it done?

rusgb

Original Poster:

206 posts

166 months

Thursday 20th September 2012
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I'm not sure if I'm supposed to say, this is not an advert but an endorsement of a good trim job. Put is this way, I am sure there are lots of excellent TVR trimmers out there, and for convenience I went to Milton Keynes and used a trimmer called Dave (google him).
Rus