Oh bugger it!!!

[mrzigazaga]

Hi Peeps…Well some more bits arrived like the K&N and a Lucas coil which i fitted, I bought some Renevo black as i wanted to see what the wedge would look like with a black hood instead of a blue one…



Looks better….But then noticed that a rip has appeared in the rear window...

I was going to get the hood replaced but not yet!…I have ordered some plastic window repair tape but for now its gaffa….

[phillpot]

Still looks blue in them photo's


try this stuff for a slightly more professional temporary window repair.

[mrzigazaga]

Cheers for the link mate…I have ordered some of that as the other stuff look a bit inferior..This was the colour of the roof..Admittedly its only had one coat so might still have a tinge of blue…Thanks…Ziga

[matt-man]

Urgh...that's annoying zig...

I had a 205 CTI when I was at college (rock and roll!!) and this happened to me mid winter...the plastic goes really brittle.

If you put polish on it it helps soften it up. Do you use a towel when you fold the rear as that helps keep the curve and helps avoid this...

[TVRIK]

Ey up Zig, how do you think that product would do on a Dk brown roof,
I'm pretty sure I'm gonna keep it brown, but just wondered?

Rik

[JMF894]

Look on the bright side Zig..................you can always use the 350 as a post box now...................

I'll get me coat

Jimbo

[NaCl]

What's the bloody roof doing up anyway Zig?

[ElvisWedgely]

Your soft top looks quite good in the photos. Why not just have a rear window put in. I had a new rear window put in by a guy up Stevenage way on a TVR 290S, who has a fully kitted workshop in his garage. He did a superb job and if I remember correctly it cost around 180 to remove hood, change window and refit.

Tony. TCB.

[mrzigazaga]

matt-man said:

Do you use a towel when you fold the rear as that helps keep the curve and helps avoid this...

Hi Mate…Unfortunately i never and i think its not helped…A lesson learnt…Ziga

TVRIK said:

Ey up Zig, how do you think that product would do on a Dk brown roof,
I'm pretty sure I'm gonna keep it brown, but just wondered?

Rik

Hi Mate…Its a good product and its not cheap and it needs to be applied every now and then but once on its a beach to remove…Ziga

[HOTTY]

hi mark

my roof has the same split, same place (taking the hood down in the winter)

My hood is too old to bother with replacing the plastic so i keep patched up with a roll of clear tape from B and Q (great stuff and cheap)

Really though once it's split the plastic is knackered regardless of what you used to patch up.

I never have my roof up, so it's not noticed and folks think i am hard but it's cos i am tight

You can buy a new roof and do it yourself, something for me next year when i lay up the 400

[mrzigazaga]

JMF894 said:

Look on the bright side Zig..................you can always use the 350 as a post box now...................

I'll get me coat

Jimbo

I already did that with Delilah when the bonnet cable snapped… ..The irony..She was RED!

NaCl said:

What's the bloody roof doing up anyway Zig?

Errr…Dunno mate, I went indoors came out and some bastid had put it up...

ElvisWedgely said:

Your soft top looks quite good in the photos. Why not just have a rear window put in. I had a new rear window put in by a guy up Stevenage way on a TVR 290S, who has a fully kitted workshop in his garage. He did a superb job and if I remember correctly it cost around 180 to remove hood, change window and refit.

Tony. TCB.

Hi Tony…I did think about just getting a new window put in but the stitching along the bottom of the hood has rotted and there is some damage on the targa panel so a new roof would be in order…Might have to take a trip over to romford….Cheers…Ziga

[TVRJAS]

HOTTY said:

hi mark

my roof has the same split, same place (taking the hood down in the winter)

My hood is too old to bother with replacing the plastic so i keep patched up with a roll of clear tape from B and Q (great stuff and cheap)

Really though once it's split the plastic is knackered regardless of what you used to patch up.

I never have my roof up, so it's not noticed and folks think i am hard but it's cos i am tight

You can buy a new roof and do it yourself, something for me next year when i lay up the 400

Noticed your in the Midlands I just had a replacement window for my Chimaera.

Nice job done by "Shaw Windridge the hood guys" located in kings heath south Birmingham. Recommended. nice setup, family run business.

Not sure if I should put the price on here but it's not frightening... PM if your interested.

[mrzigazaga]

HOTTY said:

folks think i am hard but it's cos i am tight

…..Classic!

[jmorgan]

Been using some ointment or another on mine to keep it supple. The rear window you dirty minded so and so's...... wonder if it will work elsewhere.....

Not really sure it works but the car lives in the garage so no real issues with UV when not in use, I would assume it is good for UV anyway?

[mrzigazaga]

I think it was down to the fact that i never used a rolled up towel, When i purchased the car and put the hood down for the first time it left a milky 3" line in the plastic all the way across…Im just surprised that it has cracked like that as there were no fractures or splits visible..Plus it wasn't that cold yesterday, Maybe the plastic was brittle anyway…Just a bit of a pi55er as it didn't leak prior to that…Ziga

[V8 Fettler]

Hood?

[mrzigazaga]

V8 Fettler said:

Hood?

Yes…Hood…Hoodie….Rear section…Mullet….Bit at the back….Roof….

[V8 Fettler]

My mullet has been concealed for some time, I think that a pair of wire cutters have somehow found their way into the folds.

The towel thing sounds interesting, how does it work?

[mrzigazaga]

Hi Mate..The rolled up towel supports the rear window when the roof is down..Like this..

[bluezeeland]

So, you cracked it, then ?

(haven't said so before, but the car looks very good !)