Webasto Revisited

[Plus8]

There was a thread running a while ago regarding Webasto Roofs and after much searching I found a chap in the NW who refurbishes them. He retrimmed mine in mohair, complete with new headlining and matching sun visors. All for a reasonable price (under £1,000) and that included removing the old one from the car. It would have been considerably cheaper had I removed the old one myself as he mainly does them removed from the car, but as I am reasonably local, I left the car with him for a couple of weeks.
If any one is interested, please pm me and I will be happy to pass on details. As a matter of interest, John owns 3 TVR’s so that’s a recommendation on its own!

[Plus8]

[Skyedriver]

Don't require one at the moment but may one day. Can he source the whole unit and rebuild?

[Plus8]

Not sure about the handle and latch but certainly everything else. If he can’t source something he will improvise.

[Mikebentley]

That’s a lovely job he has done. I read somewhere the German company involved with or owning Webasto were stopping production. My New Defender arriving this week has been ordered with a full length canvas roof.

[healeyfan]

That looks more like a Britax weathershield sunroof rather than a Webasto/Golde one.

[droopsnoot]

healeyfan said:

That looks more like a Britax weathershield sunroof rather than a Webasto/Golde one.

Yes, I think "Webasto" has gone a bit "Hoover" in usage - I refer to the one in my Firenza as a Webasto but in reality it's more likely to be a Britax. I seem to recall reading somewhere that the Webasto has a wooden frame and the Britax a metal one, but I'm not sure if that's a good distinction.

OP, I've sent you a PM as I'm also in the north west and mine needs the interior trim replacing.

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Mikebentley said:

That’s a lovely job he has done. I read somewhere the German company involved with or owning Webasto were stopping production.

Have already stopped.
Webasto ceased production of all of their aftermarket sunroof types back in 2020.

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droopsnoot said:

healeyfan said:

That looks more like a Britax weathershield sunroof rather than a Webasto/Golde one.

Yes, I think "Webasto" has gone a bit "Hoover" in usage - I refer to the one in my Firenza as a Webasto but in reality it's more likely to be a Britax. I seem to recall reading somewhere that the Webasto has a wooden frame and the Britax a metal one, but I'm not sure if that's a good distinction.

OP, I've sent you a PM as I'm also in the north west and mine needs the interior trim replacing.

Sounds about right, the one I had in my old Sunbeam-Lotus was also a Britax metal one.