Do I have the correct soft top? (111R '06)
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Hi everyone.
I picked up a brand new 111R at the weekend. The dealer swapped the roof, seats and door panels over from another car for me as they were red and I wanted black.
As it rained heavily today, I put the roof on and noticed that the roof doesn't fit right. It has a large piece of velcro meterial at the front of the hood, covering the tension bolt in the middle of the roof and this is what is causing the roof to fit badly.
On my previous 111R (a '54 plate) I can't ever remember seeing this velcro and I was sure the tension adjustment was at the side, not in the middle.
Could anyone with an '06 111R advise if I have indeed been given the wrong roof?
I've already noticed that the seats are the wrong ones (not the new style with the Pro label) and these are going to be swapped so I should be able to get the roof swapped at the same time. I reckon they've swapped the seats, roof and door panels with an old car rather than a new one!
Cheers,
Balders.
I picked up a brand new 111R at the weekend. The dealer swapped the roof, seats and door panels over from another car for me as they were red and I wanted black.
As it rained heavily today, I put the roof on and noticed that the roof doesn't fit right. It has a large piece of velcro meterial at the front of the hood, covering the tension bolt in the middle of the roof and this is what is causing the roof to fit badly.
On my previous 111R (a '54 plate) I can't ever remember seeing this velcro and I was sure the tension adjustment was at the side, not in the middle.
Could anyone with an '06 111R advise if I have indeed been given the wrong roof?
I've already noticed that the seats are the wrong ones (not the new style with the Pro label) and these are going to be swapped so I should be able to get the roof swapped at the same time. I reckon they've swapped the seats, roof and door panels with an old car rather than a new one!
Cheers,
Balders.
Yeah something doesn't sound right Balders - I've got an '06 SportsRacer model and roof is simple. I've got leather Pro-Bax seats, although I see they're cloth as standard kit in a new model, but still Pro-Bax (leather with touring pack option)
Would seem to me that Dealer just couldn't be arsed to get it right for you so just enough would be good enough in their eyes as you were being awkward!
Do you have the led rear lights too? If it's definitely an MY06 model you have an not an unregistered MY05 then I think you have fair ground to jump up and down demanding that its put up to spec!
Oh, and welcome to Piston Heads by the way!
Would seem to me that Dealer just couldn't be arsed to get it right for you so just enough would be good enough in their eyes as you were being awkward!
Do you have the led rear lights too? If it's definitely an MY06 model you have an not an unregistered MY05 then I think you have fair ground to jump up and down demanding that its put up to spec!
Oh, and welcome to Piston Heads by the way!
Edited by Janitor on Wednesday 21st June 19:15
Cheers Janitor.
Its def. a 06 model with the LED lights. The dealer has agreed to swap the seats out at the 1000 mile service.
The thing that concerns me is that the roof is wrong - it just doesn't look right with a few inches of the roof, at the middle, sticking up by the windscreen frame. Does your soft top have a tension adjustment in the middle, wrapped in velcro or are the adjusters at the ends, near the rail ends???
Its def. a 06 model with the LED lights. The dealer has agreed to swap the seats out at the 1000 mile service.
The thing that concerns me is that the roof is wrong - it just doesn't look right with a few inches of the roof, at the middle, sticking up by the windscreen frame. Does your soft top have a tension adjustment in the middle, wrapped in velcro or are the adjusters at the ends, near the rail ends???
Really don’t know mate! I haven't needed to look at all - just got it out when I first needed it, snapped the side rails in place and all is cool.
I'll go have a closer look for you... gis a sec or two...
Ok... here's a shot of the roof as is:
Underside:
Velcro cover open showing adjuster:
And back in place easily:
Can see the Velcro cover area in pic 4, though to be honest, I've never noticed it before - but then again I suppose I've never had need to
Sorry I can shed any more light, but it's not been a problem for me
Hope this helps
I'll go have a closer look for you... gis a sec or two...
Ok... here's a shot of the roof as is:
Underside:
Velcro cover open showing adjuster:
And back in place easily:
Can see the Velcro cover area in pic 4, though to be honest, I've never noticed it before - but then again I suppose I've never had need to
Sorry I can shed any more light, but it's not been a problem for me
Hope this helps
Edited by Janitor on Wednesday 21st June 20:40
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