Mercedes 129 titivation

[W00DY]

r129sl said:

The new boot lamp just clipped into place and has been perfectly water tight.

More to the point, I have the new hood on the car. I went to KHM in Stuttgart (https://cabrio.de/en) for the hood itself and all the ancillary bits, received wisdom years ago being that they are the best. They are certainly one of the most expensive at about a grand for everything, new cables, new spoiler rubber, everything they offer (not a new headlining, though). The KHM top uses 1.5mm plastic glass for the side windows and 1.25mm for the central window, just like the original. Most others use 1mm glass. My car had had the windows replaced (during my tenure) with 1mm Ultralite BUV and it was unsatisfactory, flapping and banging at high speed and also setting the alarm off in high winds. I paid Angus Kish of www.kishtrim.co.uk a straight £500 to fit it. He reckoned he had a bit of bother with the pre-marked holes not all being in the right place. I am delighted with the job. It is much, much quieter although the noise is slightly deeper at speed. I do not know whether this is down to the new fabric (sans holes) or the thicker glass or both but it really is a transformation. And it really lifts the exterior appearance of the car with the hood up. It is beautiful whereas the old one was worn ragged (like its owner).

Edited by r129sl on Monday 16th May 19:55

Chocolatey delicious. Well worth the outlay.

[bolidemichael]

r129sl are you intending to protect it with a suitable nano-tech or suchlike?

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Stegel said:

Thanks CdG, of course I follow your thread - there hasn’t been an update for a while, I hope the Fiat is getting out and about. I’ll order some and give it a try.

ETA: £4 - B&Q of all places!

BM - if CdG’s polish brings about an improvement, I’ll pop some UV protectant on. I have some (I think) Sonax product on the shelf in the garage.

Edited by Stegel on Monday 16th May 21:52

I ought to try some of this UV protector. I'll have a search over here.

[bolidemichael]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Stegel said:

Thanks CdG, of course I follow your thread - there hasn’t been an update for a while, I hope the Fiat is getting out and about. I’ll order some and give it a try.

ETA: £4 - B&Q of all places!

BM - if CdG’s polish brings about an improvement, I’ll pop some UV protectant on. I have some (I think) Sonax product on the shelf in the garage.

Edited by Stegel on Monday 16th May 21:52

I ought to try some of this UV protector. I'll have a search over here.

Just go to a pharmacy and ask loudly for ky jelly.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

bolidemichael said:

Just go to a pharmacy and ask loudly for ky jelly.

With the quality of my French that's highly likely, deliberately or not.

[tobinen]

The new hood looks great.

[r129sl]

The hood man reckoned it came ready treated but I am not so sure. If I put anything on it, it will be the Fabsil stuff that we're familiar with. Unless somebody wants to point me in the direction of some super-hi-tech st.






Got to get rid of the bloody climbing frames.

[bolidemichael]

r129sl said:

The hood man reckoned it came ready treated but I am not so sure. If I put anything on it, it will be the Fabsil stuff that we're familiar with. Unless somebody wants to point me in the direction of some super-hi-tech st.

Ta-Daaaaaaa!

[dscam]

bolidemichael said:

r129sl said:

The hood man reckoned it came ready treated but I am not so sure. If I put anything on it, it will be the Fabsil stuff that we're familiar with. Unless somebody wants to point me in the direction of some super-hi-tech st.

Ta-Daaaaaaa!

Not sure how regularly you’re able to keep up with this thread but hope some more updates will be forthcoming as it’s always a pleasure to read.

The new hood looks utterly fantastic and I’m sure it has transformed the appearance of the car.

If you’re still looking for a protection product I can recommend this stuff - Gtechniq i1:

https://www.theultimatefinish.co.uk/gtechniq/gtech...