MORE 968 advice please

[huge]

recently posted a thread regarding my brothers mis-guide love for his J-reg 968 cab.
He's decided to ignore all the kind advice from you knowing gentlemen and now wants to replace the soft-top.
He got a quote from Porsche.....wait for it.....£6800!!!
He has found a guy in the States who does them for £300....sounds too little to me...
Just wondered if anyone has any contacts/advice/experience that he can use (and then probably ignore)!Thanks

[hoges11]

Had mine done at southbound motor trimmers in and they did a great job of supply and fit including the lining and a replacement hood motor on one side. In the end it worked out a little shy of 2 grand but that included 350 squid fo a new tonnau (is that how you spell it?)

www.southbound.plus.com/southbound/about.htm

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los angeles said:

Hoods Galore (.

Is that Pussy's husband ?

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couldn't help it,was too good an opporchancity...
seriously thanks for the info....not sure who it was he contacted in the States,but Ill pass on the info
Cheers

[softinthehead]

www.bas-international.com/

not tried them myself but they always crop up when hoods are mentioned on this site.

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los angeles said:

This is a great time to buy aftermarket stuff from the States. The pounds is rqual to about 1.7 dollars, so any sum quoted here you cam almost half, and add a bit for custom's tax. It will still be far cheaper than buying in the UK. (Fitting in the UK needs a tame trimmer.)

This is going to sound(definitely) like a silly question,but is there any difference between the hood for a rhd or a lhd.....Im thinking motors/electrics/wiring......or am I trying to complicate things ?

>> Edited by huge on Thursday 24th November 20:10

[softinthehead]

AFAIK theres no difference.

[huge]

Great info and help guys,thanks.Ill get onto my Bro and try and get some sort of feedback.....got his own ski'n'snowboard company and its the beginning of silly-season,so the result may take a while.

[lewistintin]

Theres a guy in manchester who did theinterior on my honda civic type R. He also did soft top recovers. www.ssctrimming.co.uk

very nice chap. and was happy to work around me. did a great job too