a couple of hood questions

a couple of hood questions

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Astacus

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Tuesday 17th September
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Hello all,

My car has a rather tired hood. It's OK for the moment, but the rear window is no longer transparent. So the questions are:

Has anyone had the rear window replaced? is it worth it and who can do it; and
Assuming I am going to have to replace it soon, any recommendations for the complete hood? prices seems to vary hugely. I am assuming that has to do with how complete the item is (extrusions etc)

Astacus

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241 months

Thursday 19th September
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Bump for hood questions

Astacus

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Monday 23rd September
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Thanks Rob. I am bumping this again as, having had to drive the car to work this morning in the rain I have decided to get the roof done ASAP.
The Mazda hood company ( now all hoods) is relatively near me in Romford. Does anyone have experience of using them. My plan is to go down the supply and fit route as I just don’t have the patience to do this myself to a high standard.

Does anyone know of anywhere else local to Bishops Stortford that they would recommend?

Thanks

Astacus

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Thursday 3rd October
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Good idea, sadly the rear screen has now cracked along a fair length so I have booked the S3 in for a new hood on Saturday

Astacus

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Saturday 5th October
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Well a beautiful sunny morning and lovely country roads for a blast down from Epping to Romford to drop the car off with Brian at All Hoods. Two other TVRs in there for work and all sorts of other interesting stuff. Hopefully getting the car back next week end and being able to see out the rear window will be a novelty!

I hadn’t planned getting the hood done yet but it splitting on me a few days ago really meant I couldn’t put it off any longer.