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Jan 1st, 2020, 15:54 | #1 |
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Vinyl roof on an estate
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Has anybody out there had experience of fitting a vinyl roof? or any recommendations for a firm that does them in East Anglia? Our old 265 had one from early on in its life and it kinda suits it.After some body work and paint is completed Id like to have a new vinyl roof fitted. I know they are not fashionable now but retro 70s funkiness still matters to some of us. Thanks, Jim |
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Retro is just thrown around buy younger people who don't know what's original and what's not. So many of them say its 70's when they don't have a clue what was available when. Someone said to me once that the original mini was such a 70's design, I could not help myself I had to "correct" their mistake. Sorry for the impromptu rant but I do like 70's funkiness probably more than the next bloke The Volvo dealership where I was a kid had 245 and 265 models for sale new with a vinyl roof (black, a fawn like colour similar to the leather seats in a 164 or dark brown) fitted by their body shop, they looked great to me back then at 10 years old and they still look good now, loved the look of my dads 245DL in orange with dark brown vinyl, pretty sure that's why I like em today. |
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Jan 1st, 2020, 19:23 | #3 |
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These people used to do them :
https://littleportboathaven.co.uk/contact%20us.htm Not sure if they still do but worth a try.
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Did you ever find anyone to fit a black vinyl roof? I'm thinking of having the same done to the Royal Barge, it has never had a vinyl roof, but I think it would suit a 1980 car. Alan
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A bit of a fiddle to do but possible if you have helpers and somewhere under cover to do it in. Be patient. Funky 70s factor guaranteed |
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Alan PS. Could this be the vinyl you used? The Ford black looks best - and would only cost about £40. Does you motor car have a sunroof? https://www.martrim.co.uk/car-trimmi...yl-topping.php
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Pretty sure it was them.Give them a ring.
No sunroof, and no pics as yet, but it looks right. Jim |
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The sun roof would worry me if I attempted this myself - I'll have to do a bit more research. Alan
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I've found a firm in Milton Keynes (about 40 miles away) that can do the work. The chap (reasonably) wants me to take the car over before agreeing a price for the work, so I think I'll postpone until the spring when the weather improves a bit.
Alan
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