vinyl or mohair roof?

Hello,

Any advantages between a mohair or vinyl roof for my cabby?
why the 50 quid difference?

Rob

how much u been quoted and does it include fitting?

Mohair has a look of quality - vinyl tends to fade quicker.
From what I have seen Mohair seems to stay blacker longer & not go as grey.

….as is shown in your picture!
Thanks very much for this. Mohair it is then…

Rob

Robster said

….as is shown in your picture!

Yep!
 :roll:

Not sure on this one either?

My clipper still has it's original vinyl roof and it doesn't seem to have lost any of it colour and i'ts 13 yrs old! Apart from the odd wear and tear mark it still looks pretty good?

On the other hand mohair does seem to be the popular choice for replacements?

Personaly I think the vinyl looks more authentic.

Woudn't mind hearing anyone elses thoughts on this one as I reckon my roof's only got about a year left before it need replacing.

Neil

My hoods 16 years old and in pretty good nick. Keeping it clean and working armourall into it seems to keep it supple. :?

Mohair ones are supposed to last longer. I've no experience with mohair so cant judge. A lot will depend on how a hood is looked after. A mohair one will certainly require more to keep it looking A1 as they tend to pick up bits more.

If your after originality and you cant be arsed to treat it to special shampoos then go vinal.

I do like mohair ones though and if the hood comes to need replacing on my sportline then I'll definately be consider it.

I have a vinyl hood on mine and it is well treated and has not faded!!!

If you have a mohair hood fitted…… just watch the local cat doen's get comfy on it!!! (My sisters hood is perminatly covered in white hair and it's a pain to get off!!!!!

At least with a vinyl one they are easier to look after!!! but i do agree the mohair ones look darker and smarter!!!

Jo

Old skool vinyl! thats the way forward. Vinyl will never die! :mrgreen:

easier to keep clean too.

Good to see such strong support for vinyl

Sorry to jump on this thread again

But my vinyl roof has a couple of little tears at the fold marks.

Any advice on how to reapair them?

Neil

When hoods start to break up like that you really should replace it. The more you put it off the worse the interior will get if the hood leaks at all.

Think of it like this… the quicker you replace it the more benefit you will have from the new roof while you own the car, and you will love your car more when its looking so much tidier.

Its not a really difficult job either….

http://www.vwgolfmk1.o…2605&highlight=hood+guide

On the cab in the guide, I kept putting replacement off until just before selling it and really wished I'd replaced it sooner. I also really needed to fit the hood before selling as no one would want to buy a car with a manky hood.

Cheers,

Ross