Hi.....and help!!

welcome girly

Im still figuring out how to get pictures up here….but in the mean time, iv mended the power hood!!!! it works fine now, even tho the hood aint in the best nick. Got a wicked quote from direct line as well…?600 fully comp with one yrs no claims, and im only 21!! cheaper than diesel. it just gets better and better!!!!!  

Nice one about the roof and the insurance   .There is a thread at the top of the new folks forum"how to upload pics" its quite easy really follow it step by step and job done.

Oh yea i see it now. I'll do it 2mora wen im not at work cos Halfords computers are rubbish. i'll make it nice and clean and take some foto's   8)

just reading your   thread we have a complete power hood kit in stosck if you need one

scouse said

just reading your   thread we have a complete power hood kit in stosck if you need one

Thanks for the offer, very kind, but i think iv fixed it…or for the time being anyway!! Anyone know how much a new mohair hood will set me back roughly? x

www.soft-tops.co.uk
www.carhoodwarehouse.com

About ?200 quid brand new for just the hood plus fitting.  If you're feeling adventurous, there is a pdf file somewhere on the site describing how to replace the hood (by Ross).  Met a guy at the Essex meet today who swears by it.

ok, iv been waaay too busy driving today to take photos, but i got hold of some off where it was advertised…if this doesnt work, i apologise in advance cos its my first go!!

it worked!!!! this is easy…heres another one    

Hi i had a new one fitted in dark blue and it was ?381 inc fitting, pretty good price i thought, that good they did my leather interior as well for ?500 i brought the material though.just a pic to give you an idea what sort of job they did.

Nice looking golf there, see told you the pics weren't hard to do, very tidy and worth every penny.

cheers! its says karmann on the badges on the side. whats that mean?

Hope this helps.
Karmann is best known today for its work on cabriolets. It provides roof-components for many of the cabriolets we see on our streets today, such as the Mercedes-Benz CLK, the Renault M?gane CC and the Volkswagen New Beetle Cabrio. Both the headquarters in Osnabr?ck and the additional facility in Rheine also construct complete vehicles, such as both of the Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet, the Audi A4 Cabrio, both of the Mercedes-Benz CLK and Chrysler Crossfire. A small number of vehicles is produced in Brazil S?o Bernardo

I didnt know any of this just been on google because mine has the karmann badges as well and i didnt have a clue either. ops:
The convertible version, named the Golf Cabriolet (or Typ 155), was sold from 1980 to 1993 (a convertible version of the Mark 2 Golf was not made, so the Mark 1 Cabrio with slight modification was produced until the introduction of the Mark 3 Cabrio). It had a reinforced body, transverse roll bar, and a high level of trim. The Mark 1 Cabriolet is of unibody construction built entirely at the factory of Karmann, from stamping to final assembly; Volkswagen supplied the engine, suspension, interior, etc. for Karmann to install. The vinyl or cloth tops were insulated and manually or automatic operated, with a heated glass rear window.

autocab said

I didnt know any of this just been on google because mine has the karmann badges as well and i didnt have a clue either. ops:

haha…and there i was getting all impressed with ur dub knowledge…..how wrong was i?? but thanks, it helped…a bit!!

Just added some to the last thread i sent it makes a bit more sense i think  

I know a bit but not that much  

Yup makes sense now, just been reading it again, so are you up for the stansted show on 14th April, look in regional meets and shows and have a read up on it. 8)

yea that bit u added makes more sense! well, they say u learn summat everyday! on a different note, im trying to find somewhere either in yorkshire or the midlands that supplies and fits mohair hoods….only ones i can find are down south….anyone?  

Google again i am afraid, put in car trimmers yorkshire or car trimmers midlands it brings loads up, the place i had mine done was a car and coach trimmers bit to far you though it was in kings lynn norfolk.
Have a good shop around though as the prices can vary a lot.
I am sure someone on here can advise you of a good one that they have used.

cheers! ur v helpful! on the subject of stansted, i doubt i'll be able to make it as i have my dissertation for uni in on the 16th….and i havent started it yet  ops: