Can someone help with my roof

I've got a mk1 golf clipper but it needs a new roof. I've found one on eBay but need to no if a manuel hood will fit and electric frame. If anyone knows let me no as it would be a big help thankyou people

yes you can fit a manual hood to your car, this will of course mean it wont be electric. the actual fabric is the same regardless so if you wanted to swap it over then no problem. just be aware if its a used one fitting the hood to the rear screen frame is a real chore if the hole is already cut. if you can get the skin off with frame still on then leave it.

i did this on mine but unfortunately the window frame was rotten so i had no choice but to take it off. fit the roof as per the guide, its just a case of more faffing to get the screen stapled in nicely as you need to pull it tight but you dont have much fabric to grip!

Thank you for ur help I was going to swap the fabric on to my electric roof but the one I'm going to buy has already got the window in it. Is this going to be a problem

as i say if the rear window frame can be left on the hood fabric then its no big deal. if it has rotted out and needs swapping its going to be more tricky but its still doable.

this is what mine ended up like after i put a 2nd hand hood on and had to swap the rotted out screen:

Hi,

Does your electric roof frame not work any more?

You could look into why that doesn't work maybe an easy fix.

As Johnny states you can swap the frames over however there are a couple of things you will need.

On manual hoods once the hood is open and folded down, to stop it from moving the frame has a locking mechanism.

So you have 2 tabs that come through the Plastic trim either side of the rear seat upright, you press those down to release the frame.

The hydraulic rams do this on Leccy hoods for you.

So you will have blanking plates covering the opening.

I would only swap frames if the one on my car is bent or damaged.

Because it's just as cheap to put a new vynil top on for around £115.00.

Plus you don't know hold old or well kept the top on the 2nd hand frame is.

It's like buying second hand shoes, only worn a few times.

You could end up putting a new top on eventually anyway, so your making work for yourself and spending more by potentially doing the same job twice.

Another thing to consider is the headliner, the bit you see from inside the car, The one on your frame may in better condition, but the one on the 2nd hand one in poor shape, ripped or dirty beyond cleaning.

The same applies to the interliner and top pad too.

So if you were considering swapping those over, you have to strip the frame from top down completely to get to the fixings.

Just a few things to consider.