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General => General discussion => Topic started by: emerald on 24 September 2005, 20:07
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please could someone tel me where i might find a hood cover for my cab?
ive been told evilbay but i dont go on there cos i get stroppy when i dont win :laugh:
thanks
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i know a guy who owns southcoast soft tops, who do replacemnet hoods. i'll ask him for a price.....
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thanks hun, your a star :smiley:
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are you after the hood cover that goes over the hood when its down or new outer hood skin?
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oh i get it a i'm a star when you want something!! :rolleyes:
ha ha i'll give him a bell tomorrow see what he says price wise. haven't got a clue what they go for though, couldn't even give you a ball park figure
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are you after the hood cover that goes over the hood when its down or new outer hood skin?
ooo good point, i just assumed you meant the actual hood!
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sorry, i mean the hood cover for when its down
joe... :tongue: :laugh:
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you can't buy them anymore from new... trust me I've tried... I've managed to get them from ebay though from £50-90 - there is one on ebay at the moment - (see below link) if you want to win it - bid last 5 minutes don't pay anymore than £90 as they are just not worth anymore...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-GOLF-MK1-CONVERTIBLE-SOFT-TOP-ROOF-COVER_W0QQitemZ8001556047QQcategoryZ43117QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I'll have a chat with a few mates of mine on monday who strip VW's and see if they have one spare kicking around they want to sell to me.. (I'll get it cheaper then and I'll pass it onto you for whatever I get it for - properly be £50.00 if I know them)
What model VW golf cab do you have?
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what are they made of? vinyl? if so i'd be able to make one if i had a pattern. vinyl costs feck all.
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i didnt realise you cant buy them anymore..that would be why i couldnt find any  :rolleyes:
i have a MK1
thankyou
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what are they made of? vinyl? if so i'd be able to make one if i had a pattern. vinyl costs feck all.
Joe - if emerald wants a vinyl one - you can use my hood cover for the pattern mate. (side business I think.. :smiley: :smiley:)
No prob - see what the boys say on monday.
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i'd keep an eye on that ebay one if i were you but if anyone has an old one they'd like me to use as a pattern i'm sure i could knock a few out!
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ha ha duh, yeah si that would be coolio
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thanks guys
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I've got a spare cream one kicking about that I wont be using. It needs a bit of a clean up though. :smiley:
They did do them in slightly different styles though as the older ones had less press studs than the newer ones. :smiley: gtijoe could probably make one up a lot cheaper than this but I got one made up for £190. :undecided:
If you need to do a search on ebay or wherever then search for tonneau cover, apologies if you already know this.  :grin:
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what do the newer ones have instead of press studs? if no-one wants the cream one i might have it to use as a pattern.......
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what do the newer ones have instead of press studs? if no-one wants the cream one i might have it to use as a pattern.......
No our kid, they both had press studs, but the newer ones had an extra bit of material and press studs that go onto the black side bits on either side of back seats, too hard to explain, I'd need to show you mine (oo err ! ) :smiley:
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I've got a spare cream one kicking about that I wont be using. It needs a bit of a clean up though. :smiley:
They did do them in slightly different styles though as the older ones had less press studs than the newer ones. :smiley: gtijoe could probably make one up a lot cheaper than this but I got one made up for £190. :undecided:
If you need to do a search on ebay or wherever then search for tonneau cover, apologies if you already know this.  :grin:
i didnt know thats what they are called...thanks :)
joe, how much you thinking of making them for?
gibby, is your cream cover a new or older one?
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gibby, is your cream cover a new or older one?
It's an older one. :smiley:
They also have some plastic caps in them that are used to protect the hood against the metal rods of the roof when its down but I've only got one of them and they are discontinued because I tried to get one.
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joe, how much you thinking of making them for?
for you? i'm sure we could come to some arrangement.....now about those shiney trousers! :P
but seriously though i cant see them working out too expensive. they look fairly simple and i can get vinyl cheap enough so its just a matter of me and my sewing machine!
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you want to make a cover out of my trousers? :laugh:
sounds funny...you and a sewing machine, you look like you should be in a boy band, not stitching things like a woman :tongue:
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ha ha hey i'm in touch with my feminine side!! its an endearing quality!! ;)
me in a boy band?! are you sure you know what i look like?!.........
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Calm down joe, calm down :laugh: :laugh:
Emerald, if you want I could always send you my cream one without any cash changing hands so you can see what it's like, and if you want to keep it then cool and if not then just send it back and the most we'll both be out of pocket is the cost of postage. Let me know. :smiley:
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Calm down joe, calm down :laugh: :laugh:
Emerald, if you want I could always send you my cream one without any cash changing hands so you can see what it's like, and if you want to keep it then cool and if not then just send it back and the most we'll both be out of pocket is the cost of postage. Let me know. :smiley:
Sounds like a plan guys - but also remember cream hoods can be dyed to black as well... I did that to one of mine once.. and it come out really well - took a few days to dye it though...
Whats with the trousers comments? I must of missed something at sometime..?!
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gibby, that sounds like an excellent plan, how much would you want for it?
madone, what did you use to dye yours?
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I used a leather dye from a friend who was a gun dealer - (he did western weekends :laugh: - so created leather items and dyed them..) I'll give him a bell later today and ask him for the details...
FYI: names Simon. :smiley:
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ahh, simon is so much easier than your username, ill remember that..cheers for all your help
im nicola btw :smiley:
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No problem. :smiley:
Right back to work on the cab... speak to all later.. :smiley:
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gibby, that sounds like an excellent plan, how much would you want for it?
I dont know, what about £40+ postage ? If you dont want it or think its not worth it then you can just post it back to me no problem. :smiley:
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gibby, that sounds like an excellent plan, how much would you want for it?
I dont know, what about £40+ postage ? If you dont want it or think its not worth it then you can just post it back to me no problem. :smiley:
thats cool, thanks :)
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I'll send you a pm. :smiley:
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gibby, that sounds like an excellent plan, how much would you want for it?
I dont know, what about £40+ postage ? If you dont want it or think its not worth it then you can just post it back to me no problem. :smiley:
Thats a bargain...
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i'd still be up for getting a pattern for these, you never know when someone else will want one eh?
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i think its a good idea, if they come out cool id have one of you :)
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i'd still be up for getting a pattern for these, you never know when someone else will want one eh?
You'd get £100 for one of these brand new all day long our kid. :wink: You could advertise these on e-bay and make a few bob. :grin:
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i agree with Gib,Joe...advertise on the mk1 forums as well...cos there always seems to b someone lookin for one.. :smiley:
Dinx :kiss:
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nice one guys, so..... who's got a crap one i can make a pattern out of?!