Failte from Dublin!! mk1 Sportline...

[daveydub]

Hi to all,
great site, impressed .....as my subject says I have a late Mk1 (1991) black Sportline convertible. Its in really good condition and was looked after, but there are a few cosmetic things needed doing. Two of them are a new hood and a new carpet front and back....so I was looking for a good place(s) to get these as don't know of any places in ireland that do them, so any advice would be mucho appreciated?

I will post pics as soon as I get my camera back from wherever I lost it!!   
Cheers,
DAVE

[gibby]

Welcome to the site matey, there's a few other sportline owners on here. Carpets are a bit harder to come by but I've just had a new mohair hood put on mine and I got it from these www.soft-tops.co.uk It says mohair ones are ?260 + VAT but tell them you were quoted ?199 + VAT which I was originally from a coach trimmer and he let me have it for that, worth a try. Apart from e-bay these are the cheapest hoods that I've seen. Any questions about the hood I got fitted etc just ask.  There's these too but these are a lot more expensive ---> http://www.autohoods.co.uk/list_volkswagen.htm

[daveydub]

Cool, cheers,
Are the carpets not made by a third party manufacturer, like the hoods? Thats a bummer as mine obviously got wet and really stink!
As regards the hood....how well did it fit? Because I was going to source it and get a guy to fit it for me, but just don't want the guy saying" mmm, well the hood you gave me took 8 months to fit as it wasn't great, so now you owe me the deeds to your house"! you know the usual!
Cheers,
DAVE

ps :Your van rocks!

[gibby]

I don't know anywhere that does mk1 carpets but ring these chaps Newton Commercial on 01728 832880 or visit www.newtoncomm.co.uk They don't do them just yet but there was a paragraph in the Golf+ mag in January's issue asking people to ring them if they wanted new ones and if enough people rang they were looking to do them if the demand was there, worth a try, they might be doing them now. 

I'm happy with the hood, it fits nicely, looks new and it can be fitted in a day or so by a good coachtrimmer. I also got the lining changed too and I'm not entirely happy about the lining, that is nowhere near as good as the original but it's on the inside and maybe after a while it will loosen up a bit and look ok. 

Thanks for the comment on the van.   

If you need to know anything else about the hood etc give us a shout. 

[mrwotto]

welcome to the forum matey

[daveydub]

Thanks a mill,
Just ordered it for ?199+vat.......so I owe you a pint!! Although postage is around ?40...so it still worked out cheaper than the list price inc delivery. My roof liing should polish up with some elbow grease, so I'll leave that for now, just have to visit the gym for a couple of weeks before attempting the big clean!
I know Newton alright as I have 2 mini's and got replacement carpet for my Mk1, was on the website but didn't see any VW section, I might ring them though.
Thanks for the help so far.....just proves how well forums actually work.
Cheers for the welcome

DAVE

[eyeletboy]

nice to see another mk1 cab on here.welcome

[daveydub]

Newton Starting Carpets only in May this year! Eeeexcellent.........

[gibby]

Thanks a mill,
Just ordered it for ?199+vat.......so I owe you a pint!! Although postage is around ?40...so it still worked out cheaper than the list price inc delivery.

Feck ! You don't mess about do you ! Hope it's ok for you, if it's a slight consolation I had to pay ?10 delivery anyway so it's only ?30 difference to Dublin, so not bad.

By the way, you ordered the mohair one yeah ?

[Golfgal]

Ciamar a tha sibh? 'S mise Sarah

welcome to the site!!