Fitting Webasto
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happy days
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Got the Webasto fitted and looks good
The original roof stayed on so no need to mess around with the Huntsman, whick I think was better. The inside apparently was a bit of a pain as the headlining although looked good as it was taken down the stitching was not brilliant, but Peter managed to do a decent enough job i think
So now we have the money shot, the Webasto open, I have tried it open whie driving home for a bit, bloody cold though, surprisingly not that much noise , was expecting alot worse so thats a bonus, Now BRING ON THE SUMMER
The original roof stayed on so no need to mess around with the Huntsman, whick I think was better. The inside apparently was a bit of a pain as the headlining although looked good as it was taken down the stitching was not brilliant, but Peter managed to do a decent enough job i think
So now we have the money shot, the Webasto open, I have tried it open whie driving home for a bit, bloody cold though, surprisingly not that much noise , was expecting alot worse so thats a bonus, Now BRING ON THE SUMMER
happy days
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AHH, nearly forgot, Did ask if Peter knew of anymore Huntsman around, He has enough to cover 1 P6 roof, he is still asking around all his contacts for any more and will let me know if he sources any.
bri p6b v8
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Mick,that does look very nice,
happy days
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Thanks peeps, Stina im ahead of you, as i play golf i have a really big umbrella and it doesn't turn inside out, might be tempted
Pilkie
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Had a chat to Peter Harvey about mine this eve,have agreed a price,and am taking folding section off this weekend to send to him,and hopefully it will be back by next weekend!
Will have to fit some form of temp roof if poss,as its my daily driver,although I may just use the TR6 for the week whatever the weather is like,as it needs a bit of fresh air and use anyway!
There will be a slight colour difference as the roof panel has faded,but at least it will look better than a ripped folding roof!!
And,as and when I finally track some more material down I will recover the roof and 1/4's.
The great thing is that my roof was fitted to the 1973 car I got it from,by Roof installations in London in 1973 this was the company Peter was working for,fitting the webasto sunroofs to P6's, so its very likely he actually fitted it when new in 73!
He is just coming up to celebrating 45yrs of fitting webasto sunroofs,so a very experienced chap indeed.
If I remember I will take a few pics of the stripdown and reassembly process.
CANT WAIT!!!
Will have to fit some form of temp roof if poss,as its my daily driver,although I may just use the TR6 for the week whatever the weather is like,as it needs a bit of fresh air and use anyway!
There will be a slight colour difference as the roof panel has faded,but at least it will look better than a ripped folding roof!!
And,as and when I finally track some more material down I will recover the roof and 1/4's.
The great thing is that my roof was fitted to the 1973 car I got it from,by Roof installations in London in 1973 this was the company Peter was working for,fitting the webasto sunroofs to P6's, so its very likely he actually fitted it when new in 73!
He is just coming up to celebrating 45yrs of fitting webasto sunroofs,so a very experienced chap indeed.
If I remember I will take a few pics of the stripdown and reassembly process.
CANT WAIT!!!
happy days
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Fingers crossed mine lasts as long
Pilkie
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Thanks anyway John!!
I dont actually need any as mine are pretty good anyway,just slightly faded,and ive a spare black set I can recover and fit when the time comes.
Also these are not quite proper huntsman as the ad from Nick states!!
A good few doses of armoural restorer may well do the trick making the color match better.
Also these are not quite proper huntsman as the ad from Nick states!!
Dave
I dont actually need any as mine are pretty good anyway,just slightly faded,and ive a spare black set I can recover and fit when the time comes.
Also these are not quite proper huntsman as the ad from Nick states!!
A good few doses of armoural restorer may well do the trick making the color match better.
Also these are not quite proper huntsman as the ad from Nick states!!
Dave
happy days
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Good news Dave, funny how things work out with Peter possibly fitting your sunroof in 1973
Pilkie
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Well that didnt take too long!
An hour saw a few dozen screws,some popper fixings,and with very gentle "clean" hands had the roof panel out and the top seperated from the headlining ready to send off.
Now to find something to wrap it in!
Wood and operating levers all looking good,but an ideal chance to treat and lube things while I can,also will replace all the fixing screws with s/steel ones.
Luckily I had a suitable bit of 5mm white foamalux to screw on as a temp roof for the week.
An hour saw a few dozen screws,some popper fixings,and with very gentle "clean" hands had the roof panel out and the top seperated from the headlining ready to send off.
Now to find something to wrap it in!
Wood and operating levers all looking good,but an ideal chance to treat and lube things while I can,also will replace all the fixing screws with s/steel ones.
Luckily I had a suitable bit of 5mm white foamalux to screw on as a temp roof for the week.
