http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-E30-hood-hood ... 500wt_1154
I phoned them and they're a 'cash only' operation which worries me a little.
I was about to order a new hood from here:
http://www.car-hood.co.uk/content.php?n ... 22&pID=110
But I don't really want the faff of fitting it myself - despite some positive comments from zoners I'm still a little nervy about doing it.
Hood replacement - anyone know anything about these guys?
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Going rate for a hood fitted seems to be £500-£750,so that is the bottom end of the market.
Would not worry too much about the 'cash only' bit,it will take the guy half a day to fit the thing and he will have laid out £200-£300 for the hood.
I would expect that almost all hoods that need replacing will be similar in operation to mine,so would also benifit from a pair of new tensioner straps as well and there is no mention of these in the advert.
I would want to see a car 'in the flesh' that the guy has fitted a hood to,before parting with my hard-earned.....
Would not worry too much about the 'cash only' bit,it will take the guy half a day to fit the thing and he will have laid out £200-£300 for the hood.
I would expect that almost all hoods that need replacing will be similar in operation to mine,so would also benifit from a pair of new tensioner straps as well and there is no mention of these in the advert.
I would want to see a car 'in the flesh' that the guy has fitted a hood to,before parting with my hard-earned.....
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There are two tensioner straps,they link the hood frame together and are there to guide the fabric into the correct folds.
On my hood,for example,the o/s one works perfectly but the n/s one needs a little help at the first fold from the header rail to get the thing tucked in correctly so that the horseshoe will close.Snag is,you can only fit them to a bare hood frame,then the fabric goes over them.
Not priced them myself,but I understand that they are about £80.But if I was spending £500-£750 on a new hood fabric,I would not hesitate to replace both tensioners as well.
My problem is that my hood is cosmeticly tatty,with a semi-cloudy window and a couple of minor grazes on the rear quarters,but is watertight so I am reluctant to change it just simply to improve the appearance of the car!
On my hood,for example,the o/s one works perfectly but the n/s one needs a little help at the first fold from the header rail to get the thing tucked in correctly so that the horseshoe will close.Snag is,you can only fit them to a bare hood frame,then the fabric goes over them.
Not priced them myself,but I understand that they are about £80.But if I was spending £500-£750 on a new hood fabric,I would not hesitate to replace both tensioners as well.
My problem is that my hood is cosmeticly tatty,with a semi-cloudy window and a couple of minor grazes on the rear quarters,but is watertight so I am reluctant to change it just simply to improve the appearance of the car!
Youth is wasted on the young.