What Colour for new hood? HELP!

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What Colour Hood Should I Go For?

Poll ended at Fri Mar 03, 2006 10:01 am

Black Mohair
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39%
Blue Mohair
11
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:01 am

I'm going to be getting a new hood in the next month but i need to order it in.

My car is in my signature below. What colour hood should i go for, Black or Blue? :cry:
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:09 am

Defo blue mate. Pointless in having a blue car with balck roof if you have a choice. winkeye
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:18 am

has to be blue :cool:
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:32 am

Depends if it's a summer car or an all-year-round car.

If all year round, go for blue as it'll look smart.

If it's just a summer car then black makes more sense I think. Easier to sell if your car gets smashed up, plus nobody will see the hood as it'll be tucked away in the hood compartment anyway :cool:
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:42 am

Depends if the blue is a good match - if it is'nt, I would go for the black to contrast.
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:42 am

bit obvious isnt it, isnty it?? :mad:
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:50 am

Black would never contrast blue and would look crap. Besides regardless of how less the blue hood matches the colour of the car, it will look 100 times better than black :evil:
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:39 am

As Ben says the blue if it matches...get lots of samples ,,,all the companies should send them......Ive just had mine done and i checked all over
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 12:02 pm

One of those Burgundy ones would look wicked, contrast with the Blue really nicely.
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 12:10 pm

well if the opportunity for a blue hood is available then go for it.
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 12:32 pm

The blue is a dark blue.

The car currentley has a black hood on at the moment but I'm tempted by the blue hood... 8)

I guess it would make more sense to go with the blue even if the match is poor winkeye
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 12:34 pm

Like i said , regardless of th match the blue will always look better winkeye
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 1:21 pm

Widge wrote:One of those Burgundy ones would look wicked, contrast with the Blue really nicely.
8O :mad:

You have a blue car,and are offered either a BLUE or black hood...


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Wed Mar 01, 2006 1:35 pm

Im just relieved that most of you here are not interior designers cause i'd hate to see some of your creations :mad: :D
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 1:37 pm

Does anyone know if the bentley E30 manual talks you through how to change the hood? :?
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 1:38 pm

Blue baby!

You going to change the hood yourself...? Good luck dude. I'd change the tensioning belts while you're at it then... they can become slack as the years roll by.
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 1:43 pm

Dannyj, can you ask that girl in yer sig to pull down the purple bit just a lil bit more...

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Wed Mar 01, 2006 1:47 pm

JAMZ wrote:Dannyj, can you ask that girl in yer sig to pull down the purple bit just a lil bit more...

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It's charlotte chruch winkeye HMMMMM

And yeah going to give the hood change a go myself saves me just over Ԛ£450 if i can do it :D
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 1:52 pm

:? Ԛ£450? Dude you can get a quality one fitted for just Ԛ£500 winkeye
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 1:53 pm

I thought about doing my hood myself and everyone (including a guy that used to fit them ) told me not to...but if you do I have instructions and photos on how to do it...

Also (i found out later) that the hood from BAS Ԛ£380 (including a new metal bit) Fitting Ԛ£200 +vat

different manoufacturers have different shades ..

The same fitter would have charged me Ԛ£505 + vat.supply and fit the same hood.so buying it direct cost me Ԛ£50 extra :hammer:
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:09 pm

Charlotte Church??

She actually looks ok there... 8O winkeye
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:15 pm

bootyman wrote::? Ԛ£450? Dude you can get a quality one fitted for just Ԛ£500 winkeye
REALLY? 8O

I've had 2 or 3 quotes and they've always been around the Ԛ£790 supplied and fitted bracket :?
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:20 pm

Where abouts are you mate. There's a place called Car Hood Ware house near me in Chessington and they supplied and fitted the Rieger one a couple of years ago for Ԛ£500 and it still looks new now winkeye
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:21 pm

I'm in southampton Hampshire
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:24 pm

Not far. Just up the A3 mate. They do a mobile fitting service for the same price too. I think DaveD just had one done for similar money by another Company too. I'm sure i read a thread about it a couple of days ago winkeye
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:37 am

Thanks Mate,

Although it says in and around sheffield, that's about 250 miles away from me...
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 1:57 pm

Go blue matey...
Also, i have a number somewhere indoors, somewhere in south london, about 550 i think....

Pm me if u need it...bit of a trek for u though

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