K PLATE E30 CONVERTIBLE NEEDs NEW HOOD

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Stavthemoney
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Post Mon Jul 01, 2013 5:57 pm

Hey there! I live in Nottingham and have a '92 beautiful E30 convertible but the roof is not in great condition! Got a quote from someone wanting £700 to put a new hood on! My dad is in the trade and so thought this was a bit much!
Anyone now of anyone round Notts thats can supply and fit hoods? PS its and electric roof too if that makes a difference
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Post Wed Jul 03, 2013 5:10 pm

Previous owner of mine paid about a grand for a new manual roof a few of years back!!!

Might be for sale soon, depending how long you can wait and if it will work on a leccy roof!!!
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Post Wed Jul 03, 2013 5:24 pm

Stavthemoney wrote:Hey there! I live in Nottingham and have a '92 beautiful E30 convertible but the roof is not in great condition! Got a quote from someone wanting £700 to put a new hood on! My dad is in the trade and so thought this was a bit much!
Anyone now of anyone round Notts thats can supply and fit hoods? PS its and electric roof too if that makes a difference
That's quite a good quote for a replacement roof,ask if the price includes the tension straps,as these do fail and can only be changed by removing the roof from it's frame.
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Post Wed Jul 03, 2013 5:37 pm

plently of folk on ebay offer new hoods fitted for around the £500 mark give or take
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Post Wed Jul 03, 2013 8:06 pm

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Post Wed Jul 03, 2013 9:46 pm

Electric hoods are different to manual one's so make sure it's electric.

TBF that's not a bad price for a new hood :)
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