best place for a new soft top north west england

[Bazo187]

need to get the hood replaced on my car.

looking for the best place around the north west of England to get this done.

need it to be water tight after its changed

how much should I be looking at paying?

[Satan]

£550 to £700 depends if the rubber or tension straps need doing then could be £1000 what colour roof is it and is it manual or electric may be worth posting a wanted add up as I replaced mine with a secondhand unit a few years back, took a while to get one as my roof is blue.

[Bazo187]

its a black roof. I will need the rubbers changing definitely. Also the plastic windscreen. tensioner straps look fine. got a quote from the soft top shop for 850

[Satan]

The front rubber is about £180 I believe plus the plastic panel if it breaks at about £40 the rear screen comes with the replacement roof, Car Hood charge £695 for a roof then if the rubber needs replacing that adds to the cost.

http://www.carhood.com/bmw/

£850 seems ok'ish but they state they use "twill fast" and also "elasticated straps" I'd ask them what they replace for that price as it may include the tension straps and errrrrrr if they do cash but then you most probably won't get a warrantee so it may be worth it for peace of mind, a secondhand roof goes for about £400 but then you need to collect it, fit it and having something new is always a better option.