iborguk Posted April 13, 2022 Report Share Posted April 13, 2022 24 minutes ago, capeboy said: £900 for replacing the hood? No a new OPC supplied roof cover would be nearer 4k with labour. No new roof cover required to fix the issue , all perfectly adjustable with the roof elastic being tweaked/replaced and I can talk from first hand experience that OPCs will tweak the elastic without it necessitating a new roof cover and a hole where the bank account used to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medic-one Posted April 13, 2022 Report Share Posted April 13, 2022 1 hour ago, iborguk said: No a new OPC supplied roof cover would be nearer 4k with labour. and I can talk from first hand experience that OPCs will tweak the elastic without it necessitating a new roof cover and a hole where the bank account used to be. Did you have yours done by an OPC ? How much was it if I may ask. I'm still debating of having a go at this myself with my two left hands or just getting an indie/opc to do it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted April 13, 2022 Report Share Posted April 13, 2022 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Medic-one said: Did you have yours done by an OPC ? How much was it if I may ask. I'm still debating of having a go at this myself with my two left hands or just getting an indie/opc to do it... I had a tweak under warranty on the previous car when it was in for something else , so no money changed hands but I think they charged internally a hours labour. It’s a pretty easy DIY with a bit of sewing or a stapler. Remove the two Velcro side straps once the roof is in the service position and peer in with a good light. Just be careful not to loosen the T15 screw too much so you lose it in the void 😱I tend to put a towel into the roof area whilst working to catch anything which can be dropped. I found a combination of a thumb screwdriver and a 90 degree ratchet driver worked best for me to slacken/tighten the screw. Edited April 13, 2022 by iborguk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDonald Posted April 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Medic-one said: Did you have yours done by an OPC ? How much was it if I may ask. I'm still debating of having a go at this myself with my two left hands or just getting an indie/opc to do it... I'm probably among the least hands-on owners for maintenance - even I did this myself. It's very satisfying to manage the small stuff & of course it's cheaper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowley Burkin QC Posted April 28 Report Share Posted April 28 I just wanted to thank the contributors to this thread; I took the plunge this afternoon and fixed both sides of my roof using the advice given here. Apart from being decidedly fiddly it was completely straightforward, thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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