Top Side Covers ....( Price going Up )

Umfaan · Post by **Umfaan** » Sun Feb 10, 2019 10:30 pm

If your crazy enough

A set of Convertible top side covers for sale on eBay...starting bid..$350.00 or buy for $500

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F273686089022

nhartgolfer · Post by **nhartgolfer** » Sun Feb 10, 2019 11:18 pm

I had a set for three years.
Used them twice! Way too much faff even if they do look great!
Was happy to be rid of them.

Sidewaze Samm · Post by **Sidewaze Samm** » Mon Feb 11, 2019 8:59 am

Some sold on ebay a couple of weeks ago for £220...

AlienZed · Post by **AlienZed** » Mon Feb 11, 2019 11:08 am

Hmmm perhaps i should sell mine ,put the money towards a bit o spray work ont Z.

Coffee331 · Post by **Coffee331** » Thu Feb 28, 2019 11:31 pm

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 3736269632

Post by **srhutch** » Fri Mar 01, 2019 8:01 am

Coffee331 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 28, 2019 11:31 pm https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 3736269632

Seller is trying at what a set went for the other week (which we know was a true sale and paid for)

Don’t think they will have much joy though straight in at that price.

Grumpyowl · Post by **Grumpyowl** » Fri Mar 01, 2019 8:29 am

Post from Sheffield

How many members in Sheffield have we ?

paulc_bkk · Post by **paulc_bkk** » Fri Mar 01, 2019 9:24 am

Not sure if I’ll get into trouble for this post or not...?

I’d be willing to let my set go, but only as a partial trade in exchange for some aero skirts (plus cash towards aeros)

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I’ll be back in the UK for a trip in a few months so no problem delivering them.

Any takers?

enzed4 · Post by **enzed4** » Fri Mar 01, 2019 9:38 am

I guess the idea of 3D printing some fell through? Too complicated perhaps?

G600 · Post by **G600** » Fri Mar 01, 2019 10:17 am

enzed4 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2019 9:38 am I guess the idea of 3D printing some fell through? Too complicated perhaps?

I don't think anyone was willing to lend their set to be copied.

ben g · Post by **ben g** » Fri Mar 01, 2019 11:13 am

At this rate, it'll be cheaper to buy a coupe soon

Or maybe a hardtop, because what these do is make your electric folding roof redundant

G600 · Post by **G600** » Fri Mar 01, 2019 12:04 pm

Agreed, they do seem a bit pointless, unless you keep the car in a garage with the roof down and only bring it out in the sun, I can see the benefit then.

Bing · Post by **Bing** » Fri Mar 01, 2019 1:55 pm

G600 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2019 12:04 pm ...unless you keep the car in a garage with the roof down and only bring it out in the sun, I can see the benefit then.

Being in the south east we have a fair few stretches of days like this, or at least over the weekend, so that's exactly what I tend to do. I like mine. They are a faff if you are going on short journeys, or if you misjudge the weather on a motorway trip (like I did last year and had to stop halfway home under a motorway bridge to remove them, already drenched...), but they look better, and they really cut down high speed wind noise especially with the windows up. The other thing they do, at least on my car, is stop the roof moving up and down and rubbing on the rubber trim at speed when it's down, which is causing a couple of thinning spots on the fabric. I guess there is some adjustment that could be done to the roof to prevent this, but I have no idea how to do it

Anyway, well worth the £60 I paid

Grumpyowl · Post by **Grumpyowl** » Sat Mar 02, 2019 1:17 pm

Bing wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2019 1:55 pm
G600 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2019 12:04 pm ...unless you keep the car in a garage with the roof down and only bring it out in the sun, I can see the benefit then.
Being in the south east we have a fair few stretches of days like this, or at least over the weekend, so that's exactly what I tend to do. I like mine. They are a faff if you are going on short journeys, or if you misjudge the weather on a motorway trip (like I did last year and had to stop halfway home under a motorway bridge to remove them, already drenched...), but they look better, and they really cut down high speed wind noise especially with the windows up. The other thing they do, at least on my car, is stop the roof moving up and down and rubbing on the rubber trim at speed when it's down, which is causing a couple of thinning spots on the fabric. I guess there is some adjustment that could be done to the roof to prevent this, but I have no idea how to do it

Anyway, well worth the £60 I paid

This is my situation when my car comes off sorn 1st April the roof comes down, covers go on and the car only comes out of the garage when the sun shines.
They do improve the looks and do aid buffing along with the centre wind net thingy

Wortmanov · Post by **Wortmanov** » Mon Mar 04, 2019 4:37 pm

I'm actually trying to create a model to print, but in my spare time, so progress is slow

I've got a pretty decent sample already, working of some pictures. I think the part where it meets up with the top will be the hardest, as I've never modeled anything before

Will keep you updated if I get something working.

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