Guest Papa-D Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 I have just bought a good second hand roof off ebay and am getting round to fitting it when my mate started going on about rivets and such. I thought i could just unbolt the old one and bolt the new one on. Who's right? also what are the best preservatives for keeping your roof in good condition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lutonman12 Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 depends if your changing the whole roof or just the skin?? if your changing the whole roof theres no rivets etc involved!!take back "door cards" offf undo tension wire undo 6 bolts,disconnect rams,disconnect rear window bolts(4 of),undo 4 bolts holding roof straps on(right at back,can be tricky!!)and hey presto!!! hope this helps bear in mind if the roof ur putting on has not been on a car for a while it will have shrunk and wont fit!!!(as i found out the hard way!!!lol)it will seem short and wont reach the top of the windscreen,easily remedied by pouring hot water over it while pullin it tight!!!once closed leave it forr a week or so ,should stretch to shape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Papa-D Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 cheers for that, will let you know how it goes. As for the hot water, is was going to get that anyway for the 2 or so inches of mud and shit on it lol! can you sugest anyroof care products? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lutonman12 Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 fairy liquid and a nail scrubbing brush!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lutonman12 Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 make sure u get all the fairy off cos it think its quite acidic!!!worked for me though,also a little tip is to use fairy round the rear tension cable when refittin it helps get it into the groove easier,put some pics up when ur sorted!!!even better take some pics as you go and post a HOW TO guide on here!good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escort Cabriolet Club Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 cheers for that, will let you know how it goes. As for the hot water, is was going to get that anyway for the 2 or so inches of mud and shit on it lol! can you sugest anyroof care products? Or you could leave it in the sun for a couple of hours, makes them plyable, as for washing it, use a good car shampoo !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lutonman12 Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 sun wots that!!???lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escort Cabriolet Club Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Had some yesterday at ours from 13:00 onwards, it was out untill it went down in Warrington where I work too, lucky me !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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