New Hood fitted !!!

[E]

WOW that looks amazing and the price is unbeleivable it looks every bit as good if not better than the one weve just fitted to mine and we payed £425 to supply and spent 2 days removing the old one and fitting the new one. Glad you got it sorted Buddy.

[Joesson]

That looks VERY good. Having seen your old hood l'm sure you must be more than pleased with the difference the new hood makes.
No pictures of the hood down, does it fold earlessly?
I hope you make as good a choice for your new seats, which are now a must have to go with the smart hood!

[ducatiross]

the upholstery man said "alcantara is rubbish and I won't work with it"!

I couldn't disagree more. I had a car with half leatehr half alcantara and those seats were awesome. Good level of grip, looks great. Having an alcantara centre also means you dont burn/freeze your ass (depending on season).
Also... Toyota thought it was so rubbish that the TF300's have half and half

Perhaps he has had bad experiences working with it. Doesn't mean it is rubbish.

I know what you mean StuC and I would agree with you. In his view, the alcantara looks ok for about a year then starts bobbling. Maybe it's where he gets his materials from and a different (perhaps better) supplier wouldn't suffer from this. Haven't ruled it out though, nor having an all-leather one.

You guys who have got all leather on standard seats - how do you find it for getting too hot and support ?

[ducatiross]

Nice work. What are you going to put on it to keep it protected and clean?

Over the weekend I gave it two coats of Hood Protector by TurtleWax. I was going to use Autoglym but couldn't find any in my local Halfords. Raymond said use Fabsil, the stuff used to waterproof tents, so I might try that.

[ducatiross]

you can adjust the clatches a touch to make them initially easyer to reach the clasp.

How do you adjust the catches tomaky ?

[ducatiross]

just had idea as it seems hoods are becomnig more common to replace probably going to start a thread hoods the lot, as i know people have gone for different companies, for differerent prices and in different colours.

Good idea tomaky - like the other stickies with a catalogue of pictures and colour combinations, as well as suppliers and prices. Would be very useful for people.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't adjust the catches, mohair needs a bit of time to stretch, it will be quite quick in this weather. It's doing it some good being tought

[ducatiross]

WOW that looks amazing and the price is unbeleivable it looks every bit as good if not better than the one weve just fitted to mine and we payed £425 to supply and spent 2 days removing the old one and fitting the new one. Glad you got it sorted Buddy.

Thanks E ! Glad you like it. Hope yours went well too, even if it did take you 2 days to fit - mine would look like an abandoned tent at Glastonbury if I'd tried it !! Hence, I let a pro do it.

[ducatiross]

That looks VERY good. Having seen your old hood l'm sure you must be more than pleased with the difference the new hood makes.
No pictures of the hood down, does it fold earlessly?
I hope you make as good a choice for your new seats, which are now a must have to go with the smart hood!

The new hood doesn't have facilities to fold the 'ears' in - they just lay flush out the back. I decided I preferred this because I felt it would leave fewer creases and keep the hood in better condition when folded.

[tomaky]

The clatches have a hex length on a thread this adjusts the length.

[tomaky]

I believe adjusting the clasp still gives the same end tightness, it simply extends the clasp so to initial get it on the catch is easier. I think... hehe

[moorx]

You guys who have got all leather on standard seats - how do you find it for getting too hot and support ?

I personally don't have any issues with it getting too hot, and I find them plenty supportive enough.

[E]

There is a small plastic locking tab on the hex nut, undo the clasp pull the locking tab upwards, it's hinged them adjust.

[tomaky]

I new i wasn't a complete spoon  s:) s:)  make sure the tab goes back as if it doesn't it wont let you close the clasp, mine occasionally pops off.

[ducatiross]

Thanks tomaky and E - I'll give the adjusting a go and will be careful with the clip.

[Joesson]

You guys who have got all leather on standard seats - how do you find it for getting too hot and support ?

I personally don't have any issues with it getting too hot, and I find them plenty supportive enough.

Like moorx I like my leather seats and they were on my want list when I bought my 2. However I can understand your apprehension as I had leather seats in an early Ford Focus and had to hang on to the steering wheel to prevent sliding off the seat! This does not happen to me with the MR2 seats.
Best try a test drive if possible, have a look at the member location map and see who is near you!

[1979scotte]

I believe adjusting the clasp still gives the same end tightness, it simply extends the clasp so to initial get it on the catch is easier. I think... hehe

FFS!!!!
Why are people only telling me this now. My passenger side can be a right pain and no i am not talking about the wife.
For a change.  s;) s;)

[1979scotte]

Looks awesome Matthew.
Just going to pop outside and slash mine up so i can have a new one. When it stops raining.
Go full red leather. I don't find it too hot or slippery.
I had a Mondeo with black alacantara it had done 50k and looked like new. Dealer i part exed too couldnt believe how good it was.

[tomaky]

Hehe well you ask you get  s;) s;)

[tomaky]

You should also know i have no life and have tried or read about 99% stuff done on the 2 haha

[1979scotte]

Hehe well you ask you get  s;) s;)

Oh i`m having those wheels then?
Pop over Saturday shall I?

[1979scotte]

You should also know i have no life and have tried or read about 99% stuff done on the 2 haha

You must have some kind of life your lass was lovely   s:bowdown: :bowdown: s:bowdown:

[tomaky]

You should also know i have no life and have tried or read about 99% stuff done on the 2 haha

[moorx]

Go full red leather. I don't find it too hot or slippery.

Set of red leather seats and door cards for sale:   l viewtopic.php?f=37&t=50572 l

  s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

[Davred]

looks fantastic.
Got mine booked in with Ray for early September - waiting list growing !!!
Going for black for my Chilli red - Can't wait.
Got leather seats and they grip extremely well, can get a bit hot when you park in the sun for an hour tho!!!