S1 Roof Refurb options - Hethel no longer do refurbs :(

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Re: S1 Roof Refurb options - Hethel no longer do refurbs :(

Post by Mike Scib » Fri Apr 30, 2010 10:13 am

Shug wrote:Corbeau also did an insert that went right up the back of the seat - not sure it's still available, but a quick trawl of demon thieves will tell you.
You on about the ones that came in the 135 Shug? They still sold inserts about 6 months ago as i considered replacing mine. Very comfy 8)
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(that's why I think Mike will do fine, that and his lack of imagination). :roll: :lol:

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Post by Corranga » Fri Apr 30, 2010 6:15 pm

BiggestNizzy wrote:
Corranga wrote: who needs comfort in an S1 anyway?! :lol:

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I should add that I had the seats re-trimmed with some extra padding so they are comfier than they were. I just drove the car from Dundee to York, London, Eastbourne, Walshy, midlands then back to Dundee in a week. Comfy enough.

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Re: S1 Roof Refurb options - Hethel no longer do refurbs :(

Post by Tom » Sat May 01, 2010 3:46 pm

I was also looking for a Probax refurb. I get a stiff lower back and I already use one of those stick-on pad things. I hated the seats in Ed's S2 exige (55 plate old style seats) but find probax seats to be MUCH more comfortable. As Nizzy already said, I'm also built for comfort and not for speed :lol: :roll:
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Post by r055 » Sat May 01, 2010 4:13 pm

Tom wrote:I was also looking for a Probax refurb. I get a stiff lower back and I already use one of those stick-on pad things. I hated the seats in Ed's S2 exige (55 plate old style seats) but find probax seats to be MUCH more comfortable. As Nizzy already said, I'm also built for comfort and not for speed :lol: :roll:
its like SAGA in here... :roll: :lol:

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Post by j2 lot » Sat May 01, 2010 7:02 pm

r055 wrote:
its like SAGA in here... :roll: :lol:
your day will come Ross - you're not THAT far behind !! :wink:
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Post by tut » Sat May 01, 2010 9:06 pm

Just ditched SAGA for our Audi TT insurance.

Bloody letters coming in every day for Credit Cards, wheelchairs, Stenna Stairlifts, electric scooters etc, not quite in my grave yet.

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Post by kenny » Sat May 01, 2010 9:18 pm

Electric scooter sounds good tut, you should reconsider. You could dump a Honda into it. :mrgreen:

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Post by tut » Sat May 01, 2010 9:47 pm

Would be fun Kenny, but think that you would have the legs on N4 TUT.

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Post by cla5h » Sat May 01, 2010 10:58 pm

tut wrote: Stenna Stairlifts
Stannah, unless the ferry co. are branching out.

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Post by tut » Sat May 01, 2010 11:14 pm

That's scary Scott, you know more about it than I do.

Have you per chance shared a ride on one with June Whitfield?

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Post by cla5h » Sat May 01, 2010 11:26 pm

I bet she's your dream woman Tut. Sort of a Lady Gaga for the more mature gentleman such as yourself.

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Post by Corranga » Wed May 05, 2010 9:05 pm

Scott M wrote:Stannah, unless the ferry co. are branching out.
How big is Tut Towers :o
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Post by mokum » Tue May 11, 2010 10:51 am

hi guys, i need my roof done aswell, my other half took my roof to MMC, craig said he is working on an option,
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Post by Corranga » Tue May 11, 2010 11:06 am

Maybe I should have held off on selling my factory refub'd roof last month...

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Re: S1 Roof Refurb options - Hethel no longer do refurbs :(

Post by les » Sat May 22, 2010 11:54 pm

The main issue with my roof was that the stitching had rotten over the years. The plastic front strip has also burst, but in places that makes storage in the boot much easier :). It the absence of not having this replacement part, I sent my roof off to Nicolson Hughes Sails (Sailmakers) in Helensburgh. After taking to them on the phone, the thought that they would not be able to re-sew the front edge (where stiching has the poorest) due to the plastic strip.

A week later and a whole £23 + 6.60 p&p the soft top has been returned, back in good health, all seams have been restitched and overall I'm happy with the job. My only mistake was that I forgot to mention to use black thread :( As all the stitching was bleached white by the environment over the years, they quite rightly assumed that it was white :(. Will sort that out later when I renevo the roof :) in years to come

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