Soft top

[peet]

Great, wait for it to arrive then start fiddling. The idea of no frame and a bar down the middle sounds good.

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

Westfield supply a fitting kit for use with the RAC bar. No hacking about of the frame required. It simply lifts over the frame when putting it up or taking it down, and drops back down once it's cleared the roll bar. Dead easy to use.

 

I wouldn't personally want to use the hood with only an RAC bar for support, as the forward rail lifts the area of hood over your head quite a bit. It also puts a decent slope in the roof for rain to drain away instead of pooling when stationary.

[peet]

Thanks Dave.

[benc]

Thanks for all the comments - Im convinced into getting a hood but next questions, Where From ? any hood fitter or Westfield themselves ?  

[benc]

Has anybody fitted this kit http://parts-shop.westfield-sportscars.co.uk/body-interior-electrical/body-fittings-trim-rollbars?product_id=696 

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

Yes, lots of us!

[peet]

Whats the fitting kit part?

[Mark (smokey mow)]

Whats the fitting kit part?

it normally includes such things as the brackets to bolt to the chassis which the hood frame attaches too, the male and female press-studs for the hood and body, locting tab/bolt for the top of the screen, rivets, and a few other bits which i can't remember

[Onliest Smeg David]

As Smokey n Dave, I'm for hood use and getting out when there might be precipitation.

I do a lot more miles having security in the knowledge that if the weather really turns sour the hoods in the back.

I have made a single hoop for in front of the RAC bar, instead of using the Westfield frame.

Not quite as neet looking when hoods up but much easier to get there imo.

[peet]

I have the normal roof bars and roll bar at the moment what parts do I need to fabricate adapters for the roof bars to suit a RAC roll bar?

I'm thinking plates to lengthen the bottom hinge?

Or are they already available?

[Mark (smokey mow)]

Or are they already available?

yes, the factory should be able to sell you some

[peet]

Best give em a ring! Thanks

[benc]

Right well I think I will get that kit im assuming its fairly straight forward to fit ? 

[Mark (smokey mow)]

Benc, I don't know whether you have a wide or narrow bodied car, but just to be clear the hood on the Westfield parts website is for a wide body.

[benc]

Smokey Mow - Yes i do have a wide body.