Ian Littlewood 6 Posted Tuesday at 18:43 Share Posted Tuesday at 18:43 Finally fitted my rain cover. Had to fit the press studs to it. I would imagine you need to take it steady when it's on, as it's not held on with much. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kenton 125 Posted Tuesday at 18:54 Share Posted Tuesday at 18:54 Soft bits one? I drove from Austria to home some 800 miles in one day with mine on due to some very heavy showers. No problem at all on the German motorways, didnt quite get into tripple figures though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Littlewood 6 Posted Tuesday at 19:02 Author Share Posted Tuesday at 19:02 5 minutes ago, kenton said: Soft bits one? I drove from Austria to home some 800 miles in one day with mine on due to some very heavy showers. No problem at all on the German motorways, didnt quite get into tripple figures though. Yes, 2 press studs at the front and 2 on the rear straps. I have the RAC roll bar fitted. It's a westfield cover. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greenstreak-Andy D 575 Posted Tuesday at 19:18 Share Posted Tuesday at 19:18 You may want think about roof bar, windscreen to RAC bar as I found they flap on your head which tends to loosen the rear straps. I did this on my Westfield, to the MSA bar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ianali 110 Posted Tuesday at 19:25 Share Posted Tuesday at 19:25 5 minutes ago, Greenstreak-Andy D said: You may want think about roof bar, windscreen to RAC bar as I found they flap on your head which tends to loosen the rear straps. I did this on my Westfield, to the MSA bar Do those bars not get in the way of the channel but that clips over the screen? Also, my soft bits hood has a centre stud as well as each side. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greenstreak-Andy D 575 Posted Tuesday at 19:36 Share Posted Tuesday at 19:36 The first photo shows the rail prior to flattening the end and putting a curve to it to sit on top of the screen. the bar sits on top of the plastic’U’ channel and the hood material. Just stops it flapping and I find keeps the rear straps taught. Did same on my last Westfield which had a RAC bar. Works surprisingly well. Andy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Smith - AO Hampshire And Isle Of Wight 237 Posted Tuesday at 20:04 Share Posted Tuesday at 20:04 Please can I ask if you have a picture of how the bar fits on top of the U channel and hood material. Thanks 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greenstreak-Andy D 575 Posted Tuesday at 21:22 Share Posted Tuesday at 21:22 I just zoomed in and adjusted the contrast to the third photo. Not sure if that helps? Here’s the bar I made. Anti-squeak tape on the end to protect the hood and plastic channel. If you’re wondering what I used, the chrome part is a wardrobe clothes rail! Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ewan 85 Posted Tuesday at 22:28 Share Posted Tuesday at 22:28 I have the same Westfield rain cover and an RAC roll bar. Used the cover once, it flapped about, sat on my head, loosened the rear straps and was generally annoying. So, I definitely need to follow your example of supporting roof bars. You’d think Westfield would make and sell something appropriate, for those of us somewhat time/tools/skills poor. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Secretary 7,554 Posted yesterday at 00:24 Share Posted yesterday at 00:24 1 hour ago, Ewan said: You’d think Westfield would make and sell something appropriate, for those of us somewhat time/tools/skills poor. Soft Bits for Sevens tried to but in the end it was just too problematic. And they kept discontinuing them, for ages while they tried to solve the issue. Westfields are just not consistent enough, dimensionally. I’ve had my half hood on two different Westfields now, and had to remake the roof bars as they no longer fit properly, between cars. But as the materials are fairly cheap, and can be very straightforward to make, especially with the chromed wardrobe rail types, as shown in Andy’s post earlier. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kenton 125 Posted 23 hours ago Share Posted 23 hours ago Ah, I see now why I didnt have any issues with my hood. I have a full cage and the half hood has a velcro ended strap that goes around the mid rail. No flapping 🙂 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ewan 85 Posted 14 hours ago Share Posted 14 hours ago Thanks for the advice Dave. I've now ordered two suitable oval clothes rails from EBAY, so have little job lined up for Monday evening. Which means I might have to start the car tax running from March🙂 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rhett - Joint Black Country AO 222 Posted 14 hours ago Share Posted 14 hours ago First time I did any distance in mine with the half hood on I ended up with double vission due to the hood hammering off the top of my head. I made some supports before using again. I used the white plumming pipe with trimmed down tee pieces. If I'm going to do any sort of jouney that's mainly motorway or similar I tend to use the half hood and doors and it's a much better environment and I think also more economical. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nic (NICO) - Shropshire and Mid-Wales AO 356 Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago I did the same as Rhett but used black plastic electrical conduit pipe and cut down t-pieces. Cheap enough from Screwfix. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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