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Thread: Replacement Hood or Hard Top Wanted

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    help Replacement Hood or Hard Top Wanted

    Hi everyone, I am looking for a way to make my Beat watertight, currently fitted with a soft top which is in a very poor state now Can anyone advise on where to source either a hew hood and associated mechanisms or a hard top. I understand the hard top could be very hard to find but I'd consider anything that will keep the snow and ice and sleet and water out of my little friend

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    I think you will find that the details in this thread are still current.

    Oxted trimming

    http://www.u-ukhbc.co.uk/vbb/showthread.php?t=2286
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    Thanks for the link Steve I'll follow this up as I'm keen to understand what one gets for the money i.e. is it just the fabric or would a soft top installation include the metal mechanisms as well. Some of the metal-work on my Beat, especially where the soft top clips into the screen slots, is pretty rusty and would certainly need some restoration if not replacement.

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    Oxted just supply the roof. They've done a few on here now.
    The replacement is made in the US and is (was ?) available in a few colours. Unlike the original vinyl, the replacement they offer is fabric. Don't think you'll get much change out of £500 though.

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    Thanks for the link, I wonder if they do the same thing for 1990 models.

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    'twill be exactly the same, 100% sure, i think, maybe, gotta be? right?

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