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[freaker]

hello,

i'm also on the look out for a webasto sunroof ?
anybody know where i can find it ?

freaker

[datsun100a]

I have an electric one that I might sell. It does need refurbed though.

[Billy]

theres the classifed section for a start or ebay

but if you dont have a hole in your roof I would reccomend not fitting one espicaly a stupid electric one
heres what mine looked like when I took the junk out

it looked cool but was quite frankly rubbish so slow opening and closeing not worth opening just to nip short trips as it took longer to opne and close than to get there
but the manual one is the daddy

I can unlock it and ram on the brakes to close it if it rains Lol
much better no more than 5 seconds to open or close

[shedonwheels]

I can...ram on the brakes to close it if it rains Lol

lol!

As above, try ebay or you could give Autoroofs a ring, their number is 0116 284 9282 and website. They fitted my electric one in May, I'm not sure if they sell the roofs separately but worth a try?

I saved for a bit longer and choose the 'one touch' roof. You just touch the button once (it's in the name really ) and it opens for you, you don't have to hold your hand in place so much easier when driving along. Mine takes about 5 secs to open/close but I'd willingly wait 20secs for it as it's so nice in the summer, and quite cosy when it's closed in the not so nice weather when it's raining, like being in a little tent

amy

[Billy]

I can...ram on the brakes to close it if it rains Lol

lol!

Hey you cut out unlocking it before braking altough it did close on braking when I first fitted it Lol
the rover british open roof sucks

out of interest what did you pay for yours all in ?

[shedonwheels]

billy you have a pm.

[shough]

I plan on getting a webasto sunroof...
Always wanted an electric one as thought it would add a touch of modernismish..
But from what i have read here the manual is better.

Is it better because the material does not shrink and it is quicker to open?

If the material doe not shrink then i will go for that I dont want to spend a fortune getting it fitted then have to fork out every couple of years to replace it. will suck...

Also saw the glass one on that autroofs website anyone had any experience with that!!
I think it would work but may have to be a custom job..
Any thoughts?

[Billy]

I can only comment on the Rover British open Webasto roof and I doubt there is one in perfect unshrunken shape in the world
I have checked every B O roof I see and they are as bad as mine was or not too far from it
even the polo and lupo use a similar roof and that suffers from the same shrinkage
the reason is the stupid rubber stuff they used to cover it
the manual one I have now is 30 years old and in way better condition than 99% of B O roofs both made and supplied by webasto

I had a mini with a manual one before and again it was great

aslong as the newer electric webasto's dont have the same rubbish rubber stuff they should be good but you have to wait about 10 years to find out for sure
and by then its too late
my roof made me hate my mini looks wise and I will be the first to admit its never been much of a looker but it was soo close to being cut up because no matter what I did it looked like a shed with the roof shut

I'd be interested to see what others have to say though as in my opinion fitting the B O roof to my mini was the worst thing the previous owner did