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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 09:11 PM
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i looking at getting a carbon roof from carbon delight and wanted to know if anyone knows who fites them and how much am i looking at and i was thinking if enough people wanted one doing a group buy thanks bryan
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 09:13 PM
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ive been thinking of getting one done but havnt looked into it at all yet.
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 09:16 PM
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"twins" check his resto thread, many many pages but in there is a few pics of his carbon roof fitting.
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 09:16 PM
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Very easy to fit mate just depends if you go full replacement or a cover skin,got a cover skin on my red one but will be getting a full replacement on my track car

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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 09:40 PM
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is it a vinyl wrap sort of carbon?
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 09:48 PM
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i have looked on twins resto thread but i want a full replacement
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 12:20 PM
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is it a vinyl wrap sort of carbon?
no mate real carbon
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 12:20 PM
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i have looked on twins resto thread but i want a full replacement
have a look on stu collins thread he is doing his one at the moment
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 05:04 PM
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i take it the skin is just bonded onto the existing skin??? with the option of cutting it right back to the gutter rail to remove exess weight... or rust in most cases
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Twins
Very easy to fit mate just depends if you go full replacement or a cover skin,got a cover skin on my red one but will be getting a full replacement on my track car


Full replacement FTW
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 05:23 PM
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 05:26 PM
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cant wait to see mine fitted
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 05:34 PM
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miller3 who is fiting yours for you
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 05:51 PM
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Jacko, but i think mine is easier to fit than one on a RST,



Do you have a FULL cage fitted?
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 05:54 PM
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no i have no cage fitted
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 05:58 PM
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Tbh i wouldn't fit one unless you have a cage! just for you and your passengers safety...


I know of a guy in enfield who would fit one tho!
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 06:11 PM
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2 tubes of sikaflex and a tile grout comb mate do it your self its easy
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 06:13 PM
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or use a 2 part glue, bison or LTM8
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 06:15 PM
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http://www.thegluepeople.co.uk/

we use this place for buy all out sealents
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 06:19 PM
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i do not want to do it myself as i will probley cut to much away
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 06:46 PM
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anyone done this to a s1?
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 07:02 PM
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soon, well my pace soon anyway
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 07:54 AM
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if group buy was to go ahead Id be down for a full replacement
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 12:53 PM
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I fancy one, but won't be for a while yet
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Jimmyc
I fancy one, but won't be for a while yet
same as me- one thing i really want is a full replacement but can't do it just yet.
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Twins
Very easy to fit mate just depends if you go full replacement or a cover skin,got a cover skin on my red one but will be getting a full replacement on my track car
where did you get it from
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by cozzy940
where did you get it from
he got it from carbon delight
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Bryan_RST
he got it from carbon delight
how much??
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Old Jan 21, 2010 | 06:54 AM
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Prices are all on the website www.carbondelight.co.uk
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Old Jan 21, 2010 | 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Twins
Prices are all on the website www.carbondelight.co.uk
how hard are they to fit
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