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| nidge n Member Since: 04 Feb 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 719  
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Convert yours to canvas ?
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31st Jan 2016 12:36pm |
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| steve E Member Since: 06 Mar 2011 Location: Tenby Posts: 2073 
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A big NO mate
Just not practical to use here. Also it looks like the HT which I didn't want after they deleted the windows on it. |
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31st Jan 2016 3:05pm |
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| Wild Card 90 Member Since: 03 Dec 2014 Location: Gerlingen Posts: 1060  
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I think that looks wonderful.
The 90 soft top always did. It is just such a damn compromise. Not a good car for winter, and not a great convertible roof for summer.....but they do look good. Theoretically, you can use the SW roof as a hardtop, and create a shorty soft top for summer, that is easy to remove. But then it starts to look like a J**p. Still looks stunning, in that colour combination.  1998 Tdi 90 SW,
2008 Td4 90 SW, 2012 2.2 90 SW, 2" raised Trailmaster/Terrafirma Heavy Track Raids, 255 MTīs, Recaro CSīs, anorak, wellingtons |
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31st Jan 2016 3:16pm |
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| Mike_B Member Since: 23 Jan 2011 Location: Moray Posts: 550  
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Surely ti cant be that difficult to have a HT back end trimmed in canvas? Best of both worlds. You could buy the correct canvas from Exmoor, off the roll. Someone like FCX could probably make these!
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31st Jan 2016 3:19pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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Would disagree, having run a soft top as an everyday vehicle for over 20 years - it was great and leaked less than any hard top 
Not sure where they got that top from or who fitted it - but I'd be very disappointed if it was mine - the back end looks a right mess.
reminds me of a Tracy Emin installation: |
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31st Jan 2016 3:37pm |
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| Mike_B Member Since: 23 Jan 2011 Location: Moray Posts: 550
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It does look as if it just came out of the packet! You'd have thought on a vehicle this significant, they'd have been up early and steaming the creases out of it!
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31st Jan 2016 3:43pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10378
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I love it. Would love to see it in the same colour but NAS cage/hood.
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31st Jan 2016 4:09pm |
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| Birdy Member Since: 07 Oct 2011 Location: CÃīte d'Azur Posts: 863  
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"I love it"
Me too. As one who lodged a deposit in 2013 then pulled out when the "last editions" turned out to be nothing more than a few stickers and left-overs from the accessories bin, I'd have gone ahead with one just like that... Peter |
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31st Jan 2016 4:14pm |
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| nidge n Member Since: 04 Feb 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 719
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As soon as my Mrs saw this she said " your gunna have a soft top aren't you"? Well yes I'd love one, but not at the expense of my heritage. Great looking thing though, perfect for the last one.
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31st Jan 2016 4:18pm |
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| ian series 1 Member Since: 17 Nov 2014 Location: south Posts: 3127 
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Love the look of it.
You will find with all new canvases they need to shrink to fit right, they are all slightly larger when new. A few days in the rain and it will sort itself out, and look a whole lot better. 80" 80" 86" 88" 90"
Wanted, Forward Control Anything considered. |
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31st Jan 2016 4:21pm |
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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6602 
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Do you know what, if I had a Heritage hard top I think I would
 1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
2015 D90 XS SW |
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31st Jan 2016 4:42pm |
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| ginjez Member Since: 18 Sep 2011 Location: huddersfield Posts: 1760 
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I think Keswick truck cabs have just become more desirable
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31st Jan 2016 4:47pm |
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| Romadog Member Since: 07 Jul 2011 Location: Powys Posts: 1749 |
Harks back to my favourite that sadly due to striking workers only two were built
http://www.motoringresearch.com/car-review...nniversary |
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31st Jan 2016 4:53pm |
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| RobKeay Member Since: 19 Jul 2009 Location: Stafford Posts: 1579 
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I was under the impression that the boss of Land Rover at the time pulled the plug. He didn't want to look backwards, with the discovery in the pipeline.
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31st Jan 2016 7:27pm |
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