Carbon t-tops are on!!

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V8Killer wrote:Mark,

did you do this yourself in the end, or did you take it to a glass shop? Which adhesive did you use?

I've still yet to get mine in :)


we had them bonded at my local autoglass ;)

no idea which adhesive they used, but they checked everything out with their adhesive manufacturer in sweden first :)
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V8Killer wrote:Mark,

did you do this yourself in the end, or did you take it to a glass shop? Which adhesive did you use?

I've still yet to get mine in :)

We did the hard parts ourselves Mushin, Steve's local autoglass bonded the carbon to the brackets for us though.
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confused

I thought the point of the T top was for the nice big sun roof, which you now cant see out.
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The Morris wrote:confused

I thought the point of the T top was for the nice big sun roof, which you now cant see out.

The point of a t top is that you can take it out and enjoy the sunshine. I never drove mine without the blinds in if the roof was in.
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The Morris wrote:confused

I thought the point of the T top was for the nice big sun roof, which you now cant see out.


nah it's to take the panels out in the summer, had my blinds in since last summer ;)
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steve wrote:
V8Killer wrote:Mark,

did you do this yourself in the end, or did you take it to a glass shop? Which adhesive did you use?

I've still yet to get mine in :)


we had them bonded at my local autoglass ;)

no idea which adhesive they used, but they checked everything out with their adhesive manufacturer in sweden first :)


Cool i just wanted to clarify the adhesive. I've managed to get some adhesive from Rolls Royce, which mounts the inner fan casing (carbon fibre) to some alloy, which according to my oldman (ex RR engineer). Should do the trick!
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V8Killer wrote:
steve wrote:
V8Killer wrote:Mark,

did you do this yourself in the end, or did you take it to a glass shop? Which adhesive did you use?

I've still yet to get mine in :)


we had them bonded at my local autoglass ;)

no idea which adhesive they used, but they checked everything out with their adhesive manufacturer in sweden first :)


Cool i just wanted to clarify the adhesive. I've managed to get some adhesive from Rolls Royce, which mounts the inner fan casing (carbon fibre) to some alloy, which according to my oldman (ex RR engineer). Should do the trick!

Well the bracket is made of very thin alloy, be very carefull if you heat it because it'll just melt. we ended up just smashing off the old glass and scrapping the old glue off with a knife.
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as long as the adhesive is for bonding alloy to epoxy resin (clear coat on the carbon) it should be fine mate :D
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steve wrote:as long as the adhesive is for bonding alloy to epoxy resin (clear coat on the carbon) it should be fine mate :D

True, ours had some primer stuff wiped over both surfaces first before the glue was applied.
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Thanks for the tips guys...i'll take it all into consideration when i get my mate (ex RAC Windscreeen) to do it for me.

I also have purchased a second set of t-bars :)
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steve wrote:
The Morris wrote:confused

I thought the point of the T top was for the nice big sun roof, which you now cant see out.


nah it's to take the panels out in the summer, had my blinds in since last summer ;)


Ah the summer, you must mean that 1 week in july :D
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The Morris wrote:
steve wrote:
The Morris wrote:confused

I thought the point of the T top was for the nice big sun roof, which you now cant see out.


nah it's to take the panels out in the summer, had my blinds in since last summer ;)


Ah the summer, you must mean that 1 week in july :D

LOL, yeah, that's the one. :mrgreen:
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i love it-that would be worth vutting a tin top apart for just for them =P~

10/10 guys :thumright:
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ducatichick wrote:i love it-that would be worth vutting a tin top apart for just for them =P~

10/10 guys :thumright:

Cheers Bex. :wink:
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Nice one Mark, they look awesome! :shock: 8)
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Daveb wrote:Nice one Mark, they look awesome! :shock: 8)

Cheers mate. :thumright:
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Your sill not gonna beat me this year even with your flashy CF :lol: :P :wink:

Joking aside they do look great Mark and Steve =D> I may well have to pinch one each from you both using my trusty tin opener :clown:

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They look mint! =P~ =P~ I want some :mrgreen: Do they do a full roof skin??? Unbelievable Mark, You was pinching my carbon fibre last year :wink:
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Chris wrote:They look mint! =P~ =P~ I want some :mrgreen: Do they do a full roof skin??? Unbelievable Mark, You was pinching my carbon fibre last year :wink:

Yeah tell me about it, now i'm on a roll. Boot next. :wink:
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If you find a good price for a boot, let me know :mrgreen: Been looking for the engine covers. Don't like any of them tho....Why can't anyone make one that is the same design as stock :evil:
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