clubstylus

hi rob and all
can anybody tell me if i can still get a hood for a stylus or are they past sell bydate. or will a fury hood fit

Although Fury's were designed by the same guy , I don't think they are alike enough for it to fit well . Probably better off getting one made locally by a good upholstery chap once you've made a couple of hoops to stretch it over. Failing that the very best hood maker I know of is http://www.softbitsforsevens.co.uk -- She's called JILL JUDD and it's on this forum under LINKS.
I suppose Tim SSC might tell you who makes them for him --- worth a phone call or text message

stylussprinter wrote:Although Fury's were designed by the same guy , I don't think they are alike enough for it to fit well . Probably better off getting one made locally by a good upholstery chap once you've made a couple of hoops to stretch it over. Failing that the very best hood maker I know of is http://www.softbitsforsevens.co.uk -- She's called JILL JUDD and it's on this forum under LINKS.
I suppose Tim SSC might tell you who makes them for him --- worth a phone call or text message

If you can get Tim he will tell you as he told me but as I managed to get one I have forgotten who it was. Sorry

George

If you need a multiple order to make it cost worthy then I might be in the market for a hood in the future depending on the cost of course.

hey there is a company run by a lady called jill judd i think thats her name she does bespoke hoods which aparently are very good my friend has a westy and is going to talk to her about his hood he wants. i will get him to get a card or a leaflet with prices
and post the info on here

ah silly billy just read the last post before mine jills got a mention twice on this page oh well just shows she must be good

As we are talking hoods how does everyone elses fit as mine leaks like a sive just wondered how all your are fitted cos its bloody annoying.
mine is fitted with a fibreglass bar which bolts to the top of the windscreen i know it not going to be like a production cars fitment but im stuggling to make mine leak free any help would be really appreciated cheers guys
from Craig

flipper123 wrote:As we are talking hoods how does everyone elses fit as mine leaks like a sive just wondered how all your are fitted cos its bloody annoying.
mine is fitted with a fibreglass bar which bolts to the top of the windscreen i know it not going to be like a production cars fitment but im stuggling to make mine leak free any help would be really appreciated cheers guys
from Craig

I had a hood on the green Stylus I sold and that didn't leak in heavy rain . The dip in the windscreen top rail edge should have self adhesive foam strip about 3mm thick x 20mm wide on it.

ive removed that bit now it was proper flat so may get a new one or i think i might just not bother with a roof i never have it up anyway

While we're on the subject of hoods, my hood was modified to fit over the roll hoop with he original frame removed. Consequently the edges above the doors collapse in as nothing is there to keep them out.

I was thinking of putting a partial frame in to support these edges and provided a better seal between the hood and the door. Hopefully this should keep me a little drier! Does anyone have any photos of one of the original hood frames? I'm planning to upholster the interior this summer so I'd rather not have everything getting wet as soon as it rains!

flipper123 wrote:As we are talking hoods how does everyone elses fit as mine leaks like a sive just wondered how all your are fitted cos its bloody annoying.
mine is fitted with a fibreglass bar which bolts to the top of the windscreen i know it not going to be like a production cars fitment but im stuggling to make mine leak free any help would be really appreciated cheers guys
from Craig

Does anyone have a few pictures of this bar, the edge of the hood its fitted to and the top of the windscreen as I'm going to be looking at getting a hood sorted in the next few weeks and need some ideas how to fix it to the windscreen top.

Also if anyone has pics of the internal support bars they would help too.

Cheers

Rob

Slightly off topic but I don't know if anyone else spotted the Stylus in the last Complete Kitcar (pg36) with a new hood from Intatrim. Looked pretty smart. Apparently this is who did the hoods from Tim?

intertrim did do the mohair ones , they were nice too.

Very good. I'm going to need to replace the hood sometime soon and I've fancied a mohair one for a while so I might give them a ring.

CMA wrote: Does anyone have a few pictures of this bar, the edge of the hood its fitted to and the top of the windscreen as I'm going to be looking at getting a hood sorted in the next few weeks and need some ideas how to fix it to the windscreen top.

Also if anyone has pics of the internal support bars they would help too.

Cheers

Rob

Anyone able to take a few pics for me please?