Honda Beat hood

[brucebp]

My hood is in need of replacement but I am having difficulty finding anyone who can supply and fit one. One spotty 16 year old assuring me there was no such car and could I bring in the reg document so he could look it up. 5 e-mail requests for quotation have gone unanswered. Can anyone recommend a reliable fitter?

On a different topic, my failure to diagnose the simplest of faults make me think, "when all else fails, read the .... manual" but where to I find one? trolling the archives produced some basic data but several writers referred the reader on to another site (presumably set up by a beat owner) which does not exist any more. An Australian guy selling Beat manuals also seems to have gone.

Any ideas gratefully received.

[4Aaron GE]

Robbins Tops makes them. Here are the UK distributors. Ring one up and ask.


United Kingdom

Car Hood Warehouse Ltd.
Unit D3 Barwell Business Park
Leatherhead Road
Chessington, Surrey
KT9 2NY
United Kingdom
Phone: 44 (0) 20 8391 5324
Fax: 44 (0) 20 8391 5851
E-mail: info@carhood.com
Website: carhood.com

European Trimming Company Ltd
7 Amy Road, Oxted
RH8 0PX
United Kingdom
Phone: 01883 718530
Fax: 01883 716308
E-mail: info@europeantrimming.co.uk
Website: europeantrimming.co.uk

[MAMOOK]

I bought one from those guys with the glass window and it is really nice. Removed the old hood then used it as a template to punch holes in the new one. Fitting it was ok tbh.

[kungfuyou]

i just bought a second hand hood off auctions.yahoo.co.jp for £150. Took a bit of a risk but it turned up today and it's in much better nick than mine. Now all i need is a guide on how to fit it to the frame.

[brucebp]

Thanks for the advice and leads guys. Nikki has been a bit poorly so my cars get neglected. To buy a new hood is amazingly expensive. I have been quoted up tp £650. then to my surprise I have to find someone to fit it. This is getting into the area of importing a Mugen hard top from Japan. When I was younger I had several open cars and in the case of trouble there was always a hood fitter close by. Where have they all gone? All I can fine they days is pattern parts from China.

[bigB]

Lots on e-bay http://www.ebay.com/itm/1991-95-HONDA-BEAT-CONVERTIBLE-TOP-VINYL-GLASS-WINDOW-ROBBINS-/380440188198