Roof Off?

I have not heard about or seen these; but one think I would think though , would be that even with a clip release system, taking off and putting back on a LR hard top would not really be a job you would want to do on a daily basis, they are not exactly the easiest of things to move about. I removed the roof of a series 3 i had many years ago and changed it to a canvas tilt , this made a huge improvement in how waterproof it was , plus it also became alot quieter due to not having the ally sides and top to act as a great big drum. I got to be pretty quick at taking off and putting back on the canvas after a few days of practice. GGJ

LWB? Only ask as you mention rear doors.... aren't they one piece on the LWB rear doors??

Lee D

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You can't take the roof off a 5-door Station Wagon, the rear doors fall off as there is nothing to hold the B-pillars together.

Alex

On or around Tue, 17 Feb 2004 16:27:19 +0000, Alex enlightened us thusly:

ain't that what that rail is for? or do you mean C pillars?

What rail? There's nothing to keep the b-pillars upright without the roof on. as soon as you open the rear doors the b-pillars will move.

Alex

do you reckon a canvas roof is more waterproof than the hardtop??? what is everyone elses experience with this, as i am thinking of doing the same to my lwb s3.

I think he means the cross bar that supports the front seat backs on Series and early Defender vehicles.

Richard

Neither is perfect, but people can't drill a hole in canvas to mount an aerial. Also, the gutter around an S3 hardtop can be a weakness. The noise is different. Against canvas, it can rot and lose its waterproofing, and the security is lower.

On or around Wed, 18 Feb 2004 00:15:09 +0000, richard.watson enlightened us thusly:

yep. I understood that part of its job was to support the door (B) posts. On my 110, the C posts are getting naff, i.e. the ones at the back of the rear doors, which makes the rear body (more) flexible.

Yep, on my old S3 the canvas roof was much more waterproof than the top, an quieter inside as well GGJ

Not so sure on the security side of a canvas roof not being as good as a hard top, if my old S3 door locks were anything to go by you could open them quicker with a screwdriver than slash a canvas or un-tie it :o)

GGJ

It stops them bowing outwards, but the top ends are kept in check by the roof. movememnt of the tops of the B pillars will cause both doors, front and rear to fly open. If you have anti-burst locks you'll fare better, but the posts are still liable to move if you open the doors.

Bottom line, the SW was never designed to have a removable roof.

Alex

On or around Wed, 18 Feb 2004 20:37:17 +0000, Alex enlightened us thusly:

I daresay a suitable mod to the hood framework would locate 'em OK, though.

I have a customer who had a rag top 109 SW - his solution was to cut the B posts off at door top hight and use extra stick to support the canvas - the plan was to make the cut off bits of the B posts fit into the stick "holes" - don't know if he did that bit though. Funnily enough, he had no trouble insuring it!

Richard