saloon to covertable

Post by **moggyminor16** » Mon May 31, 2004 9:32 pm

please can any one tell me what i would need to do if i deside to covert my saloon to convertable .the reson is the roof will need alot and i mean alot of panle beating and filler to put it right after the garage roof an me dosided to meat together. one bad day .
i have some freind whitch has done this and i would like to know dose it have to be re inspected when the work is complet , insuance will it go up ,
log book do the dvla need to be told i think thay do , but is there anything else i need to ,or is it easyer to cut the roof off and get an scrap one to replace it .
i realy need to know before i put my foot in too deep and get my hands slaped by the law

Post by **Willie** » Mon May 31, 2004 10:00 pm

You can buy the complete kit to convert a 2 door saloon to a
convertible. It is not for the faint hearted and you need to know
what you are doing. Yes, you will have to inform your insurance
company and the DVLA. The premium should not alter but they
may not cover theft of contents due to the ease of entry via
the hood. I would have thought that paying an expert to panel
beat the roof back to shape so that you only have to finish with
filler would be considerably cheaper than a conversion.

Post by **moggyminor16** » Mon May 31, 2004 11:21 pm

i dont know yet im just looking around at the moment this is one idear that my silly mind has come up with
thanks for the advice wille .ill try to keep you informed

Post by **rayofleamington** » Tue Jun 01, 2004 12:05 am

moggyminor16,
If the roof is dented at the front you could go for a sunroof.
If it's dented further back, you could look for a big webasto sunroof..

Or just a panel beater, but a roof is not an easy thing to straighten.

Post by **salty_monk** » Tue Jun 01, 2004 1:07 pm

believe the conversion kit is around £700, there is a guy on here who posts (from Essex) who is about 3/4 the way through a conversion, you may want to talk to him. Believe his name is Rob & he goes under the username of Captnchaos.
Do a search & send him a PM.

Post by **Gareth** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 3:12 pm

Oooh... go for a full-length Webasto sunroof... how I want one of those!!

Post by **salty_monk** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 4:41 pm

There was an article in Practical classics or classic cars telling you all about these & where to get a supply of NOS or professionally fitted.
I probably still have the article & will try to dig it out if I remember... I loosely remember the fitted cost being £350 but I may be completely wrong...

how I want one of those!!

Yep - would definitely be nice!