paddocks soft top

I'm looking to fit a softtop to my SIII 88..anyone has experience with the paddock canvas hoods? and what is the difference between the canvas ones and the 'mohair' ones from exmoor?

zojdson said:

I'm looking to fit a softtop to my SIII 88..anyone has experience with the paddock canvas hoods? and what is the difference between the canvas ones and the 'mohair' ones from exmoor?

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ones canvas tuthers mohair, ones more expensive,

More than likely the paddock one will be britpart and will therefore not fit.

got a defender 3/4 with hoops new might fit with a bit of work.

I don't know about mohair soft tops, but I have a good pair of mohair socks - nice and warm

Why not ask Exmoor trim if they'll send you some sample swatches of canvas and mohair so you can compare them?

I have paddock canvas one, its fine but as hughesy said it indeed does not quite fit. You have to love britpart one size fits nothing..

so george..is yours too big or too small. found one who is very pleased with the paddocks one..its just that mohair is expensive

NEWSFLASH: I just got my paddocks 88 full black hood...



.. and its an Exmoor-one ! should be quality no?

zojdson said:

NEWSFLASH: I just got my paddocks 88 full black hood...



.. and its an Exmoor-one ! should be quality no?

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is exmoor trim cheaper or is it an old item.either way its expensive.

zojdson said:

NEWSFLASH: I just got my paddocks 88 full black hood...



.. and its an Exmoor-one ! should be quality no?

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Let us know if it fits okay - I'm going to be in the market for one in the not too distant future!

the only thing I know about paddocks hoods is a mate of mine bought one, and fitted it, and the first time it rained it shrank to the point where there's a 6" gap around the bottom, so the truck isn't remotely sealed, have triedwetting it to stretch it back but no joy, and paddocks were very unhelpful/rude and not interested in the problem at all, no replacement, no refund, so won't be going to paddocks for anything again unfortunately for them.

i wont use paddocks, ****e customer service and when they **** things up they give you the run around and deny everything, plus most of it is ****part...bunch o ****ers **** em

Series71 said:

i wont use paddocks, ****e customer service and when they **** things up they give you the run around and deny everything, plus most of it is ****part...bunch o ****ers **** em

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agreed

lol - say what you mean fellas

so did it fit?????? I've been pricing up hoods for me swb and the difference between some of them is enough to make me wonder why some are so cheap

the hood fits nice and tight, BUT the rear flap is about 2" short so when it's wet i have a 5mm gap between the rear flap and me door. All the rest fits very nice. Weird!

Just got mine from All Wheel Trim...

very pleased with it as being canvas it will invariably shrink over the next 3 months or so, but as per their instructions it is supplied slightly large and as long as the bottoms are tied nice and tight should only shrink to a nice fit... if you leave the back and sides even remotely loose during the shrinking process then it will shrink from the point of least resistance and end up short.

Once shrunk then it will shrink no more (just like the old Levi shrink to fit jeans) - also may sound a bit nonsensical, but try to avoid it getting too wet too quickly - a longer slower shrink is much better than a quick one as it will put less stress on the fixing points