mr.oogieboogie

Let me know when when I can pop round and have a look. May have something you need

Thank you. Now smells like a new car inside. Will have the boot done by the end of next week also the bonnet

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Hello. Which part of the headlining do you mean. Sun visor housing or removable roof. If you mean the rear window in the cabin then yes. This can be done with no sewing. If you mean the rear window in the boot. I'm doing that in the next week or two along with the rest of the boot

Fettle the appeature a mil or two then less step and the slack will be taken up if you go back to the sunroof by the thick seal.

I'm pretty sure that when an esprit was supplied from the factory with a glass fibre roof the appeature was fettled to use a different seal. Going from glass fibre roof to glass roof is pretty easy as the large seal allows for any fettling that has occured. But going from a glass roof to a glass fibre one is quite different as there is very little height for a rubber seal even after adjusting the front tongues and back adjusters. A soft rubber seal does remove much of the creaking though. All the best

So got the car out for a bit of a polish and a couple of pics. Next stage is the boot then paint

Yes. But they will be going and will be the same as the black carpets with the white trim.

A couple of pics from this evening

I replaced the shocks on mine but kept the springs. Did not use any ballast and had hardly any fuel in it. No spare wheel . Custom Sports cat and custom sports rear box. No issues on height. Space adjustables fitted Should have been spax bloody predictive text

I used rear door seals of a Nissan micra

Yes I recoloured the leather the other year. As the ivory was looking really dirty. I did the seats as well but white seats not practical. Also the carpets were a bit past their prime. So I replaced them along with the boot carpet. But I'm going to do the boot black. Not the grey ford transit headliner that's used

Sun roof now fully fitted. Gear lever gator will be done Monday in black. Then the boot and under the bonnet. Then paint. Looks better without the floor mats. Needs a hoover though

2mins adjustment and issue is gone. Will get better pics over the weekend Pic

Sun visors in. Composite roof on. Side rails in. Just need tof re-cover the roof appeature lip as the leather that was on the sun visor panel was thinner so it sat closer . Now you can see the body colour. Looks a lot better in the flesh. Will complete this weekend. Seats look and feel great

Both seats now in the car. Composite roof now done along with the top inner rails. Should be fitting next weekend

Drivers seat now done. Just a couple of more bits to go

Hello rocket. Good to be back. This mornings efforts

Sun visors now done. Sun visor housing tomorrow. Then side rails

so drivers seat is complete , quick test fit should have the back done tomorrow and attached to the base, hope to fit over the weekend. then its will be cover the top side rails and gear leaver boot. and the sunvisor housing (bit with the center light) a couple of bits in the boot and cover for the front bonnet floor. so should be complete in the next 2 weeks

well sun visors almost complete just needs the top stitching, new roof lining (composite roof) complete and drivers side seat stripped and new foam added, should have the drivers seat complete and installed by the end of next week

there is a small spring where the fuel filler flap is if this becomes corroded the ends can break off and the flap will not (spring) open

hello Jacques. i looked into it and I also looked into embossing & branding, but I decided to keep it plain, less is more sometimes and once the threads on embroidery begin to snag they look a mess. all the best

hello Vanya. good to here from you. yep still alive, i hope you find a composite roof, i know when i was after one i had to get it from the usa. not too bothered about spraying the seats as the pipeing had started to wear , also keeping leather white was getting to be a pain as every item of clothing was leaving marks. all the best

after test fitting the headrests i then began stripping the passenger seat:- which is a bit of a bastard. same steps mark up the leather and layout and transfer the markings , then cut. once the back and base were stitched these were test fitted separate. due to the course foam showing bumps around the bolsters as well as improving the fit and refurb the seat i used 6mm french foam on the seat. i also used elastic instead of the cotton material as this would make the fitting easier (pushing the material through and then cliping it to the seat back and seat base can be a bastard) and allow movement as well as being easier to tie off. covers were then sewn together and fitted and put in the car this morning. one seat down one to go the white seats i painted are starting to look tired. i could have got the seat to be a little tighter by using a steamer u i will let the seat settle 1st. total cost was around £30 mainly thanks to the free material and sewing.