Hood / Roof replacement at Monsoon
03-19-2018, 08:22 AM
#1
Hood / Roof replacement at Monsoon
Hi Everyone,
Just spoken to Monsoon - I have a 2001 'S with the OEM roof on. They've recommended I DONT go mohair and go with the Twillweave for replacement, as apparently the roof frame is more prone to movement than the newer cars, and can cause premature wear on the mohair!?
First i've heard of it. I've booked my slot in for next week, but I feel a tad dubious about what i've been told, and would definitely prefer the look of mohair if it isn't an issue.
Any suggestions?
Just spoken to Monsoon - I have a 2001 'S with the OEM roof on. They've recommended I DONT go mohair and go with the Twillweave for replacement, as apparently the roof frame is more prone to movement than the newer cars, and can cause premature wear on the mohair!?
First i've heard of it. I've booked my slot in for next week, but I feel a tad dubious about what i've been told, and would definitely prefer the look of mohair if it isn't an issue.
Any suggestions?
03-19-2018, 08:40 AM
#2
UK Moderator
My first Monsoon mohair roof needed replacing after one year as there was bad wear (MY02 car) which they did for free.
Some other comments here: https://www.s2ki.com/forums/uk-irela...-hoods-931929/
If I were doing it again, I'd go with twillweave/vinyl (which is what gbduo did (see the penultimate post).
Some other comments here: https://www.s2ki.com/forums/uk-irela...-hoods-931929/
If I were doing it again, I'd go with twillweave/vinyl (which is what gbduo did (see the penultimate post).
03-28-2018, 10:20 AM
#5
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I had my roof from Mondoon a tad over 2 years ago. They didn’t fit but a respected company in Bradford did. Nice people at Monsoon but can’t pretend I am not disappointed that:
1. The rear window is a different design to OEM (57 plate glass window) and it seems a lot smaller; and
2. I noticed on Sunday that the rubber seal is separating from the roof. Not sure if this is part of the roof supplied by them or glues on during fitting. Need to look this weekend.
Mines the vinyl. It’s ok but doesn’t seem to come back as clean or fresh looking as an OEM one.
1. The rear window is a different design to OEM (57 plate glass window) and it seems a lot smaller; and
2. I noticed on Sunday that the rubber seal is separating from the roof. Not sure if this is part of the roof supplied by them or glues on during fitting. Need to look this weekend.
Mines the vinyl. It’s ok but doesn’t seem to come back as clean or fresh looking as an OEM one.
03-31-2018, 08:07 AM
#6
Not measured mine, and not noticed a difference, but you might be right and we've gone from very poor visibility to slightly less, very poor visibility 
I fitted a vinyl one myself last year and the quality was really good on the bits you don't see as well as the bits you do.
There are no rubber parts that come with the roof, chances are it'll just pop back into its rails where it wasn't quite seated properly during the refit, they can be a bit of a fiddle to get them fully into the channelling.
I fitted a vinyl one myself last year and the quality was really good on the bits you don't see as well as the bits you do.There are no rubber parts that come with the roof, chances are it'll just pop back into its rails where it wasn't quite seated properly during the refit, they can be a bit of a fiddle to get them fully into the channelling.
03-31-2018, 10:34 AM
#7
Interesting.. my original car needs a roof where the older SC one has lived under a HT it's entire life and is in good Graves.. I mean Nick.
i don't fancy paying a bag and finding myself back here in 24 months
i don't fancy paying a bag and finding myself back here in 24 months
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04-18-2018, 10:31 AM
#9
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The OEM glass seems larger because it sits "on top" of the vinyl. The aftermarket roofs have the glass sandwiched between the cloth making it look smaller.
The size has to be fixed so as to allow the roof to bend/fold in the right place.
You can see pics here: http://www.monsooncarhoods.co.uk/hon...0-car-hoods-02
Last edited by lovegroova; 04-18-2018 at 10:35 AM.
04-19-2018, 02:10 AM
#10
Lings list it at £1,860.28
The OEM glass seems larger because it sits "on top" of the vinyl. The aftermarket roofs have the glass sandwiched between the cloth making it look smaller.
The size has to be fixed so as to allow the roof to bend/fold in the right place.
You can see pics here: Honda S2000 Hood | Replacement Honda S2000 Soft Top (2002-on)
The OEM glass seems larger because it sits "on top" of the vinyl. The aftermarket roofs have the glass sandwiched between the cloth making it look smaller.
The size has to be fixed so as to allow the roof to bend/fold in the right place.
You can see pics here: Honda S2000 Hood | Replacement Honda S2000 Soft Top (2002-on)
Having had a Monsoon Mohair hood on my AP1 before with a glass screen, I can confirm that for me, it was a massive improvement over the OEM hood with the plastic screen. Monsoon also fitted mine and to be honest, made it water-tight.
I'll be going back to Monsoon after that OEM price.
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