Watch Expert Strip a MK1 Golf Hood in Stunning 4K!

[@alexandruduta8102]

[@skinnyGra]

Great stuff.Thanks for helping the Mk1 group.Sure Knows his Onions!

[@chortlemk1]

A great overview of the hood process. Very informative. Considering

[@could_try_harder]

Thanks again for coming over and showing the process!!

[@stephenandrews5210]

Can’t wait to have mine done by Carl

[@mcjjordan]

Your the man carl ! Ours is still perfect

[@LeapOfFaith121]

Hi awesome video. Where is part 2 I can't seem to find it? Many thanks.

[@could_try_harder]

The cars back so it's coming soon

[@LeapOfFaith121]

@@could_try_harder awesome can't wait. Thank you 😊

[@could_try_harder]

@@LeapOfFaith121 Carl is here right now! But I dont think we'll get it all done today....still soon soon I promise

[@kulkalirai3971]

​@@could_try_harder did you ever upload part 2?

[@could_try_harder]

Yes! It was mislabelled as part 3 finale but I've fixed that now. Cheers

[@stephenboyle3195]

Hi there, i need my hood replacing, i have the top, not the lining, how much do yous charge, Regards. Sb.

[@could_try_harder]

Hi Stephen, as you can see from the video it's Carl that does the hoods. His details are in the. Description so you can get a hold of him for a quote. All the best. Neil

[@leeverink32]

Thats normal for an old roof. The rear window frame always rots out because youstaple the cloth to a plastic frame thats imbedded in the metal frame a little water moisture can collect in that edge and rust will come trugh. NOT true there is a tention cable in the side that together with a spring holds the side straight when the string breaks the tention is gone and wont hold the side in plase and it creaps up. The first roof was called sonneland i believe that was the brand. it was always a cloth and the line in the rroof hes poibnting out is stiching from factory (Witch u can still get) The PVC roof never was factory so this one had already had a roof replacement in the past. I lube the roof once a year liberally BUT NOT WITH WD 40 use a silicone based lube it takes way longer for it to dry out and is better for the plastic bushings.

[@could_try_harder]

Thanks for your take on the process. It sounds like you have some experience too.

[@chortlemk1]

I’ve been fitting hoods on these cars for over 10 years. You are incorrect that the MK1 Golf Cabriolet didn’t come with a Vynil hood. Sonnenland is the generic name given to cloth tops as it was named after the area it was developed. Hartz bought out the Sonnenland factory and continued to make the material and the only cabriolet MK1 wise that came ever out of the Karmann factory with a cloth top was the Rivage edition in the U.K. Again replacing side tension cables on a shrunk roof will NOT undo years of UVA sunlight damage. That is a scientific impossibility. Those side cables are on springs so the springs extend as the cable is pulled up By the shrinkage. Just how does the moisture manage to get into the material that’s stapled into the plastic insert? I use WD40 to lubricate joints as so many are neglected and it’s a good start to drive any residual Moisture out of the the joints.