Slashed.

Vandalism, the act of a true coward, a person with no self esteem, a germ, scum not fit to be breathing the air of the people who understand personal responsibility. I despise the actions of some people in this country and those who don't bring them into line and allow them to keep on doing what they do.
 
Housey said:
Vandalism, the act of a true coward, a person with no self esteem, a germ, scum not fit to be breathing the air of the people who understand personal responsibility. I despise the actions of some people in this country and those who don't bring them into line and allow them to keep on doing what they do.
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Vigilantism is what is needed.
 
Thought you chaps would get a good old guffaw out of this.

Honda quotation:

Cost of roof as it arrives in box - £557
Total cost for fitment (including labour and a TINY amount of consumables) - £1,881 including GST (5%)

Yeah...pass.

Supposedly this would cost even more in the UK - to the tune of 15% in additional taxation. (Not seeing that somehow, are you?)
 
My glue arrived today so going to find some roof removal instructions and partly peel back the vinyl to get a good flat surface to work with.

If my repair is good enough I'll leave it and consider giving Jack a visit when I next have reason to visit the UK.

If the repair sucks balls then I will let insurance pay Honda £1,800. It would be in insurers best interest to pay for a boat/accommodation and a Jack Smith repair as it would be HUGELY cheaper but somehow I do not see that happening.
 
Oh and Honda quoted 7 hours labour - minimum. Based on Honda quoted times for that job....absolutely mental. I think I could do it faster at home with a laptop as guidance.
 
Roof removal is such a massive ball-ache, you'll have to dismantle most of the interior of the car to get it out, hence the huge labour cost.

7 hours sounds about right really for removal and fitting.
 
PiKe said:
Roof removal is such a massive ball-ache, you'll have to dismantle most of the interior of the car to get it out, hence the huge labour cost.
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I only need to get the upper part unpinned from the roof frame so that I can fold it backwards to remove the tension/folds.

Fingers crossed I do not need to go anywhere near the interior or start drilling out rivets. I think the upper section is mostly bolted/and or glued.

7 hours seems silly as 1 - I know that exact dealership has done it in less time when they did the job on goodwill instead of me paying labour (Shocker? :p) 2 - Jack Smith does it in 4 hours according to other members!
 
Maybe it's to cover all the clips that the dealer will inevitably snap off whilst removing it :p
 
£800 worth of clips, yeah :D

(And removing all the paint scratches they put on the surface of the boot because they never covered it - Yes, last time they did it they managed to do this :/)
 
Stormsure Glue - Do not bother.

This will be, without a shadow of a doubt, the worst repair ever. Spent the time and effort removing the roof material to get a flat, no tension surface and METICULOUSLY taped the slashes back together perfectly. Spent a good 90 minutes just taping. Was satisfied with the seal/tape and went about glueing it with Stormsure - lol, why bother. The glue removes the tape adhesion and the whole thing just starts to come apart.

I no doubt have half a tube of Stormsure glue on the exterior part of the hood nicely curing itself onto the tape it decided to remove.

If you consider this kind of repair, save yourself the time and hassle and just use a 5 quid roll of duck tape until you get a proper replacement. Looks great in youtube videos on a 3 inch square piece of fabric - totally worthless on an actual repair job.

I really cannot be bothered with the headache - £200 excess and insurance can pay the £1800 Honda bill.
 
Duck tape for the win here I'm afraid. Get the hood replaced properly next time you're on the mainland. Sorry you've had no luck with the repair.

Edit: I guess if your premium doesn't go crazy then let them sort it out.
 
Always worry about this when not parked at home. Doesnt take much. 1 second and top ruined. Absolute a holes.

1800. Im sure mine wasnt that much. But then it wasnt from honda
 
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