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Can anyone tell me whats the pros and cons of the Mohair and Vinyl roof

and what you reckon i should go for

atm I'm not sure which to go with

Vinyl = cheaper
Mohair = an extra 100 pounds or ~$190

Mohair hands down. Looks better, insulates better, and lasts longer.

i would have thought the mohair wasn't as robust as the vinyl when left out in the sun... but i could be wrong

I replaced my original vinyl top with a Sonnedecke Canvas top - far better than the vinyl, Mohair is a little thicker than my Canvas top.
If you plan on keeping your car for a while then go for it

Just wondering how the mohair versions handled all that dust. I had had to scrub the vinyl to get it out and its still not clean. Dont know whether the mohair would take kindly to that kind of scrubbing.

trader wrote:Just wondering how the mohair versions handled all that dust. I had had to scrub the vinyl to get it out and its still not clean. Dont know whether the mohair would take kindly to that kind of scrubbing.

That would be interesting.

A simple wash of the roof did nothing for removing that dust. You really have to scrub away hard at it to dislodge the dust and even then, my roof is still not back to how it was before!

zawrilla did you buy your SE with the mohair on it already?

Mohair is far better, hense why you see luxury cars with that and not vinyl. As for cleaning, my one was a breeze and never needed any attention to keep it looking clean. Just a sponge down and chamois dry. Having said that though, I don't know what it would like like after that dust storm. It can take just as much scrubbing as vinyl

Ben

sliq wrote:zawrilla did you buy your SE with the mohair on it already?

nono.. I meant that I found it really hard to clean my vinyl softop. I wish it was mohair!

I think mo hair is heavy so I cant lift the roof up with my left arm no more...

wun911 wrote:I think mo hair is heavy so I cant lift the roof up with my left arm no more...

I don't think you can lift the vinyl one with your left arm either

Ben

meanmx wrote:

wun911 wrote:I think mo hair is heavy so I cant lift the roof up with my left arm no more...

I don't think you can lift the vinyl one with your left arm either

Ben

I can I do it all the time

TieNN89 wrote:

meanmx wrote:

wun911 wrote:I think mo hair is heavy so I cant lift the roof up with my left arm no more...

I don't think you can lift the vinyl one with your left arm either

Ben

I can I do it all the time

Sorry, I didn't imply that it can't be done by the average bloke, but you haven't seen Wun. He is what you might call undernorished

Ben

meanmx wrote:

TieNN89 wrote:

meanmx wrote:

I don't think you can lift the vinyl one with your left arm either

Ben

I can I do it all the time

Sorry, I didn't imply that it can't be done by the average bloke, but you haven't seen Wun. He is what you might call undernorished

Ben

bahahaha....

Its all that KFC, its not good for you.

What actually is the mohair used? Is it a synthetic version of mohair goat hair?