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cxn · Feb 13, 2008

hi all
i have been looking to invest in one of these things as i have the 3dr hard top.
but they seem to be very hard to get hold of and quite expensive.
has any one made one of these themselves, surely it carnt be that hard, has anyone even go one of them. pictures would be great if you have them.
i think im going to attempt to make one as then i could colour cordinate it and also have a clear bit to see through as the only one i have seen is all black.

Pikey · Feb 13, 2008

Just buy one for a large car. and it'll fit.

ratty · Feb 13, 2008

redhand said:
Just buy one for a large car. and it'll fit.

cxn · Feb 13, 2008

i meant the type that just fits over where the hard top has been remove you can even drive with these on

Pikey · Feb 13, 2008

I'm confused do you mean a tonneau cover for the rear tub? Or is this like some giant pram cover, that fits over the whole vehicle?

ratty · Feb 13, 2008

he means a soft top tilt.

cxn · Feb 13, 2008

no its for when you remove the hard top on a freelander and your out an about it starts to rain you put this on instead of the hard top and you can still drive around.

Pikey · Feb 13, 2008

Whoops didn't realised I'd wondered in to here.

Why would you take it out in the rain anyway?

Won't your doors fall off?

ratty · Feb 13, 2008

redhand said:
Whoops didn't realised I'd wondered in to here. Why would you take it out in the rain anyway? Won't your doors fall off?

no but if you stuck it up to its windscreen in flood water it'd have less chance of overheating

cxn · Feb 13, 2008

err i asked a simple question an get silly answers

why would my doors fall off, whats that about overheating.

if you havent got anything constructive to say then dont bother

The Mad Hat Man · Feb 13, 2008

its because of the way this site works - a bit of friendly joshing is the norm.....

and Freelanders are, by history, known to have the doors fall off if they wet and the petrol ones suffer from HGF, repetitively, amongst loads of other problems.

for a land rover site - the Freelander (or Hippoo as it is commonly known) is generally accepted as being complete tat - and no-one in their right mind would buy one

ratty · Feb 13, 2008

cxn said:
err i asked a simple question an get silly answers

why would my doors fall off?

dunno

whats that about overheating?

freelanders with 1.8 k series engines are renowned for head gasket issues.

if you havent got anything constructive to say then dont bother

You asked for information about a 'rain cover' otherwise known as a tarpaulin. I said it was a soft top tilt you wanted. I thought the overheating response was helpful as a response to the unhelpful response you had previously had as a response. You didn't know about the overheating issue so therefore you have learnt somthing so therefore you have agreed it IS helpful.

your point is........?

ratty · Feb 13, 2008

cxn said:
err i asked a simple question an get silly answers

why would my doors fall off, whats that about overheating.

if you havent got anything constructive to say then dont bother

The Mad Hat Man said:
its because of the way this site works - a bit of friendly joshing is the norm.....

and Freelanders are, by history, known to have the doors fall off if they wet and the petrol ones suffer from HGF, repetitively, amongst loads of other problems.

for a land rover site - the Freelander (or Hippoo as it is commonly known) is generally accepted as being complete tat - and no-one in their right mind would buy one

see it's one big learning curve here. I didn't know the doors fall off

The Mad Hat Man · Feb 13, 2008

'parently so - it was a fred a looooooong time ago - its a bit like red trattas dont go up hills

oh - an i furgot the freelander was called a hippo because of an add campaign and coz it (apparently) looks like one. I (and others cal them Hippoos because they are a pile of ......) - and I speak from experience

ratty · Feb 13, 2008

The Mad Hat Man said:
'parently so - it was a fred a looooooong time ago - its a bit like red trattas dont go up hills

oh - an i furgot the freelander was called a hippo because of an add campaign and coz it (apparently) looks like one. I (and others cal them Hippoos because they are a pile of ......) - and I speak from experience

I dun wanna offend the newb but I thought they wuz best known by the G******** title?

slob · Feb 13, 2008

if y'awl do a search fer clown's car, yule find out why the doors fall orf em when they get wet

slob · Feb 13, 2008

was that constructive enough?

cxn · Feb 13, 2008

no it wasnt constructive

friendly banter is all good when you know each other,which we dont. but taking the p*ss is just plain wrong.

its not a tarpaulin, or a tonneau cover, or a soft top tilt.

its a genuine land rover part, PART NO. VUK500020
Item number: 4651135414 on ebay

The Mad Hat Man · Feb 13, 2008

unfortunately banter from one person is seen as **** taking by another.

slob · Feb 13, 2008

oh is that reet? just as well you came along to put us all on the reet path.

am sure everyone will join in when i ask them to give you a round of applause to show wur appresayshun for yer telling us when we can have a bit of banter and friendly piff taking

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