Exmoor Disapointment

[btm]

Hello All,

I just bought a brand new tarp (hood) from Exmoor Trim. I bought it over the internet from John Craddock (UK) and everything was great. Follow up emails etc, cost was about $800 (including a carpet set). Delivery time to Darwin from UK was only 8 days!! Trust me when I say thats good, because it usually takes 10 days for Australian Mail!! :D

It was very exciting to pick up the parcels from the post office and bring them home. As I have only ever bought ex-army rag tops in the past (3 of them). This was followed by great disapointment when I tried to fit it to my landy. It seems that the whole left hand side has been sewn to far forward!!! The fit is **** and all the loop holes along the bottom of the sides are out of place on both sides!!:mad: Anyway, I have asked a local canvas place to make a couple of adjustments and hope it will fit when it comes back (another $150).

Just annoyed because I thought Exmoor where 'the' canvas suppliers for Land Rover. Grrrr!!:mad:

Regards,

Tim

[juddy]

Had the same issues as you there, super fast postage from Brookwells in the UK, but the Hood was a big let down, ill fitting, and the eyelets damaged the body work, threatened Exmoor with legal action, and they supplied me with a Mohair one FOC, that was not much better, having spoke to LR owners in the UK, exmoor are not highly regarded and theres better other products in the Uk..

[101RRS]

I have used All Wheel Trim for a few bits and they seem OK.

All Wheel Trim Ltd. homepage (http://www.allwheeltrim.co.uk/homepage.html#Homepage)

[wrinklearthur]

Hi

Any suggestions as to who to try for better made items?

Cheers Arthur

[101RRS]

Hi

Any suggestions as to who to try for better made items?

Cheers Arthur


Hmmmm the previous post to yours :)



I have used All Wheel Trim for a few bits and they seem OK.

All Wheel Trim Ltd. homepage (http://www.allwheeltrim.co.uk/homepage.html#Homepage)

Garry

[isuzurover]

Hi

Any suggestions as to who to try for better made items?

Cheers Arthur

A local canvas / truck canopy maker.

[wrinklearthur]

A local canvas / truck canopy maker.
Had a look in the phone book for A Local, but couldn't find him. :wasntme:

Cheers Arthur

You are never a local until you ride on the school bus.

[isuzurover]

Had a look in the phone book for A Local, but couldn't find him. :wasntme:

Cheers Arthur

You are never a local until you ride on the school bus.

OK, if you need your hand held, try this place for starters:

Rollins Canvas and Party Hire - Canopies and Covers (http://www.rollins.com.au/canopies.html)

[p.s. - just googled - not an endorsement]

[wrinklearthur]

OK, if you need your hand held, try this place for starters:

Rollins Canvas and Party Hire - Canopies and Covers (http://www.rollins.com.au/canopies.html)

[p.s. - just googled - not an endorsement]

Hi Isuzurover

I had better not take up your kind offer to hold my hand, the misses would start asking the sort of questions I couldn't answer! :D

Getting back to the theme of this thread, what is required is the name of supplier's, that have a range of true to type, canopies already on the self and that way there is no holdup with the design.

Cheers Arthur

[Reads90]

I have used All Wheel Trim for a few bits and they seem OK.

All Wheel Trim Ltd. homepage (http://www.allwheeltrim.co.uk/homepage.html#Homepage)

That is where both my two hoods on my 90 came from. Great quality and fit nice. The full length roof has been on the 90 for nearly 9 years and still fits great and looks good and that had lived on the 90 , for 3 years in the Uk before coming to Aus

[ezyrama]

Just got a quote for a new mohair hood from All Wheel Trim Ltd. for Ralph 88" SWB and they quoted me 476 GBP+vat+freight ($765 AUD)which isn't too bad considering I had on made for a minimoke about 5 years ago and it cost $1100.
Cheers Ian

[101RRS]

Just got a quote for a new mohair hood from All Wheel Trim Ltd. for Ralph 88" SWB and they quoted me 476 GBP+vat+freight ($765 AUD)which isn't too bad considering I had on made for a minimoke about 5 years ago and it cost $1100.
Cheers Ian

You will not have to pay VAT.

[ezyrama]

Yeah, I know. I just realised I added that. Got some electronics parts for SWMBO's car out of the UK last week, $87 AUD landed or $182.50 from a Holden stealership.