MGB GT Webasto Roof

Pittabang

Hi My friend recently bought a 1971 MGB GT and the Webasto Roof needs some repair. There is a spare roof for sale on eBay but we've no idea how to refit it. Anyone know of a good website where we could get some assistance - nothing in the Haynes manual or anyone got diagrams to show the correct workings of the roof

Oshbosh

I used to have a BGT and the webasto sunroof got vandalised, i sent it to England to have it recovered, think it was a couple of hundred quid, then re-fitted it myself, don't think there was much to it, just slide it into the rails and screw it in at the back and waterproof around the screws and back edge with some silicon or something.

Have you tried taking yours off ? Check having your current frame recovered and might be a better option, mine was like new and water tight. Can't remember who i sent it to though but i'm sure you can easily find someone to do it.

DaveCol

Webasto are still around, they might offer a repair service

shagman

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Try this guy for webastos he has a rake of them and is selling them
Jag enterprise robertstown Co Kildare phone 086 8579565 or 086 8785533

I bought one and fitted it to my scimitar .It's easy just as Osh Bosh says. He has lots of MG ones and a few cars too.

Pittabang

thanks for the tip, I'll get him to ring that fella in Kildare

Brono1818

Pittabang wrote: »

thanks for the tip, I'll get him to ring that fella in Kildare

Webasto roof still leaking tried to tension up cables put can not see any tightening nuts. Has any one got any manual diagrams I could look at?.I have taken off the side runners and had a good look at the end piece that is attached to the roof but can not see away to release it from the roof to see if there is locking /tightening nuts for cable. I have tightened the cable up using a metal cable tie but now it looks that the front lock is pulling the female locking unit out of the wood. not having much luck. Any help would be great.
Thanks Brono

ronvsutton

I've been researching this topic for my 1961 Rover P4 80.

Webasto repairs are no longer done by Webasto. If you use this link

http://www.tudorwebasto.co.uk/

you'll get to

R & S Coachbuilts
123A Old Dover Road
Blackheath
London
SE3 8SY

their e-mail is

rscoachbuilts@btconnect.com

I found a detailed but complicated description of a D-I-Y repair here:-

http://www.mbzponton.org/valueadded/maintenance/webasto/webasto.htm#ftn1

It has a diagram of a 1959 webasto roof - but the guy was also doing the headlining at the same time on his Mercedes Ponton.

RS tell me to remove the sliding part of the roof (they say its quite easy), send it to them for recovering and then refit. I have to go back to them to get details from one of their fitters over the phone. They do also offer a fitting service over here in GB.

shagman

I replaced the webasto on my scimitar, pulled out the old one. Removal is easy enough nuts and bolts stuff. Bought a new one from the guy in robertstown and fitted it. Saved myself hundreds over getting R+S to do it.
I have a large sheet of webasto vinyl (black) and also a webasto wind deflector for sale if anyone is looking for one.

Pittabang

thanks guys - I'll pass this along to my mate tomorrow. Hopefully something good will come of it :rolleyes:

shagman

I've got a webasto wind deflector and a sheet of webasto vinyl up on ebay ending today....

wind deflector
http://cgi.ebay.ie/webasto-roof-wind-deflector_W0QQitemZ250221540771QQihZ015QQcategoryZ9903QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

vinyl
http://cgi.ebay.ie/webasto-roof-vinyl_W0QQitemZ250221538530QQihZ015QQcategoryZ9903QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem