Car Hood Warehouse

Glass Window Hoods

carhood — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:38:13 +0000

We have had a run of replacement hood supply & fits where the rear glass has broken. In nearly every case this has been caused by the owners leaving articles on the rear parcel shelf causing the glass rear window to shatter.

Most older model convertibles such as VW Golf, Ford Escort, Saab 900 Classic and [...]

Broken plastic window!

carhood — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:50:48 +0000

Don’t panic……. If your budget doesn’t stretch to a new hood we can replace your plastic rear window, prices start from £115 for the MX5 and MGF, £199 for the Porsche Boxster, Audi and BMW and £395 for the Mercedes R129 supplied and fitted including VAT. In most cases we only need your car for [...]

Summer’s here or is it!

carhood — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:05:52 +0000

If you’re as fed up with all this rain as we are I’m sure we can put a smile on your face!

We have some great special offers on at the moment such as:

Audi TT Standard Hood (Non Ultramaxx) 1999-2005 – £600.00 Fitted

BMW E36 (1994-1999) – £690.00 Fitted (Normally £750.00)

Mazda MX5 MK1 (1990-1997) Black Vinyl Hood [...]

Porsche Boxster Glass Conversion Hood

carhood — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:30:13 +0000

Why not treat your Porsche Boxster to a new hood with a heated glass rear window. We offer one of the best hoods on the market. Our hood has the exclusive Ultramaxx system and comes with a lifetime guarantee on the rear glass bonding.

On average we fit ten Boxster glass conversion hoods every week so [...]

Waterproofing/Re-Colouring

carhood — Tue, 24 May 2011 15:04:48 +0000

Here at Car Hood Warehouse our telephone sales staff get many enquiries about waterproofing or re-colouring of mohair hoods on their cabriolets and convertibles.

There are a few products advertised on the internet claiming to re-proof or restore the colour of mohair hoods. Our advice is always NOT to use any of these products as mis-application [...]

A day in the life of our mobile fitters

carhood — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:03:36 +0000

One of our mobile fitters, Tyrone, went on a car hood fitting trek on Wednesday.

His first stop at 07:30am was in Southampton to fit a mohair hood with heated glass rear window to a Porsche Boxster, the customer was really pleased with the result as he no longer has to worry about the rear plastic [...]

From Cadillacs to KAs

carhood — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:05:58 +0000

Today we completed the fitting of a new hood to this very large Cadillac Eldorado much to the delight of the owner.

We have been specialising in the fitting of replacement soft tops to American cars for over 30 years. In fact, we are one of the few hood fitting companies able to take on these [...]

Window Repairs

carhood — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:09:44 +0000

It’s great to see the sun shining again and with spring just around the corner now is the perfect time to start using your soft top.

If your plastic rear window decides to crack don’t panic! Car Hood Warehouse can replace this for you.

Prices start from £115 for a Mazda MX5 and MGF/ MGTF window and [...]

Insurance Claim?

carhood — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:36:14 +0000

Here at Car Hood Warehouse we carry out many hood & soft top replacements for insurance companies for their policyholder's convertibles.

However with the ever rising cost of vehicle insurance we are often surprised that many insurance company policyholders automatically put their vandalised hood replacement through their insurance company, when if they take into account excess [...]

Car Hoods and Car Washes

carhood — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 23:24:04 +0000

We have many customers call in to our premises with their convertible cars for help and advice. In fact, we welcome visitors at our convenient location just off the M25 in Surrey.

However, recently we have had two customers, one with a BMW E46 and one with an Audi TT, with damage to their car hood [...]