Roof colour opinions.......

[hughjayteens]

I have a BRG Chim with a black roof - Now it is in pretty good nick but the seals are a bit loose/worn and the rear screen is scratched..

I have the opportunity to get a new roof for not a lot of cash (I do a website for a car interior company) so I think I will get a new roof (can't do the car value any harm).

I have seen an XK8 in BRG with a dark green roof and really liked it - See here www.car-interior.co.uk/img/cars/xk82.htm but I am after some opinions on whether I should go green or stick with black....

[ChimeraWolf]

Stick with the black one mate!!!

The green looks a bit weird! (No offence to anyone witha green roof though!)

Shane

[chuckh]

black mate or it will look like a tarts handbag!! well u did ask

[Jason F]

If you could get one to Exactly match the car it might look quite nice.. But I`d stick to black

[paul]

there seemed to be quite a few Chimaeras around with pale metallic green bodies and dark green hoods a couple of years ago - I thought they looked pretty smart personally.

I think the factory expanded the roof selection about 3-4 years ago - blue, black, green and red are all available.

Frankly, its your car and if you like it, go for it.

[HarryW]

I've seen Tan hoods that go well with BRG, doesn't sound too great but actually looks v nice in the flesh. Only ever seen them on S's though, but if you can get it made up it's worth considering IMHO.

Harry

[lovemytvr]

Last summer test drove a Chimaera with a tan roof - car was a beautiful Chianti Starmist - sort of deep plum red and looked fantastic - have to confess the roof put me off - just didn`t look right somehow (IMO)
Each to their own!!

Neal
W9 TVR

[MikeyT]

My other half used to have a metallic green 306 Pug Cab and it had a black hood – OK you say but the other day I saw a newer one (V Reg) that was the same body colour but had a hideous green hood on it. Might have just been the wrong colour on the wrong car, but I've never been a fan of hoods that are lighter in hue (no pun intended hugh!) than the body colour. For example if you had a dark blue car would you have a sky blue hood? No, I wouldn't. Just doesn't look right.

Can't you get a big bit of the green cloth and sort of drape it over yours as a test?!

>> Edited by MikeyT on Friday 1st February 00:12

[hughjayteens]

I am getting a sample sent so I will have ponder!!
Just out of interest, how much would I normally expect to pay for a complete new hood (including recovering the targa panel to match)?

[JonRB]

quote:blue, black, green and red are all available

Don't forget the purple Chimaera "V8 NUT" who has a purple hood.

Actually looks quite stunning, although not necessarily my cup of tea.

Its on the back cover of a recent Sprint (and my car is one of the Chimaera's in the background)

[bryanlister]

To have targa recovered and a new rear section/window - TVR quoted me about £600.

I have a juniper pearlescent green Chim with black roof, and I would love to have a dark/bottle green conversion done. I think this would look better than the black so long as the mohair is a dark hue. I agree with earlier posts that MGFs etc that have a light tan lid look terrible. Also, I expect that lighter colours will be more difficult to keep looking clean perhaps? As with any other TVR colour schemes in and out, you just have to take a look and decide if it works - but I like the pic of the Jag, looks good IMHO.

[Jason F]

quote:
Don't forget the purple Chimaera "V8 NUT" who has a purple hood.

It also has Purple stitching, purple interior and ally dash and stalks, and is quite simply the most stunning Chimaera I have ever seen.

[Straga]

I have a 96 Cooper Green metalic with a dark green hood, I need to replace the rear screen and I'm thinking of having the whole hood re-coloured black at the same time. I quite like the green but it has become quite faded over the years so I think I'll go for black - has anyone done this and if so what is the best product please ?

[hughjayteens]

quote:
To have targa recovered and a new rear section/window - TVR quoted me about £600.

Well that has made my day!



Is there any pictures of that Purple Chim on teh web anywhere???

[SMT]

Renovo do some good hood care products :

www.renovointernational.com/

Simon.

[porkman]

Love to see a picture(s) of that purple chimaera.
Maybe I ought to re-subscribe to Sprint.

[philshort]

Porkman, maybe you should! Its loads better now its an A4 glossy (proper) magazine.

The purple Chim is nice, but let down by the questionable two-tone seats IMHO. Vaguely MaxPooer I thought. I liked the purple roof a lot though.

[andy brown]

My chimp is balmoral green with a green hood which matches the body colour. The tint along the top of the windscreen is also green. Green leather dash top and cream leather seats etc.....looks the biz. Go for it!!

[porkman]

looks like I have found a/the purple Chimaera with the purple roof.

fair play to whoever specified it but I wouldn't have had the bottle...

www.b-link.co.uk/talkingtvr/gallery/chim/chim11.JPG

[Jason F]

His name is Paul, and it is the nicest car I have EVER seen.. My missus is sitting waiting for him to sell it so she can have it