Hi Guys,

Now that Whiffs has closed down where can i get a nice hood made?

I'm in the kent area.

Cheers
Max

Depends how far you are willing to travel.....

There is a very good guy in Cheshire whos done at least two hoods/weather gear for members on here.....bit of a trek for you though.

Thanks, I'll check them out.

Max

I've spoken to a trimmer at work and she admits she is not that good with hoods. She is going to put me onto two guys that in her words are very very good. They are in Bristol. I will get the contact details if you want.

Testa

Thanks Tesla. Think I'll also try some of the boat yards round Whitstable as they make sails and canvas tops for boats.

Max

Just seen this Testa,who be that inBrizol then,would be good to know.Still undecided on hard or soft. Cheers

If prepared to travel to the South West,

then West Country Trimmers in Bovey Tracey did mine 

I have a hood that is excess to requirements and after laying it over Merscury's orange buggy we now see  it fits a Side Winder, Merscury has a shorter windscreen with more rake than normal so it would be more suited to a std height + rake of screen. 

The hood is VGC looks like Mohair and can be seen  vaguely draped over a buggy in some of the Stoneleigh pictures.

If interested shout, I will post it for sale correctly with pictures shortly.

If your post is aimed at me at all,could be interested if veiwed. I will be of line after tomorrow lunch until 1st june. I now have a trimmer friend who could make adjustments,but is reluctant to make complete thing due to time it would take . I'm no time waster if interested,then i am.

Micky B had a new hood made recently.  Down your way, PM him

Quote from: HUDGE BUGGY on May 11, 2016, 08:58:12 PM
Micky B had a new hood made recently.  Down your way, PM him

I think that was Whiffs last hood..

H

If only we were able to get too our sewing machine but weve just moved and were just sorting things out still, otherwise we would be sooo up for this..

Arse.

Quote from: Hunter on May 11, 2016, 09:07:38 PM

Quote from: HUDGE BUGGY on May 11, 2016, 08:58:12 PM
Micky B had a new hood made recently.  Down your way, PM him

I think that was Whiffs last hood..

H

If only we were able to get too our sewing machine but weve just moved and were just sorting things out still, otherwise we would be sooo up for this..

Yes it was whiffs last hood 

Could we get Whiff to do a hood making guide, now he's out of the game, it would be a shame for the ideas and experience to get lost into the ether.

Quote from: Roadrunner on May 12, 2016, 09:42:29 AM
Could we get Whiff to do a hood making guide, now he's out of the game, it would be a shame for the ideas and experience to get lost into the ether.

Thats why Whiff was soo good, his work was tailored to each and every individual buggy.

The problem is that every buggy seems to have a different combination of screen/roll bar/ rear fixing/ material type/windows/doors and style, Gordon there are so many variations thats why they cost so much and take so long to get a good one made. I know this from personal experience. Once we get our place sorted we will be doing some of this including seats and interiors but as I said there is no real common basic they are all individual. Its can be less work to make a new one from scratch rather than alter something. I'm sure some of you guys that have done jobs around the house or even using a second hand wiring loom have found it better to start from scratch rather than trying to trace out an old piece and reuse it.

H