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Post by johnwp5bcoupe on Dec 3, 2019 9:08:51 GMT
Having recovered these in the past I agree with Peter's last statement
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Post by lagain on Dec 4, 2019 18:11:31 GMT
Sunroofs are like Marmite and not for me. I would urge caution about cutting away part of the roof as it must affect the structure of the car. Many years ago I was going around the M25 and went across a join in the road for an elevated section, the road had dropped a little and the Rover flexed causing the boot lid to touch the surrounding body and leave a chip and also to put a crack in the corner of the rear screen - and my roof is entire !
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monsieurboz
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Post by monsieurboz on May 6, 2020 10:07:05 GMT
Hello peeps, I'm in the process of buying a P5b saloon from the Netherlands. From the pictures in the advert it has a sliding steel sunroof, as described by cyf. I've not yet had "eyes on". The vehicle is LHD and was imported new to NL in 1968. This is an interesting conversational thread to me as I've never seen any photos of a car with such a roof, and it seems as if my new acquisition could therefore be rare (or at least uncommon). I'm revisiting my childhood as my late father had a whole slew of P4's, one P5 and a couple of P6's More information to follow as and when. Keep on Rovering.
Further to the observations above I've now discovered that said car has a manual sunroof, possibly factory fitted. I've just been notified of another LHD P5b for sale in Belgium, which has the same type of sunroof; are they more common in the LHD European model? Did a batch get converted over here, like the batch which were "dealer" fitted in the UK? Who knows? Monsieur BOZ
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Post by Phil Nottingham on May 9, 2020 20:50:57 GMT
Very rare indeed and superior to the slightly less rare folding Webasto as long as it operational and has not leaked
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Post by bristol406 on May 9, 2020 21:55:32 GMT
My 72 P5B coupe has a electric sliding steel sunroof but I am convinced that it wasn't factory fitted. It's wired directly to the battery (with a fuse) and some of the wiring is visible under the carpets. The switch is on the centre console and not fitted that well. It does work well but for me it's main use is to allow in light when working inside the car !
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Post by dave66 on May 10, 2020 23:55:15 GMT
Hi, I would like to add my contribution to this topic. Also my P5 Coupé MK III (1966) is a Dutch car with an Hollandia sunroof installed. I just removed it, in order to check the functionality. It seems fine, apart the rusty areas and some parts missing. The closing mechanism is working , but apparently there are some plastic components missing in the lines, which allow the roof to close properly setting the the lever back in position and pushing up the rear side of the roof to match with the roof line. Could anyone send me some or post detailed photos of another working Hollandia sunroof, in order to identify what´s wrong with my car and which parts I could need (if still available)? Are any assembling / repairing instructions available (any language is good ! ) Please finde some pics here and in the next posts. Thank you / Dank u wel ! Dave Attachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAttachment Deleted
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Post by dave66 on May 11, 2020 0:04:41 GMT
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Post by dave66 on May 11, 2020 0:09:14 GMT
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Post by dave66 on May 11, 2020 0:16:23 GMT
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monsieurboz
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Post by monsieurboz on Sept 28, 2020 15:28:42 GMT
Hello peeps, I'm in the process of buying a P5b saloon from the Netherlands. From the pictures in the advert it has a sliding steel sunroof, as described by cyf. I've not yet had "eyes on". The vehicle is LHD and was imported new to NL in 1968. This is an interesting conversational thread to me as I've never seen any photos of a car with such a roof, and it seems as if my new acquisition could therefore be rare (or at least uncommon). I'm revisiting my childhood as my late father had a whole slew of P4's, one P5 and a couple of P6's More information to follow as and when. Keep on Rovering. Further to the observations above I've now discovered that said car has a manual sunroof, possibly factory fitted. I've just been notified of another LHD P5b for sale in Belgium, which has the same type of sunroof; are they more common in the LHD European model? Did a batch get converted over here, like the batch which were "dealer" fitted in the UK? Who knows? Monsieur BOZ Update: car now home in France and in the process of being French-registered. The sunroof certainly has all the hallmarks of being factory fitted (rolled edges, proper water track inside, inside trim matches rest of headlining. There’s a semi-circular T handle; a 90degree turn unlocks it then it just slides, about 60cm opening, so pretty good. Now just have to work out how to attach pictures...
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Jos
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Post by Jos on Mar 9, 2021 12:20:09 GMT
Hi to all, I am new to this forum, just bought a 1970 P5B LHD in the Netherlands and am intrigued by the electric steel sunroof which is in perfect order. Apart from the rareness of a LHD (how many are left? Does anyone know?) it must be even rarer to find one with an electric sunroof. As most participants here, I wonder if this is factory installed, the car was built before 1972 which is mentioned in Taylor's book as the year a dozen or so Hollandia roofs where fitted. In the pictures I see here on the forum the roof seems to be wider, mine seems to be smaller. Does that give a hint whom installed this? Controls are on the backside of the console where normally the button is for the bench heating in the back, they used that little box to add the switch for the roof. The car is going into cosmetic restauration Thursday, I will make some more detailed pictures than. Would love to know more about the factory and dealer fitted sunroofs. By the way, this is an originally in The Netherlands delivered and licenced car. In Taylor's book I noticed that only 120 LHD P5B Saloons where built that year. Thank you for all the info already provided!
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Post by Jos on Mar 13, 2021 7:20:45 GMT
After researching all documents and bills with the car, I unrevealed the history of my Hollandia sunroof. It was installed in 1997 originally by Hollandia in Haarlem. A job well done, but the size is different from the roofs installed in the seventies. As said the button for opening the roof is neatly worked into the little box between the front seats.
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Post by Phil Nottingham on Mar 13, 2021 9:43:15 GMT
Very neat
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Post by tonys on Mar 13, 2021 17:20:36 GMT
Fitted in 1997!
That's really late for somebody to be fitting it to a what was then a 27-year-old car and it wouldn't have been cheap. They made a good job, though.
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Jos
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Post by Jos on Mar 13, 2021 18:13:12 GMT
it is indeed Tonys. At that time the car was owned by a doctor who invested vast sums of money to keep the car pristine as a daily driver. And I mean vast sums including a full respray and extensive restauration work, renewing the interior, etc. etc. Fitting an electric sunroof was just a little extra addition to the comfort the car he loved so much already offered. He was also very precise in noting down what he did with the car and he kept all his bills, not uncommon for Rover owners. Which is why I have the best part of the full history of the car which is great. And which is why I found the history of the sunroof, mystery solved...!
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Post by pietervdv on Dec 19, 2021 10:06:38 GMT
I also have a LHD P5B Coupé with a manual sliding roof. My car was originally delivered in Belgium and it's being restored right now.
My restorer ran into issues with the roof, as it doesn't have the basic parts to make it work properly, like sliding rails, rubbers and a mechanism to push up the roof. I wonder how generic these parts are, and if somebody has information about Hollandia roof type names and part names.
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Post by johnwp5bcoupe on Dec 19, 2021 10:19:19 GMT
I also have a LHD P5B Coupé with a manual sliding roof. My car was originally delivered in Belgium and it's being restored right now. My restorer ran into issues with the roof, as it doesn't have the basic parts to make it work properly, like sliding rails, rubbers and a mechanism to push up the roof. I wonder how generic these parts are, and if somebody has information about Hollandia roof type names and part names. These guys do aftermarket sun roofs they may be able to help? SUN ROOF yours may be a bit to old but worth a try, good luck
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Post by velvet on Dec 19, 2021 13:17:45 GMT
. Hello pietervdv. I doubt very much you will find the parts you're looking for generically or otherwise. Hollandia at the time had 3 types of sliding roofs that were used on the P5, ( a wind-back, a slide-back, and an electric-motorised version.) You're best bet is have a good look at a working one fitted to a P5 and make the missing parts as its quite a basic slide rail mecchanism, (thats assuming you have a sliding-back one with a T-Handle to turn and slide back and not the wind back type with a pop down and turn handle to drive back.) There is a gentleman on this forum that has a working one fitted to his car and i'm sure he will allow you to take a look at it and maybe you can get an idea how to make something work for you. i can PM you his details on here. Good Luck . handle-slide wind-back
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Post by pietervdv on Jan 27, 2022 16:31:51 GMT
. Hello pietervdv. I doubt very much you will find the parts you're looking for generically or otherwise. Hollandia at the time had 3 types of sliding roofs that were used on the P5, ( a wind-back, a slide-back, and an electric-motorised version.) You're best bet is have a good look at a working one fitted to a P5 and make the missing parts as its quite a basic slide rail mecchanism, (thats assuming you have a sliding-back one with a T-Handle to turn and slide back and not the wind back type with a pop down and turn handle to drive back.) There is a gentleman on this forum that has a working one fitted to his car and i'm sure he will allow you to take a look at it and maybe you can get an idea how to make something work for you. i can PM you his details on here. Good Luck . View Attachmenthandle-slide View Attachmentwind-back Thanks and apologies for not responding sooner. My restorer has made the new parts himself and is now on the hunt for a seal solution. Mine is indeed the slide back version.
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Post by pietervdv on Jan 28, 2022 12:09:44 GMT
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