Topaz plastic side panels

This forum's Daisy Mae is probably the best person to comment, as she had her side panels removed and black vinyl wrap applied instead. As I recall the result looked good - better than the plastic panel originals, IMO.

Unfortunately I can't find the thread in which she describes what was done, because this forum's search tool is poor - you can put a username in as part of the search criteria, but it just seems to ignore it!

One other thing that surprises me - I don't ~recall~ there being screws into the bodywork. My memory (possibly inaccurate) is that all of the fixings went into timber bearers that are bonded to the original factory glass. If so, yours may not be as fitted from the factory?

Found the thread, which I though had photos, but it seems not, which is a shame:

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Good job you noticed - at motorway speeds the wind drag force is very high, and it's common for people here to report that theirs came loose and got ripped off on the motorway - never to be seen again. I suspect you'll find that the screws go into (by now slightly rotten, possibly) wooden battens - so the old trick of inserting matchstick pieces may help them grip.