The best Caterham accessory!

Half hoods could be the best accessory you can buy for your Caterham. Here we go over the two major types, how to fit them, and a top tip for rapid deployment.
00:00 Introduction
01:02 Fitting the Caterham official hood
02:52 Putting it away
03:01 Top tip! Rapid deployment
03:48 Fitting the Softbits for Sevens hood
04:55 Note - secure side poppers
06:51 Tips for buying half hoods
07:06 Rollbars
07:44 Wrap up

[@sunscreemer]

Loving the tip of leaving the centre straps attached to help roll up the hood when removing.

[@ianscott3180]

I highly recommend a tonneau cover. If you have a heater and are driving alone on a cold day, leave the passenger side on. Toasty. It is also much quicker to put on than the roof, outside that country pub. A great protector against small boys jumping in. Perfect.

[@user-hy2hb5jw2i]

This channel is a dream for a new owner! Thank you and love from Australia!

[@turn7caterham]

Thank you 🙏 If there are any topics you’d like us to cover, please do drop another comment and we’ll see what we can do to help.

[@thismarkp]

Caterham HH owner here 🙋‍♂ Can't believe I'd never thought of leaving it attached like that though; I used to store the HH in the passenger seat 🤦‍♂ Another genius idea, thank you!

[@jeffelliott1275]

An excellent post, thank you for that , very informative.

[@jimgia]

As an old guy, I have a difficult time getting in and out of the open Caterhamas it is. I need to sit up on the drive shaft tunnel to lift my feet out. I could never do it with the half or full hood installed. Luckily, I live in Southern California and never have to worry about bad weather. I wear a zip-up hoodie jacket for cool days and wind buffeting protection.

[@simontompson]

Nicely done. Well explained and you took your time. Thanks, it's helped me decide. 👍

[@juanitoibericoloveless2879]

merci

[@R500JPH]

Thanks Callum, more useful tips. I have a Softbits mohair HH and it’s a great piece of kit. So much so that my current car doesn’t even have the option to fit the full hood. Great tips about leaving the rear straps attached and I never knew how to properly remove the side poppers. I usually just wrestle with them for a while 😂

[@andrewmadden8145]

Is that a 420R SV you have? I can't see it for sale on your website?

[@Cossi2000]

Are these Halfhoods also available for a S4?

[@turn7caterham]

Wow, now there’s a rare machine 😊 TBH, we don’t know. You’re best off getting in touch with Softbits for Sevens, who make them. They’ll be able to tell you for sure 👍