Is it Double Duck or Mohair

[bullstarz]

Bought a new soft top as the old one was usable but old and tired. Thing is i don't know if the new one is mohair or Double Duck. How do you tell them apart.

Can you tell just by looking at them or is it the way they are put together or is the material completely different to look at.

[V Mad]

Mohair is a finer material, with a slight sheen to it compared to DD.

[GDPR]

Definition from a hood suppliers site

Double Duck

This is a cotton woven material with a central rubberised layer. The material is dyed and provides a rich black and waterproof finish. By fabric roof standards it is relatively cheap, not as colourfast as mohair and is only available in black although again with contrasting piping if required.

Mohair

This is usually used on luxury sports cars and is a tightly woven fabric external layer, a central waterproof membrane and an attractive contrasting inner lining. The Mohair hood is a natural woven fibre is easy to work with and is more colorfast than Double Duck. Although this is the most expensive of the soft top materials it is actually one of the easiest to fit because it is a cross woven natural fabric it will stretch when wet and shrinks when drying and so will also adjust its fit to match that of your frame. A good colour choice is available such as black, navy, green, red and beige but it must be noted that red is less colour fast than the other colours and beige is difficult to keep clean.

[richardthestag]

"mohair" often has a lining on the inside. i.e. the outside is black the inside is completely different colour.