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Postby Galsia » Fri 21.03.2008, 14:20

With a week to go until Dnnington I'm in a bit of a panic.

I went toput my hood down and heard a bolt fall out. I've looked everywhere and I can't find it.

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Unfortunately its not just a case of putting another but and bolt in there because it appears to have been a special nut that is flush with the bar. A normal nut and bolt will catch.

How can I fix this? I can't put my roof down at the moment. :(
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Postby Dico » Fri 21.03.2008, 14:25

Put a cable tie on it as a 'very' temporary measure :P
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Re: Broken hood

Postby Galsia » Fri 21.03.2008, 14:26

Galsia wrote:With a week to go until Dnnington I'm in a bit of a panic.

I went to put my hood down and heard a bolt fall out. I've looked everywhere and I can't find it.

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Unfortunately its not just a case of putting another nut and bolt in there because it appears to have been a special nut that is flush with the bar. A normal nut and bolt will catch.

How can I fix this? I can't put my roof down at the moment. :(
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Postby Dico » Fri 21.03.2008, 14:28

Eh :? :lol:

Galsia wrote: Dnnington
Eh :? :lol:
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Postby paza1 » Fri 21.03.2008, 14:32

I am not sure what that bolt part number is but you could try SJ Sportscars http://www.sjsportscars.co.uk/partsandaccessories/parts.asp
Type in hood and several bolts are listed. They may be open on Tuesday.
May be worth a go if no one else can help in the meanwhile.
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Postby Dico » Fri 21.03.2008, 14:37

A button head screw should do it. Bet you can pick one up from Donny, or even one of the Geordie comics?
I think everyone should check theirs as its a common problem.
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Postby Galsia » Fri 21.03.2008, 15:57

Dico wrote:A button head screw should do it. Bet you can pick one up from Donny, or even one of the Geordie comics?
I think everyone should check theirs as its a common problem.



Geordie comics?

Yeah it does look like a button screw. What stops it from coming out of the other end though? There isn't a nut on the other side...
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Postby Dico » Fri 21.03.2008, 16:02

Maybe one of the bars is threaded or has a captive nut? I can't remember, its been a while since I tightened mine up (caught it early ;-) ).

Geordie comics = Chief moderator Geoffsmith and King of bling Deaitch (?) aka shortshift Dave as me and Murph refer to him.
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Postby Sy V » Fri 21.03.2008, 16:58

Look here for my post 3 Feb 08 and the follow up from Surferphil...
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Postby Galsia » Fri 21.03.2008, 20:15

As a quick fix I've used a couple of cable ties. I'll send surferphil a PM.
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Postby chris.t » Fri 21.03.2008, 20:57

as a word of warning to everyone, you will start to hear new creaks from the hood when these nuts start to come loose. Thats the time to open up your Elan tool kit and tighten up the bolts with the allen key supplied.
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Postby paulrwebster » Fri 21.03.2008, 21:47

Look here for the 11p solution.
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Postby GeoffSmith » Fri 21.03.2008, 21:50

Dico wrote:nuts and bolts

Or Dico and Monty as Mr. Itch and I call them. :-D
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Postby Monty » Sat 22.03.2008, 00:00

GeoffSmith wrote:
Dico wrote:nuts and bolts

Or Dico and Monty as Mr. Itch and I call them. :-D


But which ones Nuts :smt119 :smt110 :smt120 :smt104
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Postby surfboardfiller » Tue 25.03.2008, 22:03

Is it one of these?

Check it's not on the hood spring. I bought a car and the hood was wonky. Until I found a bolt wedged into the spring. :wink:
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Postby Gary » Tue 25.03.2008, 22:34

chris.t wrote:as a word of warning to everyone, you will start to hear new creaks from the hood when these nuts start to come loose. Thats the time to open up your Elan tool kit and tighten up the bolts with the allen key supplied.


Yes as PaulP can witness it is a bit embarrasing when it starts to p*ss down , you go to put your hood up and it all goes limp !
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Postby Galsia » Tue 25.03.2008, 22:50

Gary wrote:
chris.t wrote:as a word of warning to everyone, you will start to hear new creaks from the hood when these nuts start to come loose. Thats the time to open up your Elan tool kit and tighten up the bolts with the allen key supplied.


Yes as PaulP can witness it is a bit embarrasing when it starts to p*ss down , you go to put your hood up and it all goes limp !


Yeah that happened to me. It also broke one of my B-post caps off but I think it can be glued back on.
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