hello all
I would like to know if there is a particular procedure to follow to correctly fold the hood and what is its final position when it is folded. I am attaching a photo of mine folded but it seems to me that it does not go down enough. Do you have photos of yours?
Hood folding
#1 Hood folding
Jaguar MK2 1967 since 1980
MGA 1500 roadster 1957 since 1982
Lotus Seven 1963 since 2015
XKE S1 1964 OTS since 2023
MGA 1500 roadster 1957 since 1982
Lotus Seven 1963 since 2015
XKE S1 1964 OTS since 2023
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#2 Re: Hood folding
Before folding run a duster over the plastic screen to avoid scratches and use your hand to make sure there is no crease in it as the hood lowers. I then usually press down on each side to make sure it is seated down as far as possible. This means the hood cover should fit properly. Here is mine before fitting the cover:
David Jones
S1 OTS OSB; S1 FHC ODB
1997 Porsche 911 Guards Red
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#3 Re: Hood folding
Pierre, if you look carefully at your photo and then David's, note that yours has the "upper" fold towards the center of the assembly, whereas David has that same loop pulled to the back. I try to do mine like Davids. In the photo below, I believe yours is folded like below, I believe the dotted green line shows how David's is.
Tom
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#4 Re: Hood folding
Thanks for those answers, I thought the whole thing should go down much more like a roadster and not like a convertible.
Jaguar MK2 1967 since 1980
MGA 1500 roadster 1957 since 1982
Lotus Seven 1963 since 2015
XKE S1 1964 OTS since 2023
MGA 1500 roadster 1957 since 1982
Lotus Seven 1963 since 2015
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#5 Re: Hood folding
One other related tip: As I fold my hood, I place a rolled up bath towel on the plastic rear screen to cause the screen to curve somewhat gently without forming a crease.
Mark
67 OTS 1E14988, 2015 Camry XSE
67 OTS 1E14988, 2015 Camry XSE
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