Post by David Clelland on Aug 6, 2007 17:13:45 GMT
Are you having problems lowering your hood?
After a few years the tensioning wires on the MGF and MGTF hoods tend to slacken off. When this happens the front rail doesn’t get pulled back properly and when the hood’s half way down everything locks up. You then have to lift the hood up again and pull the rail back manually before the hood will go all the way down. Fortunately, MG issued a recall for another problem that they were having with TF hoods and as well as sorting this out it also cured the “ hood lock-up”. You can still buy these straps but they will cost you over £30 for the pair. I recently managed to acquire some straps that will do exactly the same job for a fraction of the price. A number of the CSMGF guys have been using them and find that they work extremely well. They cost £9.99 a pair (postage to UK is free) and it takes literally seconds to fit them. So if you’re having problems with your hood, why not try them out. You could always make them yourself I suppose, but is it worth all the hassle at that price.
Contact me if you are interested.
After a few years the tensioning wires on the MGF and MGTF hoods tend to slacken off. When this happens the front rail doesn’t get pulled back properly and when the hood’s half way down everything locks up. You then have to lift the hood up again and pull the rail back manually before the hood will go all the way down. Fortunately, MG issued a recall for another problem that they were having with TF hoods and as well as sorting this out it also cured the “ hood lock-up”. You can still buy these straps but they will cost you over £30 for the pair. I recently managed to acquire some straps that will do exactly the same job for a fraction of the price. A number of the CSMGF guys have been using them and find that they work extremely well. They cost £9.99 a pair (postage to UK is free) and it takes literally seconds to fit them. So if you’re having problems with your hood, why not try them out. You could always make them yourself I suppose, but is it worth all the hassle at that price.
Contact me if you are interested.
