Manual Convertible hood setup

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Ziggy
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Post Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:21 pm

Ok, what is there to adjust & how do you adjust it?!
My hood's currently a bit of a pain to put down - it doesn't automatically fold correctly. Is there a way to change that?!

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Post Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:59 pm

this is a real bag of worms,,,,i presume its electric...what EXACTLY does it do thats wrong ,,in the meanwhile try looking at the post 10 below and do a search
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Post Thu Apr 27, 2006 10:46 am

Nope, none of that electric wrongness for me! I'm well aware of how much they suck :lol:

It's just that when I fold it back, I have to faff around getting it to fold straight - was better before I swapped the hood (the advantage of the new one being that i can see out of the back!), so I'm hoping I can get it back like that...

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Post Thu Apr 27, 2006 12:43 pm

I'm guessing here from your description, but are the folding wires present on your 'new' hood?

this description is from memory :D

they are in a black plastic strip on each side, running front to back, and as you fold the hood they force the material to fold in the correct way at the correct points....

did that make any sense?
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Post Thu Apr 27, 2006 1:15 pm

It did! They are present, but don't seem to do their job properly... Is there anything you can adjust or replace?

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Post Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:07 pm

they are elastic straps. they cost about 75 US dollars to replace. shop around online. Best place to look are companies that supply the top itself. Usually, these are extra parts......
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Post Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:42 pm

Hokay, I'll investigate more at the weekend - I've still got my old hood (which was fine apart from the dead rear window!) so I can just take em off that if they're swappable :) Cheers
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Post Fri Apr 28, 2006 3:48 pm

ziggy try this link it tells you how to adjust you hood if it doesnt close properly let me know if it helpls

you will need to have adobe reader to read it

http://www.totalbmwmag.com/HandsOn/TechApr03.pdf
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Post Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:51 pm

nice thought DJ, but that link looks a lot like ye olde E36 :D
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