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ktzbugz Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2006 Posts: 54 Location: texas
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2015 3:28 pm Post subject: Hood on oval is badly "warped" |
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When I open the hood and lock the latch, the hood is badly "warped".
Is that a hinge failure or the results of a cracked hood? Not much of a body man. Thanks. |
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RareAir Samba Member
Joined: May 11, 2002 Posts: 14576 Location: 18 miles North of the border
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2015 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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Probably a cracked hood from the dreaded "hood prop" |
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ktzbugz Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2006 Posts: 54 Location: texas
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 11:43 am Post subject: oval warped hood |
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Will try to remove this weekend and get into the light and check. Car is on rear corner of my enclosed carport and everything is hard to see. Thanks for the suggestion. |
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ktzbugz Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2006 Posts: 54 Location: texas
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Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 5:51 am Post subject: |
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Source of "warpage" of hood
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RareAir Samba Member
Joined: May 11, 2002 Posts: 14576 Location: 18 miles North of the border
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Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 9:53 am Post subject: |
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ktzbugz wrote: |
Source of "warpage" of hood
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That damage was caused by attempting to close the hood while the prop was engaged |
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tisius Samba Member
Joined: July 11, 2011 Posts: 1570 Location: Rotterdam,NL (+Chicago,IL)
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Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 1:50 am Post subject: |
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Yup!
Someone used a lot of force doing so.... normally at some point only the lower lip cracks under the pressure when the front hood prop is still in the open "position" when one shuts the hood without disengaging the hood prop. Looks like you have a whole gap there!
It was a common problem known to the "earlier Volkswagen bug" owners back in the old days when gas stations still had employees who would fill the car up for you (nowadays it's all self service gas stations); the employees just pressed on the lid to close it, while unaware that it's necessary to release the hood prop first, and there your go!
In the end Volkswagen put springs on to support the front hood. _________________ drive it like you just robbed the bank
you don't have to be crazy to be into VW's, but it sure helps!!
.... if it ain't dutch, it ain't much! |
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kuta Samba Member
Joined: June 08, 2012 Posts: 95 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2015 2:54 am Post subject: |
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What would be the best solution to fix this with enough support? It is definitely a common problem. |
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