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YOUR RESEARCHClosing the Hood - In Front
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They also allow you to adjust the height of each side of the hood to match the fender.
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You can adjust the pressure it takes to close the hood with the two rubber plugs on each front inside corner of the hood.
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Luckily my clothes are clean so they don't scratch the paint.
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Option B, but make sure you remove any rings first and if you have long finger nails you must wear clean white cotton gloves that hasn�t been treated with fabric softener.
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Notwithstanding numerous years of ownership, I still can't figure this out. Does one:
a. Drop the hood from a couple feet;
b. Carefully lower the hood until it catches, and then firmly push down the last inch or inch and 1/2; or
c. something else.
My problem is I find myself lowering it down, then pushing repeatedly (4 or 6 times) to finally get it to fully latch. Always been that way. Tried the big drop, and that don't work either.
Thanks.
Believe it or not, there is an official Porsche answer to this (saw it in a video they produced for new 996 owners, linked off this forum the other day). Set the hood down on the latch so that it catches. Then press gently on either side of the emblem to latch it completely. So, kinda like your option B.
Bad link to the video (for me, anyway).
My Porsche mechanic taught me that technique after I told him that I thought the hood latch was out of adjustment.
When my hood is fully open I grab it with both hands and slam it has hard as possible, then I sit on it until it closes. Make sure you don't have keys in your back pocket!!!
That movie was excellent. Way better than working. But that damn trick to get the windows to go up does not work with my key on my 99. Anyone else have this issue?
I use my knee on the front of the hood. It's easy to do, you can do it when your hands are full, and it doesn't leave a palm print. Luckily my clothes are clean so they don't scratch the paint.
I've always felt that finding an appropriately hot blond to close the hood with her chest to be far more entertaining.
(get that image out of your head within 10 mins if you can)
I'm not so sure now. I think Riad may have stumbled on to a better solution.
After all, who's to say that Porsche engineers got the two handed "push" method right.
wross996tt is right, I was advised to do just that when I first bought mine,
but after trying that out once, I didn't feel comfortable as it didn't feel right.
It's actually a soft spot directly under the emblem. The area immediately in front of the emblem is more solid
(I need to look, probably there is framework underneath that spot)
and that's where I push with my palm.
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Option B, but make sure you remove any rings first and if you have long finger nails you must wear clean white cotton gloves that hasn�t been treated with fabric softener.
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Hmmm... I push down with my palm directly on the Porsche crest because I don't want finger/hand prints on the hood.
That is one good way to bust your emblem. They are not held on very well (if you ever changed it you'd know). Do NOT do it that way
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I agree. The previous owner pushed on theh emblem, and I had to replace it.
To avoid the nip-prints, just hold one breast in each hand and have her clost it then. You'll leave knuckle prints on the paint, but you won't really care!
I was trying to take pics of that, but I couldn't because my hands were full!
Guess it's better than this thread:
Warming Up
6 pages on how to warm up the car.
But it did include my tips for the Ferrari, I've pasted them here for easy reference.
1) Pull off car cover
2) Dust lightly with endangered snow owl feathers
3) Stare admirably for several minutes, turn around then back again quickly to notice any dust the owl feathers missed
4) Have a friend help push the car out of the garage as not to annoy family members with that 8 or 12 cylinder roar
5) Gently open door with kid glove on
6) The car is 4" off the ground, slowly get in to avoid back injury, close door
7) Put on racing gloves
8) Hold steering wheel and gaze out the windshield in admiration
9) Place key in ignition (it's on the right side)
10) Step on clutch, disengage transmission
11) Slowly turn the key
12) Listen closely for wearing timing belt
13) Get out and open engine lid
14) Examine timing belt
15) Write down date/time/mileage to ensure accurate timing belt change
16) Have a friend follow you in his BMW
17) Drive to dealer for maintenance
18) While driving home in your friends bimmer, tell him how stupid his iDrive is.
Because they designed it after Oktoberfest and were a little tipsy.
j/k
Back in the ole days of racing, the drivers used to run to their cars. Having the ignition on the left gave the Porsche drivers the advantage of putting the key in the ignition while putting the car in gear. This saved them some time.
A friend told me about it before...but the video makes it clearer.
You can adjust the pressure it takes to close the hood with the two rubber plugs on each front inside corner of the hood. I have found that these can get turned with time and cleaning. They also allow you to adjust the height of each side of the hood to match the fender.
If all else fails-use the big **** system.
Thanks for the info and the video.
This all came up because of one of the looking for a car threads last week when someone commented that the seller did not seem to be a P car guy cause of the way he closed the hood.
Then, I had the hood open this week, mine needs a couple good presses to close, and I thought, hey, maybe there is a trick. After only 65K behind the wheel, I am still learning new little weird things. For example, I didn't realize the rear seat bottoms were only velcro-ed in til about a month ago.
I wish!
I found this in the "I'd Hit it" thread today and was glad that someone answered prayers... now we just need the other angles. and the hood closing photos.
...not sure my wife would submit to the request, plus to be honest I'd be annoyed if she damaged the paintwork.
I have been saying for years that Boxster owners have more fun.
I saved that picture to use on the Boxster boards. She is actually on the top clamshell.
You do not want to know how we close the front trunk....
I never close the hood completely...cools the engine better and the clamp will hold it in place even at 150MPH (I tested this multiple time)...temp needle drop to just under the 8.
It's Wednesday - I'm picking up my car on Friday from a P-car dealer---
How do I open my door????? (slowly as Hurley says)
How can I close the front?????
Alll I care is that I get my C4S on Friday!!!!
I think that I can handle the little things.
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Let's stay on topic!
Best way to close the hood is to leave one or two fingers under
while you close it, so you do not scratch the paint, and do not damage the air tight seal.
If your hands are busy you can also use your dick.
