Fitting new hood on grand vitara '02

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Fitting new hood on grand vitara '02

Post by Espresso » Sun Dec 04, 2016 8:55 pm

Hi peeps going to fit a new hood from monsoon tomorrow, are there any hint, tips, do's or don't do?
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Re: Fitting new hood on grand vitara '02

Post by Darrell » Sun Dec 04, 2016 9:01 pm

Welcome to the forum. I seem to remember people like to fit the hoods when it's milder and the material can stretch a little. I believe Monsoon are good hoods though :thumbup: .
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Re: Fitting new hood on grand vitara '02

Post by Espresso » Mon Dec 05, 2016 8:38 am

Yes I guessed that's the case but the hood is so brittle it's cracked and is not weather proof :(
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Re: Fitting new hood on grand vitara '02

Post by zook123 » Tue Dec 06, 2016 12:27 pm

Wait until it's warmer!!
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Re: Fitting new hood on grand vitara '02

Post by twiss » Thu Dec 08, 2016 8:53 am

Hair drier :P
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Re: Fitting new hood on grand vitara '02

Post by Espresso » Thu Dec 08, 2016 7:22 pm

All done on tuesday, the rear hood was a bit tight to close but soon relaxed after i had the fan heater from the shed on in the car, no problems at all, got the hood from Monsoon who say they provided new vitara's with their hoods when they came into the country even provided basic instructions and all the snap rivets that are needed to replace the old ones. Looks nice and smart now :guns:
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Re: Fitting new hood on grand vitara '02

Post by SherwoodNash » Thu Dec 08, 2016 7:25 pm

Great! time for a wash/leak test?
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Re: Fitting new hood on grand vitara '02

Post by Espresso » Sun Dec 11, 2016 11:24 pm

Not going to wash it, but it rained yesterday and ........ no leeks :mrgreen:
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