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986 Hood clamshell won't go fully down when hood's open.
nev986 replied to nev986's topic in 986 Series (Boxster, Boxster S)
Hi, problem solved. I replaced the cables, which were weak and therefore wound up rather than transmitting enough torque to pull down the clamshell. Now the motor labours a bit, but pulls down the clamshell onto the hood and sits level with the boot lid and the wings. The mechanism also runs quieter, which is good. It isn't a particulalry hard job to do, and isn't expensive (£70). Hope this helps, spb. Good luck! Cheers Nev -
986 Hood clamshell won't go fully down when hood's open.
nev986 replied to nev986's topic in 986 Series (Boxster, Boxster S)
Hi, thanks. Yes, the clamshell - I mean the hinged metal panel part covering the hood when it's down. It's at the back where it stands proud, next to the boot lid (trunk lid). -
Hello I have a 2004 986 3.2S. The hood works fine, exccept that the clamshell won't go flush with the neighbouring panels when the hood's down. I've disconnected the push rods from both the hood and the clamshell, and the hood still stands proud too much, stopping the clamshell from seating properly. Also, the windows won't go back up when the hood's finished going down, but they go up fine automatically when the hood is fully up. Is this a problem? Finally, the hood mechanism/motor seems to me to be quite noisy. I've fitted new "hydraulic" pushrods to the clamshell, on the advice of a local independent, but no success. Can any one help?? It's not the end of the world, but I must be able to solve this, and yet can't find anything on forums about it. Thanks Nev