How do you close your hood?
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I've always closed the hood by pressing down on the hood badge. I read somewhere here that closing the hood by pressing down on the hood badge can cause the badge to become concave and eventually ruin it. Since I just put on a new silver hood badge I was wondering if I've been closing my hood wrong after all these years.
Has anyone had a problem with closing their hood this way?
Has anyone had a problem with closing their hood this way?
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I'm at work without the manual, but I seem to remember it saying to place your hands in the corners and push. Having said that I usually use the crest-but I do have an inner liner for more support.
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I never thought about it before either ... until I spent $ for a new silver badge! I always pushed down on the badge to avoid fingerprints on my hood.
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This is what I have always done. I believe you are NOT suppose to close it any other way, risk of creating "dimples" in the metal...so i have been told...YMMV
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My car was used for the inspection guinea pig at one of Tony Callas' Rennsport 993 tech sessions, and one of the first things Tony noted was that my hood badge was flat, the result of my closing the hood by pushing on the badge. Tony's recommended method was to push with both hands, one on each front corner of the hood.
I since got a new badge, but the fit wasn't quite as good as the old one (?), so I bumped out the concavity in the original one and put it back on.
I since got a new badge, but the fit wasn't quite as good as the old one (?), so I bumped out the concavity in the original one and put it back on.
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My car was used for the inspection guinea pig at one of Tony Callas' Rennsport 993 tech sessions, and one of the first things Tony noted was that my hood badge was flat, the result of my closing the hood by pushing on the badge. Tony's recommended method was to push with both hands, one on each front corner of the hood.
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The answer is: You push down on the crest...
This is per the "instructional video" (actually pretty campy, but cool to have) which came with my car (not kidding...it was passed down to me from the original owner).
You can view it here (and also learn some other little secrets about out 993's): http://www.coochas.com/porsche/Resources/993-Rome.wmv
This is per the "instructional video" (actually pretty campy, but cool to have) which came with my car (not kidding...it was passed down to me from the original owner).
You can view it here (and also learn some other little secrets about out 993's): http://www.coochas.com/porsche/Resources/993-Rome.wmv
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The agreed method for 968s is to drop it from 12"
For the 993, I push just below the badge. I think on the badge might dent it in over time, & I thought the corners might bow it over time. I reasoned that being as close to the latch with the pressure I applied would be the best.
For the 993, I push just below the badge. I think on the badge might dent it in over time, & I thought the corners might bow it over time. I reasoned that being as close to the latch with the pressure I applied would be the best.