Random velcro

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JeremyC
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Random velcro

Post by JeremyC » Wed May 15, 2024 8:56 am

I've recently fitted a later hood to my '96 car and there are two bits of velcro I don't understand.
  • A strap that goes over the window zip half way along.
  • A strap about 5cm long above the drivers window just forward of the hinge in the frame. This has no other half, there is nowhere to stick it.
Any thoughts on their purpose would be appreciated.

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Re: Random velcro

Post by nigelandjo » Wed May 15, 2024 5:50 pm

A strap that goes over the window zip half way along. Not sure of the purpose, but there should be a corresponding piece of Velcro on the opposite side of the zip. It maybe to hold the window up whilst the zip is being pulled across ~ I have never managed to fathom why it's there!

A strap about 5cm long above the drivers window just forward of the hinge in the frame. This has no other half, there is nowhere to stick it. There should be a piece of Velcro at the end of the adjacent bar which the Velcro attaches to. I believe this is to keep the roof folded neatly when opened.
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Re: Random velcro

Post by JeremyC » Thu May 16, 2024 8:27 am

Thanks Nigel, I'll have a look for that 'other half' on the hood bar. Oddly even the strap isn't there on the passenger side.

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