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This is just absolutly sick!!!!!! I love it! My neighbor is only five and a half feet tall. I guess I have my victim! Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: John M. Kowalski <john.kowalski@zg.tel.hr> To: Greg Gullion <GGullian@scs.cmm.unt.edu>; <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 1999 1:41 PM Subject: Re: [T3] Hood Adjustment > You may think that I am nuts, but I did the following successfully with our > T1: > > Lock someone inside the baggage compartment! > > Seriously, loosen the hinge nuts, give your small friend a flashlight and > the proper wrench and lock him in the trunk! You stay outside and adjust > the hood until it fits perfectly. Once it fits well, tell your friend to > tighten all of the bolts that hold the hood to its hinges. Don't let him > out until it is done correctly. > > I, at 6'1" and 95 kilos, fit easily inside the trunk of my T1. I haven't > tried it yet on the T3, but have sized it up in case I need to. > > On a T3, I would advise doing this with the gas tank out so the baggage > compartment occupant has enough room to move from hinge to hinge. Also, > make sure that your remote hood latch works properly so you release your > hinge tightening prisoner. > > > Of course, you could play it safe and just adjust it slowly by trial and > error <yawn>. > > Good luck, > > John > Zagreb, Croatia > > > At 10:01 AM 6/17/99 -0500, you wrote: > >I also need to adjust my front hood and have tried several times to do > so----can be very frustrating to get it straight. Any suggestions. Thanks. > > > >Greg > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe >