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New Opener for EASY UP HOOD
#593832
06/09/19 12:09 PM
06/09/19 12:09 PM
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New Opener for EASY UP HOOD
I hope it is allowed to post this here.
This is an answer of questions from some TM-members..
I am only a satisfied customer! No conection.
2005 4/4 1800ccm Duratec and a lot of HONDA CX500.......
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Re: New Opener for EASY UP HOOD
[Re: bmgermany]
#593878
06/09/19 05:36 PM
06/09/19 05:36 PM
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Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 3,448 Somerset, UK
PaulJ
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Very nice, but I'm not sure I see the point, the original works fine doesn't it?
Paul [Beginning to get the best out of the ARP4]
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Re: New Opener for EASY UP HOOD
[Re: PaulJ]
#593880
06/09/19 05:40 PM
06/09/19 05:40 PM
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Posts: 32,075 Devonshire
+8Rich
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Tricky Dicky
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My reaction too, but if it is shiny you know how these boys like to spend  Unless it makes it go faster it's not for me and hey I have a 10 stud roof anyway.. If it's Morgan Park it will be a quality item for sure.
Regards Richard
1999 Indigo Blue +8 2009 4/4 Sport Green prev 1993 Connaught Green +8 prev
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Re: New Opener for EASY UP HOOD
[Re: +8Rich]
#593883
06/09/19 06:01 PM
06/09/19 06:01 PM
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Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 1,500 Northern Germany
bmgermany
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My reaction too, but if it is shiny you know how these boys like to spend  Unless it makes it go faster it's not for me and hey I have a 10 stud roof anyway.. Same reason as: Wood-stearingwheel, wood dashboard, leather Interieur, wire wheels, alloy wheels ......  π And I forgot: Also for those few cars with a broken handle. π The Morgan ist in my opinion a "Design ikon". So each part used from a modern car disturbs me! By the way: I still have the ugly modern opener.... 
Last edited by bmgermany; 06/09/19 06:05 PM.
2005 4/4 1800ccm Duratec and a lot of HONDA CX500.......
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Re: New Opener for EASY UP HOOD
[Re: bmgermany]
#593886
06/09/19 06:05 PM
06/09/19 06:05 PM
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Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 32,075 Devonshire
+8Rich
Tricky Dicky
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Tricky Dicky
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My reaction too, but if it is shiny you know how these boys like to spend  Unless it makes it go faster it's not for me and hey I have a 10 stud roof anyway.. Same reason as: Wood-stearingwheel, wood dashboard, leather Interieur, wire wheels, alloy wheels ......  π And I forgot: Also for those few cars with a broken handle. π The Morgan ist in my opinion a "Design ikone". So each part used from a modern car disturbs me! By the way: I still have the ugly modern opener....  Yes I do understand it's just that I am one of the few that prefer to keep the car exactly as it came out of the factory, if I want it to go a little faster I remove the luggage rack and spare wheel  I agree with you about the original handle they do look a bit British Leylandish.
Regards Richard
1999 Indigo Blue +8 2009 4/4 Sport Green prev 1993 Connaught Green +8 prev
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Re: New Opener for EASY UP HOOD
[Re: PaulJ]
#593891
06/09/19 06:56 PM
06/09/19 06:56 PM
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Posts: 1,948 Kent & Dorset, UK
twotribes
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Very nice, but I'm not sure I see the point, the original works fine doesn't it? On my 4/4 it does - but only if I have a travelling companion who can push down hard on the sprung lugs on the rear hood rail at the same time as I pull the lever. Otherwise (solo) the lever bends so much that it is on the verge of snapping. So I can see the merit in this stronger metal lever.
Stuart "There's no skill substitute like cubic inches."
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Re: New Opener for EASY UP HOOD
[Re: PaulJ]
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06/09/19 07:15 PM
06/09/19 07:15 PM
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BertR
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Very nice, but I'm not sure I see the point, the original works fine doesn't it? No, it is a bad design, and implemented with a leaver that is not robust enough for its task. I am on my 2nd lever, 1st one broke. Also the release at the other end of the cable is not robust. The whole mechanism could do wt an upgrade. The Morgan Park device is shiny, but lever looks to protrude a bit too much.
2009 Roadster, Lancia midnight blue, cinnamon upholstery.
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Re: New Opener for EASY UP HOOD
[Re: +8Rich]
#593931
07/09/19 08:32 AM
07/09/19 08:32 AM
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Posts: 6,433 Renfrewshire
BobtheTrain
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I agree with you about the original handle they do look a bit British Leylandish. They are everywhere, aren't they? Oh, sorry, that's Leylandii
Best Regards Lang may yer lum reek
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Re: New Opener for EASY UP HOOD
[Re: PaulJ]
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07/09/19 06:30 PM
07/09/19 06:30 PM
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CooperMan
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Just barreling along
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Very nice, but I'm not sure I see the point, the original works fine doesn't it? Nope, the old S1 Roadster wasn't too bad but the 3.7 despite being the same mechanism, is frankly a PitA, if I'm doing a solo trip it's almost impossible to release (either a blood vessel or the handle is going to go pop one day) And yes, it's been stripped, greased, aligned, tweaked, cursed, re-aligned, pins bent, catch 'shutters' tweaked, & another curse for luck 
Jon M
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Re: New Opener for EASY UP HOOD
[Re: bmgermany]
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08/09/19 11:33 AM
08/09/19 11:33 AM
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Uther
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The rear release works easier if you unlatch the windscreen end and two side tenax buttons first when folding the hood down, and latch the back last thing when erecting the roof
Cheers John 2011 4/4 - "Elrond" 2007 Elfin C3 Clubman - βGimliβ
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