Sadly, no matter what I do, no matter what combination of pin depths and sliding plate catch adjustments I try, my one problematic catch on the nearside either refuses to latch to the pin sufficiently well enough to hold the hood under tension, or it latches so securely I can't release the damn thing, after what feels like hours of tweaking and adjusting it seems arriving at the perfect alignment and balance between these two fail states is proving impossible to find.
I had the same problem with mine (a 2009 car) when I bought it a couple of years ago. I was familiar with those type of catches, as they were also used on the bonnets of TVRs. If the release cable snapped, or the latch got stuck, it was one of the worst jobs to fix. I took some photos of those on the Roadster which may help explain the problem to other interested TM'ers. The bowden cables stretch (just like they do on my old up-and-over garage doors). So together with wear on the pins and grit in the grease on the springs (or old crusty grease) they all contribute to too much stiction.You need a universal joint on every part of your anatomy to reach them, but since I adjusted and lubricated mine they have been fine.
Good luck with your parachute cords, but I'm sure eventually you will want to revert to OEM.
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