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For all who had problems with the Tenax at the door

Since we have our +4 last year I am struggling with the Tenax retainer next to the door. First thing is that my wife is not able to open it without visiting the next nail store.( and as we all know " Happy wife means happy life") Next problem is the risk for a serious damage of the side wall, as mentioned in previous postings here in the forum. I worked the last couple of weeks on a solution and I think I have it now. I tried several other retainers from boat shops but I was not convinced. Then I went the way with magnetic force.

Here you see all what you need for each site.


To the left you have the magnet and to the right the washer special made so that it fits to the hood.

The idea was to find a solution without drilling add. wholes and it should be possible to switch back to the Morgan Tenax.
First I made a small tool to open the Morgan Tenax.


Next step is installing the magnet on the body and the washer on the non visibble site of the hood.


and also a magnet on the hood bar to fix the hood when it is open.



and here are the final situation.




Finally I asked my wife to open and close the hood and it was the first time that she managed it without any problem.

It's approved now.

Feel free to copy it and when you need the part list drop me a PM. It will not brake the bank, each side is less as 5 GBP.

Very nice. Well done.

Very neat indeed. Where did you get the magnets?

I do like this simple fix, does it stay in place at speed?

Hi Milligoon,

we have salt here in north Germany on the road and I did only a short test up to 120 km/h. No problem so far but I will keep the forum posted after my first Autobahn drive.

Mark,

As the originator of this idea some time ago, I can confirm that this works a treat, and as I don't exceed the 70 mph speed limit ( ). I am not sure if it holds above that speed.

Neil

Hi Neil,

didn#t saw that could you please post a link so that I can see your solution. Didn#t find it also in the searching function.

Thanks Torsten

Torsten,

As they say, great minds think alike. The only difference is that mine has the magnet on the hood and the keeper on the bodywork. I have used a rubber coated magnet, just to ensure it doesn't scratch the paintwork.

http://s1136.photobucket.com/user/Morganmadplus8/slideshow/Morgan%20Hood

Neil

Neil
thats funny I tested also the rubber version but the magnetic force was to my feeling not strong enough. From an engineering point of view the part with the higher weight(magnet) should be fixed on the body and the lower weight (keeper) on the hood. In this case the rubber is also not necessary.

It's only my engineering view.

Torsten

Torsten,

You are probably right, I might even think of reversing the magnet and keeper. Thanks for the update on the design, thats what makes Talk Morgan so good, pooling of ideas, and getting the correct result.



Neil