I\'m so cool, now i have HOODJAX!!

hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 · 14 Nov 2005, 7:29 pm

#428569

free plug here but went for a spin with my newly aquired hoodjax today---same road, same ambient temperature, same speed (flat out for 20 minutes) in the big 1640 and guess what?

10 to 16 degrees cooler engine temps thats the difference from 105 to 90'c well worth it!!

easy, non intrusive initial install, good adjustabilty, removed on the side of the road in seconds with NO tools to go back to the security of a closed lid! AUSSIE MADE!

well done Glenn!?

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 14 Nov 2005, 7:36 pm

#428570

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akean1 Remember To Love

1,088 posts · joined Dec 2004 · 14 Nov 2005, 8:05 pm

#428584

anyone going to the day of who has experiance with adjusting HOODJAX? i got it installed no worries, but cant open the lid when the brace is on

ragtopp Wolfsburg Wizard

456 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 14 Nov 2005, 8:52 pm

#428606

Hey mate try and bend up gently on the latching piece of metal that catches onto your locking catch. You will have to screw out your buffer rubber a bit aswell to stop it rattling. Thats what i had to do and years on no troubles.

akean1 Remember To Love

1,088 posts · joined Dec 2004 · 14 Nov 2005, 10:59 pm

#428660

hey eddie, the latch is fine (or it will be after i weld one on) its the top lip. it sits fine and opens and closes nicely when it's in the standard position, but doesnt clear the top lip when the hoodjax are in place

ragtopp Wolfsburg Wizard

456 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 15 Nov 2005, 4:54 am

#428682

ahh sorry mate havent come across that

hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 · 15 Nov 2005, 5:33 am

#428684

sounds like you nee to bend the extension arms of the hoodjax down a bit.i also used the nut adjusters to send the cross bar (flat) as far as possible into the v.w mounts, thus getting the lid away from the car as much as you can before bending anything.
cheers

bond Veteran Volks Folk

2,456 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 15 Nov 2005, 7:51 pm

#428978

i had to take my hoodjax off - couldnt close the lid due to the top lip also or ive possibly installed them incorrectly....

love the pin idea though - i leave the pins in still so can pop the hood on and off as i wish....

another idea that my auto elec thought might be cool is that maybe part of the kit? is a male/female joiner for the rear number plate light wire - so you when you take the bonnet off you can easily detatch the wire also.. less muckin round..? just an idea...

nick

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5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 15 Nov 2005, 9:32 pm

#429037

akean1 wrote:anyone going to the day of who has experiance with adjusting HOODJAX? i got it installed no worries, but cant open the lid when the brace is on

Each Hoodjax set needs to be 'custom fit' to each car on first installation. You need to get a pair of pliers/vice grips and carefully bend the legs of the hoodjax down. Do it a couple of mm at a time (same amount each side of course) until there is 'swing' clearance to be able to get the lid open/closed between its lip and the body

It's all explained/shown in the pictorial instructions

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VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 15 Nov 2005, 9:33 pm

#429038

ragtopp wrote:Hey mate try and bend up gently on the latching piece of metal that catches onto your locking catch. You will have to screw out your buffer rubber a bit aswell to stop it rattling. Thats what i had to do and years on no troubles.

Yep - that's good

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VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 15 Nov 2005, 9:34 pm

#429039

dumone wrote:sounds like you nee to bend the extension arms of the hoodjax down a bit.i also used the nut adjusters to send the cross bar (flat) as far as possible into the v.w mounts, thus getting the lid away from the car as much as you can before bending anything.
cheers

You just know stuff about stuff, huh! :thumb

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akean1 Remember To Love

1,088 posts · joined Dec 2004 · 16 Nov 2005, 8:47 am

#429134

cheers, thanks guys

oval TOFU Bitte, ein Bit!

2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 16 Nov 2005, 10:57 am

#429177

Yeh, i had the same problem about clearence with the Jax installed. Like everyone else said, you just need to bend the arms down a bit - 5mm or so? Trial and error baby... As for the licence light wiring - I've already done what bond has suggested - works fine. Word of advice is though, loosen up the female joiner (seems like we always have loosen up the females huh? 😉 ) as it allows the male end toconnect and disconnect easier by one hand- coz the other hand's holding up the deck lid (unless you rest it on your head.. works a treat. Also, make sure the power end of the connection has insulation around the terminal so it doesn't short out if it accidentally hits the fan shroud.. 👍

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