Thanks for the great guidance. I was dreading this job but it turned out to be easier than I expected thanks to the video. The screw on a 987.2 is a Torx 15. I only went so far as to adjust the length of the existing elastic by putting the screw through a different slot in the elastic. I removed the screw to do this, but in hindsight I probably only had to loosen it to change the slot that was used. My elastic was still somewhat stretchy. I can always do the elastic replacement if needed in the future.
Nice one mate - had the same issue for the last couple of years - I was stopping the hood half way then getting out and placing the fabric in the guide before fully closing- will not fix it properly as you have shown 👍
Cheers mate, doing mine this weekend. My leak left water on the passenger door well and killed the rear control module which is over £400....so if yours needs doing get it done sharpish.
My 1997 986 does not have the elastic held with a torx. It only has one Velcro loop. I'm assuming it was an early production model. And yes, it does have this issue but only on the US passenger side where the cover has pulled away from where it gets fastened to the end of the steel wire. Needs to be sewn back in place, not easy to do in such a tight space.
Hood? OhYeah, you guys are not in America................ Great Vid and very well and simply put. Sidebar: is the roof on a house a "hood" as well? We say roof on homes and cars...............Cheers
Each to their own but I don’t know how you’re supposed to get a sewing machine inside the hood to sew it. Needle and thread can be used but there are no issues using staples, many many people do it this way
Very good explanation and it replaced a couple of safety pins that the previous owner had used
Thanks for the great guidance. I was dreading this job but it turned out to be easier than I expected thanks to the video. The screw on a 987.2 is a Torx 15. I only went so far as to adjust the length of the existing elastic by putting the screw through a different slot in the elastic. I removed the screw to do this, but in hindsight I probably only had to loosen it to change the slot that was used. My elastic was still somewhat stretchy. I can always do the elastic replacement if needed in the future.
Brilliant ..got this job to do on my 987...very clear and well filmed ...thanks a lot ...perfect timing
hope it helps you out
Defo a great help...thanks again
Thanks so much I have the same issue and I’m excited to try this fix!
Magic, thanks so much for this. I'll be doing this on my 987 very very soon!
Nice one mate - had the same issue for the last couple of years - I was stopping the hood half way then getting out and placing the fabric in the guide before fully closing- will not fix it properly as you have shown 👍
glad to be of help
Have been doing the same thing once I got curious and found out it wasn’t supposed to do that!
Thank you for this well explained and filmed. will try this tomorrow
Well explained and demonstrated. Thank you!
Cheers mate, doing mine this weekend.
My leak left water on the passenger door well and killed the rear control module which is over £400....so if yours needs doing get it done sharpish.
Don't think I have any leaks, but its not the best idea of Porsche to put electrics on the floor of a convertible is it lol....
My 1997 986 does not have the elastic held with a torx. It only has one Velcro loop. I'm assuming it was an early production model. And yes, it does have this issue but only on the US passenger side where the cover has pulled away from where it gets fastened to the end of the steel wire. Needs to be sewn back in place, not easy to do in such a tight space.
Thanks. It worked a treat.
Fantastic video! I was wondering how I could solve this problem.
Glad it helped
Thanks so much
No problem
Great video
glad you found it useful
I have to do this almost every year...
Will this be the same fix for a 996 carrera?
Hi there , thanks for the video it’s very informative.
It looks really straightforward, how long was the new piece of elastic ?
I bought 1/2 a meter and that was way too much, each strip is probably around 10cm per side
When the hood is retracted in the well there is tension on those elastic straps. How are the staples holding up?
Absolutely fine, I went overboard and can’t see them coming loose anytime soon, most people use this method
Very strange seeing another porsche boxster in atlas grey, with the blue roof and cayman s wheels, thought mine was unique 😅😅😅
Yes I'm sure there'll be a few out there, but it's certainly not a common colour combination what with the Atlas grey being an metallic optional extra
where can i get t15 screw from
Hood? OhYeah, you guys are not in America................ Great Vid and very well and simply put. Sidebar: is the roof on a house a "hood" as well? We say roof on homes and cars...............Cheers
Ehhh… use a sewing machine or needle. Do not use staples.
Do not recommend that method.
Each to their own but I don’t know how you’re supposed to get a sewing machine inside the hood to sew it. Needle and thread can be used but there are no issues using staples, many many people do it this way
Great video
Thanks