Any Ideas For A Temporary Hood Repair On A Cti? Pics Included

[john-melbourne 6]

Hi Guys,

 

I am looking for some ideas on a temporary hood repair for my CTI, Its still on the original hood and is showing its age and letting water in, i can forgive her though she is 24 years old! I have just been using strips of black gaffa tape as a quick make shift repair, this has helped a lot. Although during the rain the tape starts to peel off. I was think of using strips of something like a puncture repair kit and using silicone to stick it down and keep it flexible. Has anyone done something silicone or is that idea just stupid?

 

I know the hood has seen better days, but buying a new one at the minute is not an option, so just looking for a fix that i wont have to change every couple of days. Below are the pictures of both sides of the hood.

 

 

 

As usual, thanks guys you are all so helpful

 

John

[stufarri 98 3 Cars]

Have look on Ebay for a good used one - I managed to get a virtually as new one for £100 including the frame a few years ago.

 

Before this I used gaffer tape - and loads of it too.

[john-melbourne 6]

Will more expensive gaffa tape be more water resistant, the one i have just seems to peel away when wet! Thats why i though of some sort of rubber sheeting and silicone/glue?

 

John

[harryskid 193]

Silicone first and tape over after !

[chipstick 382 1 Cars]

Proper Duck tape should stick to that fairly well if it is bone dry. Perhaps use a heatgun to dry it right out and then use it over the Duck tape afterwards to get the adhesive hot.

[Slo 283 1 Cars]

If you are good at sewing you can do a similar job to what i did with my old roof, first find a scrap roof from any other car, doesnt have to be a 205 i ragged the rear window surrounds from an mx5. Then cut out the old knackered bits and use as a template for replacement material.

Then get yourself some thick fishing line and some very strong large needles and sew the patches in, loosely at first then apply a bead of tiger seal at the join before tightening up the line and finally cure the end with a fag lighter so it cant unwind.Took me 3 days to do both sides tho so not quite a quick fix but well worth it to save replacing the roof.

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

Tesa tape will do it.

[john-melbourne 6]

is it possible to try and seal from the inside somehow? if so how hard would that be, and what would be best to use?

[Slo 283 1 Cars]

From your pictures it looks like the roof has gone all stiff and cracked open and it also looks like the mounts that keep the bottom rail taught have coroded off as well. Seeing as this is flexible hinge area i doubt you will be able to repair it because anything you attempt to glue/attach in place will just fall apart the first time you open the hood. If you dont intend the open the hood again and just want to stop the leaks then just get some polythene behind it and stuff a load of tiger seal in the hole till its flush and looks neat. Is it a manual roof? I would say that tigerseal or any polyurethane product is the only thing that will stick to the old material if your lucky, forget taping it up its pointless

Edited April 23, 2012 by Slo

[john-melbourne 6]

Hi, yea its a manual roof. When finances allow I will look into a new hood, just nit able to at the minute.