Hood bolts

[wgl0]

Hi,
Can someone tell me what is correct, painted hood bolts or unpainted. I have a set of each.
I am speaking about the bolts that connect the hood to the hood hinge.
Thank you.

Bill Lindquist
68 280 SL
Signal Red

[thelews]

John
1967 Early 250 SL Red/Caviar, Manual

[J. Huber]

Bill, it doesn't get any easier than that! Nice pic, John. I hate you. (just kidding).

While on the subject of hood bolts... looking at John's picture, would removing the hood mean first taking the short tension rod to the left and bringing it up and hooking it to hood body with the "s" hook? Then removing the front four bolts we see? Then taking the hoodstrap off and its free? Or is there a better way?

James
63 230SL

[mbzse]

quote:Originally posted by J. Huber

../.. looking at John's picture, would removing the hood mean first taking the short tension rod to the left and bringing it up and hooking it to hood body with the "s" hook? Then removing the front four bolts we see? Then taking the hoodstrap off and its free? Or is there a better way?

Do not touch those "front four bolts".
Instead, remove the two M6 bolts holding one of the vertical hinge parts to the side of the car’s body (fenderwell side). You only need to remove on one side, then slip the opposite end off its hood (bonnet) hinge pivot pin.

/Hans in Sweden