mikeo996 Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Just bought the half hood plus. Had no problem with fitting the poppers on the night cover, and think I have fitted the security poppers right on the boot cover. However I can't get the new popper to fit over the existing male popper on the side skin. Does this need replacing too? I have been supplied with what looks like a replacement with a greater indent, but how do you replace the original as you can't get behind it? I'm also not sure I see the point. The new secure fitting will hold the boot cover onto the side skin, but the strap is held on to the outside with a standard looking popper. Help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeljclark Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 The popper on the side skin is held on with a screw on my 7 I unscrewed it and replaced with the SBFS supplied poppers Mike Edited for poor spelling 😔 Edited by - michaeljclark on 12 May 2012 20:33:58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stationary M25 Traveller Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 The security popper at the front edge of the boot cover stops the hood strap from unpopping the boot cover at speed. Has to be fitted right way up, so the popper can only be removed from the top first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeo996 Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 Hard to see in the dark, but looks like might be a screw, any idea what sort- looks like it might need a tiny Allen key? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stationary M25 Traveller Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Cross head screw on mine. Only way to find out is to look in daylight and try what you have ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeljclark Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Quoting Stationary M25 Traveller: Cross head screw on mine. Same here Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeo996 Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 I've got a bad feeling it's riveted on, in which case I think I give up and fit the strap to the inner popper, or bash the security fitting onto it with a rubber mallet, as someone on a related thread seems to have. If I do it's on for good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Nick Chan Posted May 12, 2012 Area Representative Share Posted May 12, 2012 If its rivetted on, it only take a moment to drill the head off (hold the popper base with some mole grips to stop it spinning) and then either punch the shank through into the tube or carefully run a drill bit through to remove the rest of the rivet body - you could always drill a 2mm hole through it and use a small screw to fit the new popper base to the car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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