X showing hoods

[Sirolf]

Does every car show the feared X?

I was shocked when I saw it on mine this morning....
Though under a certain angle and lighting.

[bozzzydmc]

I havent noticed one on mine but im sure in the right light and at the correct angle there will be one

I feel that it is the later 'flat' hoods that suffer more, as the lined hoods somehow mask or help with this 'syndrome'

Mine like most i have noticed has a slight 'crease' 6" or so from the hinges

[Sirolf]

Well, i've got a grooved hood.. and viewing the hood later the day
i could not see it anymore untill i stored it back into my shop.
Now i see it with tube lighting... i think once u now its there you'll
keep seeing it.

And just wondering who else can see 'it'..not encouraging anyone
to go find out..

The 'crease' can be caused by struts wich are to strong.

[Guinney1971]

Flopsy has a slight X which you can only faintly see in certain light conditions, but also, like Bozzy, she has the horizontal line near the front edge of the bonnet.

AFAIK, there's nothing that can be done about it - but I'm sure Chris 'Stainless God' Nicholson can advise accordingly :wink:

Cheers all,

[Rottbott]

My 'X' is only visible when the car is left outside in frost, because it alters the pattern of frost on the bonnet. It actually looks quite cool.

[Emagine]

Maddie has got quite a pronounced X on the bonnet.... shame, but then she has had quite a jaded past! Probably due to the silver paint having to be removed.

[Tourettes Tony]

Well if thats all thats wrong your a lucky man, i happen to like mine as well and all the manufacture marks as well its so 80's TT

[cineman]

believe me, the Neon light will display you all the bad thing of the stainless... in mine i can see the X , some little scratches etc all wich are not normally visible at the sun. :roll: :roll: :?

[steve.s]

must admit, have all my thing to fix...but cannot see an x in any light

maybe my eyes are going!.

[dmcscott2002]

Give it time! I thought mine was sound until one night noticed it in street lamps. Nothing to bother about really! A nice cover up could be replica of the BTTF time circuits in BTTF3?

[bozzzydmc]

me thinks we are all getting paranoid

[Bandit]

Now't wrong with that, its a great track!

[bozzzydmc]

[PJ Grady (Europe)]

On the subject of hood 'X's - they're a 'feature' of the car. It's not always down to over enthusiastic polishing - although that wouldn't help. Mainly just due to the weight of the sheet metal bearing down on the supports over 25 years.
We are working on a method that should help to remove the 'X' to a reasonable degree - but...I'd be lying if I said it was guaranteed to work!

Cheers

Darren