Description

DESCRIPTION

A new hood has been designed for the Spider with a solid structure comprising five steel and aluminium arches.

When opened, the hood is concealed completely in a housing closed by a special cover. In the closed position it perfectly follows the line of the car accentuating its sporty nature.

The first aluminium arch has been designed to maintain perfect alignment with the windscreen pillar, avoiding discontinuity in the mating area which would have adversely affected the car’s air drag in addition to an unappealing visual effect.

The front opening handles are embedded in the first arch and they are compact and practical to use.

The outer canvas is in fabric and the inner lining, which has a very pleasing appearance also carries out an isolating and sound- deadening function.

The plastic rearscreen is easily changed because it is fastened by a set of screws to the 5th arch by a zipper and to the outside fabric by velcro.

The manual version of the hood is fitted with gas springs to reduce the loads required to operate it. In addition, the rear fastener pins are released and the cover is opened by electric actuators operated by two switches behind the driver’s seat near the door pillar.

Due to safety reasons the hood can only be opened and folded with the car at a standstill. For this purpose a special logic has been devised for the operation of the hood release actuators and the hood cover can only be opened when the rear of the hood has been released.

1. Front hook
2. Front handle
3. Connection bracket
4. Rear hook
5. Hood cover
6. Gas spring