Refitting hood fabric
- Make
- Fiat
- Model
- Punto (176) Factory Service Manual
- Year
- 1993–1999
- Section
- Hood (Cabrio) › Refitting hood fabric
70 BodyworkRefitting hood fabric · page 1 of 4
REFITTING HOOD FABRIC
NOTE If the outer fabric is being replaced, recover and mark the retaining bands fitted on the edge of the fabric near the rearscreen.
- Position the outer fabric on the rear rib, then fit the rivets at the points shown and hammer them;
The rivets should be made from aluminium and the size is shown in the inset below.
- fix the tensioning cable to the front cross member using a rivet;
The rivets should be made from aluminium and the size is shown in the inset below.
- attach the end part of the tensioning cable to the spring shown;
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