Beogram 4004 (5526): Installation of a Brand New Hood

The Beogram 4004 that I just restored came with a hood that had cracks on both sides around the hinge areas. It also was pretty badly scratched and even had some scratches on the inside. In the past I would have made an effort to save it by installing hinge patches and spending some time in the garage with a polishing kit. Luckily, this is not necessary anymore since there are brand new hoods available that are made by the same die casting process like the original ones. This means they do not have any noticeable seams like they are found on other replacement hoods made from laser cut panels.

These hoods can be obtained from the Beoparts-shop in Denmark! This shows the new hood together with a properly labeled reproduced aluminum trim:

The first step of a hood replacement is to remove the hinge assembly from the original hood. Usually, one can liberate the aluminum trim sides from the plexiglass with a razor blade:

This reveals the bolts. Unbolting these bolts allows removal of the hinge:

The next step is aligning the aluminum trim. It needs to sit precisely centered. I made some 3D printed alignment helpers, which essentially function as templates for aligning the strip. 

I usually put a strip of blue tape on the hood allowing to make a small pencil alignment mark on the strip and the tape:

Now is the time to bolt the hinge into the new hood:

This shows the new bolts. Do not over-tighten, these new hoods can also crack!...;-)

After coating the aluminum trim with adhesive, it can be placed on the hood that the alignment marks match up:

Then the side parts can be bent down and pressed into place:

Beolovely!