fix your Jaguar hood leaper ornament
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My $5 10-minute leaper fix
Hi
As former owner super-glued my leaper in place, when it came off, I didn't have any springs or clips to work with. So, following this thread instructions, I used steel braided picture hanger wire, plus a compression spring and two washers (all from my local Ace Hardware). Didn't have help, so used a pair of vice grips pliers to hold it in place while I crimped.
If you are interested, steps are:
1) First, you must wrap your leaper - it is heavy and will ding your paint. I used my mechanic glove, but wrap it in cloth as it will definitely bang against the paint on your hood.
2) buy compression spring, large washer, small washer, and 1-2 crimps. I bought too many to be safe, so the other supplies in photo are redundant.
3) ran wire up through hole in hood, through leaper bottom, back down holed. Threaded on large compression spring, large washer, then small washer.
4) used vice grips to squeeze spring and hold washers in place, then put on 2 crimps. One would do it, but I overdo everything.
5) tucked my oversize assembly up into the hole in hood, so no one would see my work.
As former owner super-glued my leaper in place, when it came off, I didn't have any springs or clips to work with. So, following this thread instructions, I used steel braided picture hanger wire, plus a compression spring and two washers (all from my local Ace Hardware). Didn't have help, so used a pair of vice grips pliers to hold it in place while I crimped.
If you are interested, steps are:
1) First, you must wrap your leaper - it is heavy and will ding your paint. I used my mechanic glove, but wrap it in cloth as it will definitely bang against the paint on your hood.
2) buy compression spring, large washer, small washer, and 1-2 crimps. I bought too many to be safe, so the other supplies in photo are redundant.
3) ran wire up through hole in hood, through leaper bottom, back down holed. Threaded on large compression spring, large washer, then small washer.
4) used vice grips to squeeze spring and hold washers in place, then put on 2 crimps. One would do it, but I overdo everything.
5) tucked my oversize assembly up into the hole in hood, so no one would see my work.
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