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  1. guido

    HOOVER 160 HOOD : any spares ?

    THANKS ! Hallo AL, thanks for your precious suggestions. Yes, the bag from the first 160 is the original one and it is clean ...only I have put some artificial cotton inside the bag just for display reasons ( as I do not really use these cleaners for everyday use ). Now that you told me, I will...
  2. guido

    HOOVER 160 HOOD : any spares ?

    HOOVER 160 : BIG NEWS !!! Another side pick ( below ). Well ...believe it or not - the vacuum is in much better conditions then you might think ! There is so much dirt on it ...but it is anyway in not-so-bad conditions...really ! I have already washed the hood ( it was so dirty I could not...
  3. guido

    HOOVER 160 HOOD : any spares ?

    HOOVER 160 : BIG NEWS !!! and also.....
  4. guido

    HOOVER 160 HOOD : any spares ?

    HOOVER 160 : BIG NEWS !!! And here come the best of it all. Today - at 6.00 pm I leave for working at the restaurant, almost worried because my ( supposed ) new 160 hoover bought on Ebay 2 weeks ago did not arrive today ( from tomorrow on, we will have here in Italy 5 days of holidays so...no...
  5. guido

    HOOVER 160 HOOD : any spares ?

    HOOVER 160 : BIG NEWS !!! and...
  6. guido

    HOOVER 160 HOOD : any spares ?

    HOOVER 160 : BIG NEWS !!! Hallo everyone ! Today is a happy day for me and - as I promised - I wanted to share the good news with you ! 1 - the HOOVER 160 Hood - cracked and badly restorated by me (...) - has finally come back this afternoon from the naval repair shop where I had brought it...
  7. guido

    HOOVER 160 HOOD : any spares ?

    hoover 160 Thanks Anthony, thanks anyway, now we see what happens... I keep on hoping everything is going well with the package, but you never can tell... I am always very worried with such large items, which require - you know - very careful and safe packaging. Sometimes I wonder why we do not...
  8. guido

    HOOVER 160 HOOD : any spares ?

    HOOVER 160 Hey Ryan ! I finally won the auction for the HOOVER 160 you suggested me ! Thanks ! I am still waiting for the item to arrive ...fingers crossed ! I do have many doubts anyway...the seller is quite unpleasant and comunication almost impossible. The object has been retired...
  9. guido

    finally made a start

    finally made a start It was a simply amazing story ! Wonderful job ...and I also share 100% your idea of keeping one AS-IS and revamping the worst of the two, if you are lucky enough to have two of them. I did a similar job with a grey HOOVER 652A Senior ( well I have 9 HOOVER seniors at home...
  10. guido

    Hoover 1334 Simple Modification

    Hi Steve ! Please be careful..you might burn the motor !!! Listen : I had the same idea some years ago for my beloved and first navy blue HOOVER 6525c : when I took away the brushroll, the vacuum was much lighter and i also liked the airplane-noise of it.....also it was no longer shaking...
  11. guido

    HOOVER 160 HOOD : any spares ?

    HOOVER 160 HOOD : any spares ? Yes Ryan....I know....but the old 160 are getting more and more rare to find. I can immagine in England is easier to try in the old repair shops than in Italy ( they sometimes have some hidden gems from the past...usually out of sight or objects broght there and...
  12. guido

    HOOVER 160 HOOD : any spares ?

    HOOVER 160 HOOD : any spares ? As you see I did my best, but it's terrible......
  13. guido

    HOOVER 160 HOOD : any spares ?

    Hallo everyone ! My name is Guido - new to the site - and I am trying to find a replacement hood for my beloved HOOVER 160. When I finally found my dream machine some time ago infact - which i was looking for years, really - the machine arrived with a very serious damage on the hood. ( If i...
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