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Jim Thompson writes:

Could you replace the hinges with something like this?

http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/200...5-IP-Lids.aspx

Not easily. It'd require pulling the hood, and all its light wiring.

One simple answer would be to hire a neighborhood kid who
is strong enough to lift the lid.

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