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fazza
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27th Feb 08 at 09:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
are these a pain in the ass to fit or are they ok? am considering getting one for my corsa but am not sure.
cheers
fazza
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27th Feb 08 at 09:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
come on chaps
Timbaland
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27th Feb 08 at 09:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Wont it just be the same as a normal bonnet when fitting ?
fazza
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27th Feb 08 at 09:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thats what im hoping for, dont want to use bonnet pins etc
fazza
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27th Feb 08 at 10:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
anyone know anymore?
ed
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27th Feb 08 at 10:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You need bonnet pins, and the rest depends on the quality of the bonnet.
fazza
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27th Feb 08 at 10:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
is that a definate for bonnet pins? waggers has one for sale
ed
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Yes, it's a definate... Unless you want it to pop open at 70mph on the motorway.
fazza
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looks like it has the bit for the original catch to clip in? wouldnt this just be suitable?
ed
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27th Feb 08 at 11:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No, you need bonnet pins.
Timbaland
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27th Feb 08 at 11:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Fibreglass bonnets look so shoddy and unsafe looking.
coxy88
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27th Feb 08 at 11:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i have a full fibreglass bonnet and have moulded original fitments back on it done more than 70 and it stayed down no problems(on private property of course)

[Edited on 27-02-2008 by coxy88]
ed
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27th Feb 08 at 11:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Why don't you try doing 70mph on the public highway some time, you are allowed.
coxy88
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think it depends on quality of bonnet and and craftmanship tbh
coxy88
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27th Feb 08 at 11:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by ed
Why don't you try doing 70mph on the public highway some time, you are allowed.

notice it says more than 70!!!!
ed
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The material isn't rigid enough to be able to trust the standard catch. It flexes a lot and it can pop open. And it's not like thats not a big deal over. I wouldn't risk it popping open and obscuring my view of the road ahead, smashing the windscreen and causing a crash. It's a known thing that happens and no sane person would use a carbon or fibreglass bonnet without pins.
Dave A
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27th Feb 08 at 11:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
some bonnet pins are actually quite good, like the iones I used recently, click the link in my sig, pics in the last few pages somewhere.

 
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