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 8297 Posts Member #: 408 Turbo Love Palace Fool Aylesbury |
26th Jan, 2007 at 05:41:22pm
Has anyone managed to fit a firbeglass bonet without using pins?
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 314 Posts Member #: 1311 Senior Member Yeovil, Somerset |
26th Jan, 2007 at 05:52:51pm
ive never seen one that comes with the mounts but it shouldnt be too hard to fabricate some brackets and bond them on
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 2924 Posts Member #: 95 Post Whore liverpool-on-sea |
26th Jan, 2007 at 06:20:43pm
i would never use a fibregass bonnet with bonded on hinge brackets. i seen the aftermath of one that the bonnet departed from the brackets made a nice mess of the blokes newly painted car.
no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.
On 28th Nov, 2008 Sprocket said:
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612 Posts Member #: 414 Post Whore Dalbeattie Scotland |
26th Jan, 2007 at 06:33:57pm
What about f/g doors do you just cable tie them shut |
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2924 Posts Member #: 95 Post Whore liverpool-on-sea |
26th Jan, 2007 at 06:38:32pm
On 26th of Jan, 2007 at 06:33pm AllanMcD said:
What about f/g doors do you just cable tie them shut 
Allan duck tapes best! no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.
On 28th Nov, 2008 Sprocket said:
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314 Posts Member #: 1311 Senior Member Yeovil, Somerset |
26th Jan, 2007 at 06:52:52pm
On 26th of Jan, 2007 at 06:38pm Carl said:
On 26th of Jan, 2007 at 06:33pm AllanMcD said:
What about f/g doors do you just cable tie them shut
Allan duck tapes best! And dont forget the Bluetack
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8297 Posts Member #: 408 Turbo Love Palace Fool Aylesbury |
26th Jan, 2007 at 07:03:15pm
Hmmm...not sure where to go from here then? The bonnet ive got is knackered as Ive taken the cross-members out for a little more space, and its rusty on the front edge!
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314 Posts Member #: 1311 Senior Member Yeovil, Somerset |
26th Jan, 2007 at 07:05:18pm
what type pf bonnet do you want? ive got a standard mk3 one but without the lip on the front if thats any help
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208 Posts Member #: 438 Senior Member London |
26th Jan, 2007 at 07:38:22pm
On 26th of Jan, 2007 at 06:20pm Carl said:
i would never use a fibregass bonnet with bonded on hinge brackets. i seen the aftermath of one that the bonnet departed from the brackets made a nice mess of the blokes newly painted car. its just a thoughyt In that case, he probably didn't do a very good job of bonding in the brakets for the hinges. If you do a decent job, it should be just as strong as a steel fixing. Bonnet straps on a mini are never a bad idea IMO, though, steel or GRP bonnet. Andy |
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8297 Posts Member #: 408 Turbo Love Palace Fool Aylesbury |
26th Jan, 2007 at 07:48:41pm
Preferebly a fibreglass one as there lighter, cheaper and cutting holes should be a little easier. Ive got leather straps at the moment and was planning to use them again as the front fixing.
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 2514 Posts Member #: 1217 I like nice quiet girly Minis Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
26th Jan, 2007 at 07:50:24pm
I had a bonnet from ABS a few years ago that they bonded on some hinge mounts for me at the time of purchase for about £8. Never caused me any problems .....
Edited by RogerM on 27th Jan, 2007. Every day is a school day ...........
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612 Posts Member #: 414 Post Whore Dalbeattie Scotland |
26th Jan, 2007 at 09:58:00pm
On 26th of Jan, 2007 at 07:50pm RogerM said:
I had a bonnet from ABS a few years ago that they bonded on some hinge mounts for me at the time of purchase for about £8. Never caused me any problems ..... The bonnet I have now is a pain in the next so might chuck it on the bay and get another from ABS.... Whats your ebay user name ? I dont want to buy your bonnet
Allan |
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3594 Posts Member #: 655 Post Whore Northern Ireland |
27th Jan, 2007 at 12:28:04pm
On 26th of Jan, 2007 at 06:20pm Carl said:
i would never use a fibregass bonnet with bonded on hinge brackets. i seen the aftermath of one that the bonnet departed from the brackets made a nice mess of the blokes newly painted car. its just a thoughyt Id have thought that too. My Granada bonnet is a single skin of Kevlar. It has pins at the front obviously, but 2 simple angle iron brackets bonded at the rear for the hinge fixings. I have to say I am amazed they are still holding, given the shapes my bonnet has been at high sped. I dont think a Mini bonnet would ever see such abuse, both due to car, and bonnet shape etc. 9.85 @ 145mph
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